Omega, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kingfisher census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73764. The Survey maps it on the Omega quadrangle. It stands 1,198 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1893 USGS Loyal quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Omega quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Omega quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Watonga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Omega between 2017 and 2018, burning about 2,414 acres in total. 1 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 use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2017 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Anadarko Agency | POLE |
| 17 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | LOCUST |
| 3 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,412 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | LATIMAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Omega: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Omega in 25 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 11 hail, 8 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Omega | 4 hurt, $300,000 | Tornado E3. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omega | $34,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Omega | $2,000 | Tornado E2 (Kingfisher County portion). The beginning time of this county segment was incorrectly listed in the original version of May Storm Data. The beginning time should be 1937 CST rather than 1936 CST. Please refer to the original version of May Storm Data for more information about this tornado. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omega | $500 | Small tree limbs reported down. Also low water crossings flooded. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Omega | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Omega | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Omega | - | A storm chaser recorded a landspout in western Kingfisher County that developed below a Horizontal Convective Roll (HCR) approximately 2 miles south of Alpha OK. The time is estimated. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Omega | - | MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1540-1550 LST) to report time. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Omega | - | MPing report. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Omega | - | MPing report. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Omega | - | MPing report. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Omega | - | A second simultaneous landspout tornado was observed to the east-southeast of Omega. No damage is known to have occurred and the location is estimated. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Omega | - | A landspout tornado was observed to the east-southeast of Omega and west of Kingfisher. No known damage occurred and the tornado location is estimated. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omega | - | Blowing dust reduced visibility to 1/8 mile. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Omega | - | Quarter size hail fell for 10-15 minutes. A few golf ball size stones were mixed in for 1-2 minutes. |
| January 2013 | Hail | Omega | - | No damage was reported. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omega | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Omega | - | Broadcast media and Spotter Network reports of brief tornado northeast of Omega. No damage was reported. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omega | - | Public estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gusts. No damage was reported. |
| August 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Omega | - | A landspout tornado was observed in southwestern Kingfisher County. This landspout persisted for approximately 12 minutes and moved very slowly. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Omega | - | Tornado H1. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Omega | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Omega | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Omega | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omega | - | 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.
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 Omega | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7089963 | The 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 1096269. 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.





