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Green, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Adair census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74330. The Survey maps it on the Adair quadrangle.

Green within Mayes County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

6 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Green in 2012, burning about 23 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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
Arson/incendiarism4
Debris and open burning2

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
4 March 2012Arson/incendiarism10 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30147
4 March 2012Debris and open burning5.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30145
3 December 2012Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30454
30 November 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry30444
30 November 2012Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30440B
23 January 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30044

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mayes County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Green: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mayes County

Storms near this place

20 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Green in 20 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 hail. 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
April 2017Tornado (EF1)Green$75,000A tornado destroyed a mobile home, damaged several homes, destroyed outbuildings, snapped and uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The tornado developed north of the W 450 Road and west of the N 429 Road and moved northeast until it crossed the W 420 Road. It then curved to the north until it dissipated north of the W 400 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
January 2023Tornado (EF0)Green$50,000This tornado developed just east of Highway 69 and south of the 460 Road. Two outbuildings were damaged as it moved northeast across the 460 Road, and another outbuilding was destroyed as it crossed the 450 Road. The tornado then moved over the Oklahoma Mesonet Pryor station, which measured an 81 mph wind gust. The tornado continued moving northeast across the 440 Road and then the 430 Road, where the roof and siding of a home were damaged. It dissipated over open country north of the 430 Road and west of the N 437 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGreen$50,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home, destroyed several barns, and snapped large tree limbs.
April 2017Tornado (EF1)Green$40,000A tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees, destroyed outbuildings, damaged homes, and blew down power poles. The tornado developed north of the W 430 Road and west of the N 428 Road. It moved northeast until it crossed the W 420 Road, then moved more easterly until it dissipated. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGreen$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped power poles and rolled a large horse trailer near the intersection of the N 429 Road and W 440 Road.
April 2017HailGreen$10,000no account filed
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGreen$4,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped several power poles.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindGreen-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 80 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGreen-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 65 mph near the intersection of the W 430 Road and the N 426 Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGreen-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGreen-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pryor measured thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 58 mph for at least five minutes, with maximum gusts measured to 75 mph.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindGreen-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindGreen-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pryor measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindGreen-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pryor measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindGreen-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindGreen-The Oklahoma Mesonet station north of Pryor measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGreen-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pryor measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreen-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pryor measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 58 mph.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindGreen-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pryor measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2023HailGreen-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mayes 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
Adair3.6 miles15
Pryor5.5 miles16
Tip6.1 miles15
Patton6.5 miles15
Strang8.6 miles15
Hoot Owl9.1 miles16
Sportsman Acres9.6 miles18
Salina9.7 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100463. 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.