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Lone Wolf, Oklahoma

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lone Wolf census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73655. The Survey maps it on the Lone Wolf quadrangle. 373 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,572 feet above sea level.

Lone Wolf within Kiowa County

Population over time

2 figures

Lone Wolf fell from 438 to 373 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
2010438
2020373-65 (-15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 9 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

1 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Lone Wolf in 2011, burning about 80 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
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use80 acresAnadarko AgencyLONEWOLF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kiowa 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 Lone Wolf: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Flagstone. 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 Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Kiowa County

Storms near this place

60 of 88 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lone Wolf in 88 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 62 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 flash 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
February 2023Tornado (EF1)Lone Wolf$100,000A large tornado was observed by spotters and chasers east of Lone Wolf, crossing State Highway 9 and moving northwest of Hobart. An NWS storm survey team found numerous trees and power poles damaged, and at least six barns or outbuildings damaged.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf$20,000A roof was blown off a commercial building. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2024HailLone Wolf-MPing report.
March 2024HailLone Wolf-A few hailstones may have been larger.
November 2024Tornado (EFU)Lone Wolf-A Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) was observed developing in northwestern Kiowa County before moving north into Washita County. No specific damage locations were reported so this path is estimated.
November 2024Tornado (EFU)Lone Wolf-A Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) was observed by KFDR radar. No specific damage locations were reported so this path is estimated.
April 2024HailLone Wolf-MPing report.
June 2023HailLone Wolf-Measured with digital calipers.
May 2019HailLone Wolf-Mping relayed report.
May 2019Flash FloodLone Wolf-Road impassable due to an estimated 5 inches of water over road.
May 2019Tornado (EFU)Lone Wolf-Multiple storm spotters and storm chasers observed a brief tornado estimated to be about 4 miles north-northeast of Lone Wolf. No damage was reported.
May 2018Tornado (EF0)Lone Wolf-The tornado moved across the north part of Lake Altus-Lugert from Greer County into Kiowa County. Only minor tree damage was noted.
May 2018Tornado (EFU)Lone Wolf-A tornado was reported by a Kiowa County deputy. The path was estimated and no known damage occurred.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-Observer also noted a 12 inch diameter tree downed.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-Several trees were blown down.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-Large tree limbs downed by winds.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-Post office employee reported several 4 to 6 inch tree limbs down. Time estimated by radar.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-Grain bin was destroyed. Also roof damage.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-Post office employee reported several large 4 to 6 inch tree limbs down in town. Time matched to radar.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-No damage was reported.
November 2011HailLone Wolf-The hail was reported near the town of Lugert.
October 2004Flash FloodLone Wolf-At 8:00 am CST on October 7, a city official in Lone Wolf, OK in Kiowa County reported that the city park was flooded, and several homes near the park were briefly isolated by floodwaters. Several motorists had driven into high water and stalled their automobiles during the flash flooding.
April 2000HailLone Wolf-Hail fell on Highway 9.
July 1997Flash FloodLone Wolf-A farm road was closed due to high water.
April 1993HailLone Wolf-Thunderstorms developed in southwest Oklahoma during the early evening hours on the 3rd. Dime- to quarter-size hail fell in several locations with 2.00-inch-diameter hail reported in Mangum.
April 2024HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2024HailLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2023HailLone Wolf-no account filed
March 2021HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2020HailLone Wolf-no account filed
May 2015HailLone Wolf-no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-no account filed
May 2013HailLone Wolf-no account filed
May 2013HailLone Wolf-no account filed
May 2013HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2012HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2012HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2012HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2012HailLone Wolf-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2009HailLone Wolf-no account filed
March 2008HailLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2008HailLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2005HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2004HailLone Wolf-no account filed
May 2004HailLone Wolf-no account filed
March 2003HailLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2003HailLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2003HailLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2002HailLone Wolf-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLone Wolf-no account filed
April 2001HailLone Wolf-no account filed
May 2001HailLone Wolf-no account filed
September 2001HailLone Wolf-no account filed
September 2001HailLone Wolf-no account filed
February 2000HailLone Wolf-no account filed
March 2000HailLone Wolf-no account filed
March 2000HailLone Wolf-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kiowa 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
Cambridge6.2 miles9
Lugert6.6 miles8
Hobart8.7 miles9
Babbs10.5 miles9
Komalty14.3 miles9
Roosevelt15.5 miles8
Cold Springs18.6 miles8
Centerville19.8 miles9

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 Lone WolfAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q654679The 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 1094936. 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.