BlockLula, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Southeast Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74572. It stands on Bully Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lula quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1896 USGS Coalgate quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Coalgate quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Coalgate quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lula quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Lula between 1995 and 2014, burning about 1,983 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 292 acres | Chickasaw Agency | REYNOLDS |
| 7 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Chickasaw Agency | ROAD SIDE |
| 6 July 2011 | Fireworks | 1.3 acres | Chickasaw Agency | DON'T TELL |
| 27 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | POP BOTTLE |
| 17 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BLAIR FIRE |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 408 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HAMILTON |
| 7 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.2 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WULA |
| 7 March 2005 | Natural | 100 acres | Chickasaw Agency | JAY DEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lula in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Lula | $70,000 | This is the 3rd and final segment to the tornado which formed in Pontotoc County at 0340 CST, moved through Coal County, then re-entered Pontotoc County at 0356 CST. Several additional power transmission towers were downed across this area, along with substantial damage to a power substation about 1 mile southwest of Lula. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Lula | $3,000 | Wind driven hail resulted in numerous holes in siding on the south side of a house. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $200 | An eight inch diameter tree was downed by the severe winds. Monetary damages were estimate. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | $10 | Eight-inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Lula | - | A brief tornado was reported by multiple spotters about 8 miles east of Ada that developed soon after the first tornado dissipated. There was no known damage with this tornado. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | - | A newly constructed house sustained major damage at Highway 48 near Jaydee. Other structures sustained damage near this area. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Lula | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Lula | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Lula | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Lula | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Lula | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lula | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Lula | - | 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 1095054. 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.