BlockOrd, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hugo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74738. It stands on Owl Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shoals quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1951 USGS Shoals quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
64 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Ord between 2003 and 2018, burning about 2,794 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR36990 |
| 7 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PHILLIP HOUSE GRASS FIRE |
| 6 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMOCK GRASS FIRE |
| 5 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE-N271/FM 906E |
| 31 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHICOTA BOTTOMS |
| 30 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 36990-CHICOTA |
| 25 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 35980 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ord in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 4 flood, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 (EF2) | Ord | 1 hurt, $900,000 | This tornado developed in Lamar County, Texas, and produced EF-4 damage northwest of Paris, and then crossed the Red River into Choctaw County. Extensive tree damage occurred just north of the Red River with numerous hardwood trees snapped from E2150 Road to E2140 Road. The tornado moved northeast, becoming about a mile wide several miles south of Sawyer, and continued to produce a very wide damage swath until a couple miles north of Highway 70. Throughout the path, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, numerous power poles were snapped, numerous outbuildings were destroyed, and 38 homes were damaged, at least sixteen of which were severely damaged. The tornado dissipated between the N 4340 Road and N 4360 Road, and south of the E1980 Road. Based on the damage in Choctaw County, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 110 to 120 mph. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Ord | - | The Red River near Arthur City rose above its flood stage of 27 feet at 9:30 am CDT on May 22nd. The river crested for the first time at 35.42 feet at 10:00 pm CDT on the 27th and then crested again at 36.99 feet at 10:30 am CDT on the 31st. Both crests were in the major flood category. Very severe pastureland flooded occurred. Farm homes and buildings were flooded or surrounded by flood water. Highway 271 was impassable. Monetary damage estimates from the flood were not available. The river remained in flood through the end of the month, finally falling below flood stage at 4:45 pm CDT on June 8th. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Ord | - | The Red River near Arthur City rose above its flood stage of 27 feet at 2:30 am CDT on June 20th. The river crested at 33.92 feet at 7:00 am CDT on the 23rd, resulting in major flooding. Very severe pastureland flooding occurred. Farm homes and buildings were flooded or surrounded by flood water. Highway 271 was impassable. Monetary damage estimates from the flood were not available. The river fell below flood stage at 5:00 am CDT on the 27th. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Ord | - | The Red River near Arthur City rose above its flood stage of 27 feet at 9:30 am CDT on May 22nd. The river crested for the first time at 35.42 feet at 10:00 pm CDT on May 27th and then crested again at 36.99 feet at 10:30 am CDT on May 31st. Both crests were in the major flood category. Very severe pastureland flooding occurred. Farm homes and buildings were flooded or surrounded by flood water. Highway 271 was impassable. Monetary damage estimates from the flood were not available. The river remained in flood through the end of May, finally falling below flood stage at 4:45 pm CDT on June 8th. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Ord | - | Portions of Highway 109 were closed due to flooding. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Ord | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Ord | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ord | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Ord | - | 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 1100703. 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.