Gray, Oklahoma
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the South Beaver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73931. The Survey maps it on the Bryans Corner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bryans Corner quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Gray in 2008, burning about 75 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gray: 4 past producers, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gray in 22 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gray | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Gray | - | Storm chaser reports flowing water over multiple roadways with these roads impassable. Additionally, multiple homes had yards that were flooded. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gray | - | Semi blown over on U.S. HWY 83, along with trees blown down closer to the OK/TX state line. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Gray | - | Quarter size hail was reported 4 miles south-southeast of Gray, Oklahoma in Southwest Beaver County. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Gray | - | Quarter size hail was reported 3 miles south of Gray, Oklahoma in Southwest Beaver County. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Gray | - | The tornado touched down about eight miles south of Bryans Corner in Beaver County at 1651 CST and lifted at 1652 CST. The tornado remained over open country and was on the ground with a path length of approximately one quarter of a mile and a path width of about twenty-five yards. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gray | - | Tree limbs reported blown down. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gray | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Gray | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Hail | Gray | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100460. 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.



