BlockLudlow, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the South Le Flore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74957. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ludlow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1900 USGS Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Winding Stair quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ludlow quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
387 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 387 fires within 5 miles of Ludlow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,747 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 187 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/incendiarism | 187 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 129 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | TICKLED PINK RANCH |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | EC409 |
| 5 September 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Talihina Agency | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Natural | 200 acres | Talihina Agency | HONOBIA CREEK |
| 21 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20368 |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20235 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ludlow in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Ludlow | $70,000 | This is the second segment of a two segment tornado, which developed in heavily wooded terrain in far northern McCurtain County. In Le Flore County, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, a couple homes were damaged, and several outbuildings were destroyed from southeast of Honobia to northeast of Honobia. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Ludlow | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Flash Flood | Ludlow | - | Widespread flooding was reported with several water rescues necessary. Highway 144 was closed due to high water. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Ludlow | - | This is the second of two segments of this tornado. The tornado snapped the trunks of several large trees and much of its lifecycle was videotaped by a storm chaser. Maximum estimated wind speed in this segment of the tornado based on the tree damage was about 105 mph. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ludlow | - | 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 1100596. 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.
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.