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Felt, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Boise City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73937. The Survey maps it on the Felt quadrangle. 77 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,450 feet above sea level.

Felt within Cimarron County

Population over time

2 figures

Felt fell from 93 to 77 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201093
202077-16 (-17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

2 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Felt in 2016, burning about 62 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 July 2016Naturalunder an acreCibola National ForestRITA BLANCA UNIT 120
23 July 2016Natural61 acresCibola National ForestOGLE

Every fire recorded in Cimarron County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Felt: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Cimarron County

Storms near this place

60 of 70 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Felt in 70 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 39 hail, 18 tornado, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2025Thunderstorm WindFelt$150,000Downburst winds occurred near and three miles north of Felt. Windows were blown out of two cars in Felt. The roofs of a feed lot three miles north of Felt and at surrounding houses were torn but not completely ripped off. Six power poles were knocked down and some were completely snapped. Small trees were snapped in two and large trees had branches snapped off. A few irrigation pivots were knocked over and broken. A stop sign was uprooted and tossed 300 feet north-northeast of its original location. All of this damage supports a downburst with winds likely over 80mph.
May 1996Tornado (F1)Felt$100,000no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindFelt$50,000Law enforcement officials reported considerable damage to a couple of mobile homes...one house lost the back porch...and a shop was destroyed.
July 1994HailFelt$50,000Tri County Electric reported golf ball-size hail. Several roofs were damaged and numerous trees were stripped of their leaves.
May 2010Tornado (EF1)Felt$20,000The tornado entered Cimarron County in the western Oklahoma Panhandle...about twelve miles west of Felt...from Union County in New Mexico at approximately 2035 CST. The tornado remained on the ground for about six miles in Cimarron County with a maximum path width of four hundred and forty yards. A steel windmill tower was destroyed and three twenty-four foot metal feed troughs were also destroyed along with considerable fence damage. No injuries were reported. The tornado dissipated at 2047 CST between six and seven miles west of Felt.
June 2004Tornado (F0)Felt$10,000The tornado touched down over open country and the path length and path width were estimated. No injuries occurred from this tornado...however an irrigation pivot was damaged.
June 2025Tornado (EFU)Felt-This tornado remained in open grassland causing no damage. The only damage indicator it crossed was a powerline on E0330 Road which was not damaged. It did result in flattened grass along a portion of its track. The total track length was around 6.6 miles.
June 2023Tornado (EFU)Felt-This tornado touched down in southern Cimarron County and|remained in an open field, resulting in no damage. It was on the|ground for a few minutes and less than two miles before lifting.|Given the lack of damage, but witnessed by multiple storm|spotters and chasers, an EFU rating is given to this tornado.
June 2023HailFelt-A storm moved ESE across southern Cimarron County dropping hail between 1 and 2.75 in diameter.
June 2023Tornado (EFU)Felt-This tornado developed in an open field and was documented by|storm chasers and trained spotters. It did not hit anything|before dissipating, thus it is rated an EFU damage rating.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Felt-Multiple storm chasers reported and recorded video of a very |brief tornado a couple miles west of Felt. The tornado remained in|open grassland and did not encounter any damage indicators. Path |was estimated based on reports and video.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Felt-Multiple storm chasers reported and recorded video of a tornado |around 17 miles southwest of Boise City. This tornado began at the|same time as one to the north within the original circulation. |The tornado remained in open grassland and did not encounter any |damage indicators.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Felt-Multiple storm chasers reported and recorded video of a very |brief tornado a couple miles west of Felt. The tornado remained in|open grassland and did not encounter any damage indicators. Path |was estimated based on reports and video.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Felt-Multiple storm chasers reported and recorded video of a very |brief tornado a couple miles west of Felt. The tornado remained in|open grassland and did not encounter any damage indicators. Path |was estimated based on reports and video.