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Rush Springs, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rush Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73082. The Survey maps it on the Rush Springs quadrangle. 997 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,355 feet above sea level.

Rush Springs within Grady County

Population over time

3 figures

Rush Springs fell from 1,278 to 997 between 2000 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
20001,278
20101,231-47 (-4%)
2020997-234 (-19%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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.

Storms near this place

54 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rush Springs in 54 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 36 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2010Thunderstorm WindRush Springs$400,000Widespread damage occurred in and around the Rush Springs area during the pre-dawn hours. Two areas of rotation occurred along the gust front, one moving through northern Rush Springs, and another moving across the south. The heaviest damage, with wind gusts estimated at 90-100 mph, occurred over the south side of town. In total, four unanchored mobile homes were destroyed. The former diner (Blue's Diner) located on Highway 81b was mostly destroyed, and the walk-in freezer was thrown approximately 40 yards. Several other structures were heavily damaged or destroyed and several large trees were uprooted. Seven distribution poles and nine transmission poles were downed. Numerous other power lines were also downed across Highway 81. The power lines and debris caused the closure of Highway 81 for several hours. Much of the town was without power for several hours. In addition to the structures, several automobiles were heavily damaged from the flying debris. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindRush Springs$50,000no account filed
April 2026HailRush Springs-The report was relayed through mPING. The event time was adjusted based on radar observations.
November 2025HailRush Springs-An image was shared on social media. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2023Tornado (EFU)Rush Springs-A few spotters and chasers observed a brief tornado estimated to be 2 miles north-northwest of Rush Springs. No damage was reported.
May 2023HailRush Springs-MPing report.
June 2022Flash FloodRush Springs-Water over the roadway along portions of US81.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-Estimated severe wind gust.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-Trees downed. Time based on radar.
May 2019Flash FloodRush Springs-Water flowing through low lying areas.
February 2016HailRush Springs-No damage reported.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-No damage reported.
June 2016Flash FloodRush Springs-County road 2820 was under water. Adjacent field was under water up to five feet deep.
May 2015HailRush Springs-No damage reported.
May 2015HailRush Springs-NSSL shave report. No damage reported.
April 2013HailRush Springs-No damage was reported.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-A roof of an apartment complex sustained major damage. Other roof damage was reported to a couple of homes. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
June 2023HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2023HailRush Springs-no account filed
June 2022HailRush Springs-no account filed
June 2022HailRush Springs-no account filed
November 2021HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 2020HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 2020HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2019HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2017HailRush Springs-no account filed
February 2016HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2016HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2013HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2013HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 2013HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2013HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 2011HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 2011HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 2010HailRush Springs-no account filed
September 2010Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed
May 2009HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 2007HailRush Springs-no account filed
June 1997HailRush Springs-no account filed
June 1997HailRush Springs-no account filed
June 1997HailRush Springs-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed
October 1997HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed
April 1995HailRush Springs-no account filed
April 1995HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed
July 1995HailRush Springs-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed
October 1994Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed
June 1994HailRush Springs-no account filed
October 1993HailRush Springs-no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindRush Springs-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Grady 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
Acme3.5 miles13
Agawam6.3 miles17
Rocky Ford7.5 miles13
Farwell7.6 miles13
Bailey9.6 miles16
Ninnekah11.5 miles17
Cox City12.6 miles12
Alex13.1 miles17

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 Rush SpringsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2772287The 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 1097535. 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.

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.