BlockReed, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mangum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73554. The Survey maps it on the Reed quadrangle.
On record in Reed
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Jay Buckle Springslisted 2008
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1971 USGS Reed quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Altus quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Reed: 2 past producers. 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reed in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 30 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF2) | Reed | $300,000 | A highly visible tornado developed about 8 miles southwest of Mangum, then moved northeast through the northwestern and northern portions of Mangum before dissipating about 3.5 miles north of Mangum just east of Oklahoma Highway 34. The beginning of the tornado path was in rural areas and the valley and terrain around the Salt Fork of the Red River and damage was mainly to trees. However as the tornado moved through the northwest side of Mangum and adjacent areas, many outbuildings were destroyed and at least one home just northwest of town had much of it's roof removed. The maximum damage in and near Mangum was consistent with an EF2 rating, although many indications (including research radar data from the Center for Severe Weather Research) indicate that the tornado was likely stronger in the rural areas southwest of Mangum. |
| February 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Reed | $50,000 | Greer County Emergency Management reported damage associated with a tornado that moved from north-northeast of Reed to just southeast of Brinkman. Power poles, trees and at least two barns were damaged by this tornado. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Reed | $30,000 | Large hail combined with gusty winds caused significant hail damage in the Jaybuckle area, 4 miles north of Reed. The home had several broken windows and damaged shutters. The house also sustained significant hail damage to the roof. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Reed | $15,000 | A tornado developed near the community of Russell, and moved north-northeast. A shed was destroyed, two tractors damaged and the porch of a house was damaged at one farm, and two sheds were destroyed at another farm. Some of the debris was scattered for 1.5 miles. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reed | $1,000 | Several large tree limbs were downed. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| November 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Reed | - | A Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) was observed on KFDR radar as this storm moved north from Harmon County into far southwestern Greer County west of the community of Russell. No specific damage locations were reported so this path is estimated. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Reed | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reed | - | Law Enforcement estimated 70 mph gusts. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Reed | - | No damage reported. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Reed | - | Up to 2 inch diameter hail fell for about 5 minutes. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Reed | - | The tornado developed just south of State Highway 9 and moved north-northeast. Although it became a well-developed tornado, it produced no known damage. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reed | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Reed | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Reed | - | 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 Reed | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7306606 | 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 1097145. 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.
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.