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Felt-Multiple storm chasers reported and recorded video of a brief |cone tornado just southeast of Felt. The tornado remained in open |grassland and did not encounter any damage indicators.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Felt-Multiple storm chasers reported and recorded video of a very|brief tornado a around 4 miles northeast of Felt. This tornado|was within the original storm mesocyclone near Highway 412. The|storm briefly had two tornadoes as a new tornado developed on the|south side of the storm and became the dominant circulation. The|tornado remained in open grassland and did not encounter any|damage indicators. Path was estimated based on reports and video.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindFelt-Several large tree limbs broken and on the ground.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFelt-NSSL mobile mesonet measured a 63 MPH wind gust. No damage was reported.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFelt-Report from NSSL research team of damaged center pivot sprinkler due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2019Tornado (EF0)Felt-A landspout with a tubular dust cloud lasted 2 minutes in open country causing no damage.
June 2019FloodFelt-Flood waters has entered a barn and flooded roads in the area.
May 2018HailFelt-Spotter network report.
May 2018HailFelt-Spotter network report.
May 2016HailFelt-Quarter size hail fell in Felt.
May 2016HailFelt-Golf ball size hail fell 5 miles east-northeast of Felt.
May 2016Tornado (EF0)Felt-A second brief tornado was reported by multiple storm chasers approximately two miles northeast of Felt. No damage was observed. A rating of EF-0 was assigned.
May 2016Tornado (EF0)Felt-Several storm chasers witnessed a brief tornado about 3 miles northwest of Felt. No damage was observed. An EF-0 rating was assigned.
April 2016HailFelt-Nickel size hail was reported 17 miles southwest of Boise City.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindFelt-Estimated 65 mph wind gusts 5 miles east of Felt.
August 2015HailFelt-Golf ball size hail shredded corn crops 5 miles east of Felt.
June 2013HailFelt-A discrete thunderstorm developed over northeast New Mexico and moved southeastward into the western Oklahoma Panhandle. as the thunderstorm neared Boise City (Cimarron County) reported half dollar size hail (1.25 inches) 15 miles southwest of Boise City (Cimarron County). The thunderstorm that produced this hail quickly moved into the northwestern Texas Panhandle.
April 2012HailFelt-The public reported that the hail was covering the ground. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFelt-The public reported an estimated thunderstorm wind gust fifty-two knots along with pea-size hail about two miles south of Felt Oklahoma in Cimarron County. No damages or injuries were reported.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Felt-The tornado touched down about seven miles west southwest of Felt Oklahoma at 1930 CST and then dissipated at 2035 CST about five miles west southwest of Felt Oklahoma. The tornado was on the ground for two miles with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado remained over open county...therefore no damage or injuries were reported.
June 2008Tornado (EF0)Felt-The tornado touched down in open country at approximately 1730 CST about four miles north of Felt. The tornado traveled southeast for less than a half mile before dissipating at approximately 1731 CST. The tornado start and end times are estimated. The tornado path length and path width were also estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
May 2022HailFelt-no account filed
May 2021HailFelt-no account filed
May 2021HailFelt-no account filed
August 2019HailFelt-no account filed
May 2019HailFelt-no account filed
May 2017HailFelt-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindFelt-no account filed
July 2009HailFelt-no account filed
June 2009HailFelt-no account filed
August 2009HailFelt-no account filed
July 2009HailFelt-no account filed
July 2009HailFelt-no account filed
July 2009HailFelt-no account filed
August 2009HailFelt-no account filed
June 2008HailFelt-no account filed
June 2008HailFelt-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindFelt-no account filed
August 2006HailFelt-no account filed
June 2003HailFelt-no account filed
June 2003HailFelt-no account filed
June 2003HailFelt-no account filed
June 2003HailFelt-no account filed
September 2002HailFelt-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindFelt-no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindFelt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cimarron County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Wheeless11.8 miles8
Mexhoma14.6 miles8
Boise City18.6 miles8
Conrad22.5 miles7
Kenton24.8 miles9
Castaneda26.0 miles7
Regnier29.6 miles7
Keyes33.1 miles7

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on FeltAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3460016The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1101415. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.