BlockSelman, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Buffalo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73834. The Survey maps it on the Selman quadrangle. 12 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,732 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Selman quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Selman: 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selman in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 39 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Selman | 1 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Selman | $20,000 | An Oklahoma City television storm chaser observed a tornado from 10:42 to 10:47 pm CDT in far northeastern Harper County. An outbuilding was destroyed and numerous trees were downed on a ranch. The tornado dissipated before reaching the state line. |
| October 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Selman | $20,000 | A large multiple-vortex tornado was photographed by a local resident. The tornado touched down 10 miles south-southeast of Selman in Harper county and moved east-northeast. The tornado eventually moved into Woodward county before lifting 20 miles north of Mooreland. A house on Highway 34 near EW24 Road sustained roof damage. A barn west of the residence was also damaged. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | $7,000 | A carport was destroyed, and a storm door was blown off. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | $2,000 | A power pole was snapped near County Road 198 and Highway 64. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | $500 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | $100 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Selman | - | Event time estimated from radar observations. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Selman | - | The Comanche County, Kansas Emergency Management Agency relayed a report of hailfall along the Oklahoma-Kansas border. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | Five inch diameter tree limb downed. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Selman | - | Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Selman | - | N1980 road was impassable for about an hour due to water over roadway. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EFU) | Selman | - | Research meteorologists from Purdue University observed a tornado in southeast Harper County to the south-southeast of Selman. No damage is known to have occurred and data from the University of Massachusetts X-Pol operated by the Purdue researchers indicate peak tangential velocities of the tornado in the EF0 range. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Selman | - | No known damage. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts. No damage information was provided. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Selman | - | This tornado moved into Harper County from Woodward County, producing barn damage near the county line. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Selman | - | A car windshield was busted out by the hail. The hail, up to baseball size, lasted for several minutes. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Selman | - | The hail was reported seven miles south of the junction of Highways 34 and 64. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Selman | - | A strong tornado, rated EF3 at its peak intensity, struck south-southwest of the Selman area, producing widespread damage along its path. The tornado touched down, doing minor damage to trees and outbuildings. The tornado continued moving northeast and struck a residence. Significant damage consistent with EF2 damage was seen at this location. More significant damage was done to a residence and stocked workshop building as the tornado moved northeast. This was the strongest point of the tornado, rated EF3. A semi-cab and a 20-horse trailer were blown 50 yards from inside of the workshop. They both sustained significant damage. The tornado moved north from this point, doing EF2 damage to a building and workshop. The owners of the home took shelter in their storm shelter during the tornado, but became trapped inside by debris over top of the door. They were freed by local firemen after approximately 45 minutes. The tornado continued north and then northwest as it began to dissipate. Before it dissipated, however, a heavy fiberglass water tank that was filled with water was destroyed and moved some distance away. Two horses were also killed and one was seriously injured by swirling tin and other sharp debris. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| October 2000 | Flash Flood | Selman | - | A county road was washed out by moving water. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Selman | - | Severe thunderstorms in northwest Oklahoma dropped hail as large as half-dollars five miles south of Selman in Harper County. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selman | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Selman | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Selman | - | 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 Selman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22083126 | 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 1097906. 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.