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Newcastle, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newcastle-Blanchard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73065. It stands on Marcy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newcastle quadrangle. 10,984 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,194 feet above sea level.

Newcastle within McClain County

Population over time

2 figures

Newcastle grew from 7,685 to 10,984 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
20107,685
202010,984+3,299 (+43%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

1 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Newcastle in 2020, burning about 400 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/undetermined1

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
18 November 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryHWY 62

Every fire recorded in McClain County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Newcastle: 12 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 Sandstone PitFlagstonePast Producer
Dennis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dolese Company Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fred Hamilton Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fred Hamilton Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Homer Cunningham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Meridian PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Metropolitan EnterprisesSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Red Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Shirley Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in McClain County

Storms near this place

60 of 153 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newcastle in 153 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 81 hail, 44 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 12 tornado. The reports record 5 injuries. 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
May 2013Tornado (EF4)Newcastle5 hurtThe violent Newcastle-Moore tornado was first observed developing about one-half mile south of State Highway 37 in northwest Newcastle to the east of Rockwell Avenue. EF4 damage was observed soon after the tornado crossed State Highway 37. The tornado continued to expand in size as it approached the Canadian River and moved into Cleveland County.||Of the 212 direct injuries documented with this tornado, 5 are estimated to have occurred in McClain County.
August 2020LightningNewcastle$400,000A large house was destroyed after being struck by lightning. Time of strike estimated from radar and surrounding reports.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$75,000An area of wind damage occurred in far northeastern Grady County into northwestern McClain County before the development of the Newcastle-Moore tornado. Tree damage occurred throughout this path, and a number of homes and mobile homes received damage in McClain County.
June 2025Tornado (EF1)Newcastle$60,000This tornado developed in southeast Newcastle northwest of Portland Avenue and southeast 32nd Street, and moved generally east between SE 32nd Street and SE 24th Street. At least one home had roof damage and one barn was destroyed. Tree and powerline damage was also observed along the tornado path. The tornado damaged trees along a treeline just west of the Canadian River as it dissipated.
October 2000Flash FloodNewcastle$30,000Several roads were washed out or damaged due to high water.
July 2006LightningNewcastle$18,000A lightning strike damaged a home on Main Street. There were three separate holes in the roof found in the roof. A fire ignited by the lightning also damaged the home.
June 2025Tornado (EF0)Newcastle$15,000The first Newcastle tornado of the morning developed near Southwest 16th Street and Dickerson Street in Newcastle, and moved east-southeast crossing US Highway 62 and dissipating southeast of Highway 62 and Southeast 16th Street. A fence was blown down and a trampoline damaged at one home, otherwise damage was primarily to trees along the path.
July 2007Flash FloodNewcastle$10,000Several city streets were closed due to high water including Harvey and Santa Fe. A bridge on NW 16th was also closed due to high water. One family and several horses had to be evacuated due to rising water. No injuries were reported. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2023Tornado (EF0)Newcastle$5,000A few minutes after the tornado near the Grady-McClain County line dissipated, another tornado was observed to develop moving from just south of the intersection of State Highway 76 and the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur in far northern Blanchard, east-northeast into the southwest edge of Newcastle. At least two homes suffered damage to shingles, and a few trees were damaged along path.
April 2008Flash FloodNewcastle$5,000Southwest 24th street in Newcastle was closed due to high water. Other roads and city streets around the county were also closed due to high water running over top of them. No damages were reported.
May 2007Flash FloodNewcastle$5,000High water was reported moving into the Fire Station in Newcastle. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$5,000A barn roof was blown off. Shingles were also removed from a house along with some tree damage near the intersection of Highway 62 and Southeast 16th Street.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$5,000The roof was blown off a barn in the 800 block of State Highway 130.
October 1998Tornado (F0)Newcastle$5,000no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$5,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$2,000Numerous large trees damaged, light structural damage in town.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$2,000Fences were blown down on highway 37. A large tree and several small to medium branches were also blown down. The tree took out a power ine.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$2,000A large tree was blown over and numerous tree limbs were blown down. The location was approximately one mile west of the Riverwind Casino.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$2,000Power lines were downed.
June 2025Tornado (EF0)Newcastle$1,000The second Newcastle tornado of the morning produced scattered tree damage along the tornado path in Newcastle from southeast 32nd between May and Pennsylvania Avenues to south of southeast 40th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$1,000no account filed
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$500A two and a half foot diameter tree was blown down onto the road on Sara road between Fox lane and Tecumseh road.
October 1998Tornado (F0)Newcastle$500no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$100A six to eight foot diameter tree was blown down.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindNewcastle$10Four to six inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
April 2025HailNewcastle-The report was relayed through mPING. Event time adjusted based on radar observations.
April 2025HailNewcastle-The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-An estimated wind gust from a broadcast media storm chaser. The location is approximate.
June 2025HailNewcastle-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2025Flash FloodNewcastle-A social media image showing roadway flooding near the intersection of Portland Avenue and Fox Lane. Event time is approximate.
April 2023HailNewcastle-MPing report.
June 2023HailNewcastle-MPing report.
April 2023HailNewcastle-Time estimated via radar.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated wind gust.
September 2023HailNewcastle-Relayed image showing golf ball to hen egg size hail.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated wind gust.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated severe wind gusts.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated severe wind gust.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Some tree damage.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated severe wind gust.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated severe wind gust.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated gust.
March 2019HailNewcastle-Dime to quarter size hail fell for about 3-4 minutes.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-No damage reported.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-No damage reported.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-No damage reported.
May 2015Flash FloodNewcastle-Water over several roads and flowing out of ditches along highway 62.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Newcastle-Storm chasers observed a tornado in the southeast part of Newcastle. Aerial images indicated two outbuildings lost their roofs or were destroyed (DI 1, DOD 5).
May 2015Flash FloodNewcastle-High water closed the 1800 block of Portland avenue.
May 2015Flash FloodNewcastle-Rockwell Ave between NW 24th and Highway 37 closed due to flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodNewcastle-Several area roads are either impassable or almost impassable due to rising water.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Newcastle-A storm chaser observed a tornado estimated to be 1 mile west-southwest of Newcastle. No damage was reported.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-Estimated 65 mph.
May 2013HailNewcastle-Nickel to half dollar size hail was reported. No damage was reported.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-No damage was reported.
May 2013Flash FloodNewcastle-Numerous roads closed in and around Newcastle. No damage was reported.
April 2013Flash FloodNewcastle-Persistent heavy rainfall from training supercell thunderstorms led to localized flash flooding in the Newcastle area. No major damage was reported and no injuries or fatalities occurred.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindNewcastle-National Weather Service meteorologist estimated 70 to 80 mph wind gusts near Newcastle. No damage was reported.
April 2011HailNewcastle-The hail report was reported by an off-duty SPC employee.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Newcastle-Tornado C2 (Newcastle tornado.) An NWS employee observed this tornado in the southwestern portion of Newcastle while the primary Chickasha-Blanchard-Newcastle tornado was located to the south or southwest. This tornado only produced light damage.

Every storm recorded in McClain 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
Blanchard8.2 miles16
Goldsby9.8 miles20
Cole10.1 miles13
Washington14.4 miles18
Dibble14.8 miles13
Criner19.1 miles14
Purcell20.5 miles17
Payne23.8 miles14

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 NewcastleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3204894The 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 1095853. 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.