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Seward, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Guthrie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73044. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Guthrie South quadrangle. 26 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,017 feet above sea level.

Seward within Logan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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.

Fires near this place

1 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Seward in 2014, burning about 3,250 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,250 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryGUTHRIE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Logan County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Seward: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Logan County

Storms near this place

60 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seward in 60 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 32 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 flash flood. 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
August 2019Tornado (EF1)Seward$150,000The tornado developed near the intersection of West Simpson Road and Kelley Avenue and moved south-southwest. Damage was relatively spotty along the track and consisted primarily of broken tree limbs and branches, along with some snapped and uprooted trees. The most significant structure damage was to a home southeast of Simmons Road and Santa Fe Avenue where a large portion of the roof was removed. The tornado crossed Waterloo Road into Oklahoma County, but dissipated quickly south of the county line.||Damage was also noted north and east of the tornado track, although evidence suggested this was the result of a large surge of straight line thunderstorm winds.
August 2024LightningSeward$50,000House fire due a suspected lightning strike.
August 2024LightningSeward$50,000House fire due to a suspected lightning strike.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindSeward$5,000Trampoline pole as a projectile through a house. Twitter picture.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindSeward$3,000A large tree was downed due to high winds near Guthrie Lake. Quarter-size hail was also reported at this location. Monetary damages were estimated.
December 1999Tornado (F1)Seward$3,000Refer to summary at end of Dec 2nd storm reports for more information.
December 1999Thunderstorm WindSeward$1,000no account filed
December 1999Thunderstorm WindSeward$200no account filed
March 2026HailSeward-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailSeward-The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSeward-Guthrie (GUTH) Mesonet observation.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSeward-Guthrie (GUTH) Mesonet observation.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSeward-Estimated wind gust. Relayed by emergency management.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSeward-Video showing a few large trees snapped along with numerous large (12+ inch diameter) tree limbs blown down. Time is radar estimated.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSeward-A number of large trees were downed or damaged. Time is estimated.
June 2022HailSeward-Time estimate from radar.
May 2019Flash FloodSeward-Water over road on Waterloo east of I-35.
October 2019HailSeward-From Mping.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindSeward-Tree damage near Simmons and Coltrane. Time estimated by radar.
April 2017Flash FloodSeward-Road closed at Coaltrain and Covell due to high water.
April 2017Flash FloodSeward-Flooding at Douglass and Waterloo road.
May 2017HailSeward-Reported via mping.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindSeward-No damage was reported.
March 2015HailSeward-No damage was reported.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindSeward-At Simmons Rd. and Midwest.
March 2013HailSeward-Hail fell near the intersection of Seward and Sooner Rd.
February 2009Tornado (EF2)Seward-This tornado crossed into Logan County from Oklahoma County. An auto body repair shop just west of Broadway and Waterloo was completely destroyed. One man, near Broadway and Waterloo, was blown out of his home and carried across the street where he landed near a creek. A mobile home on the same property of this man was completely destroyed and the frame was turned on its side and slightly bent. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
March 2009HailSeward-The hail was reported near East Charter Oak Road and South Douglas Boulevard.
May 2009HailSeward-The hail was reported at the Seward Road exit on Interstate 35.
July 2009HailSeward-The hail covered the ground near the intersection of Sooner and Coleman Roads.
July 2009HailSeward-The hail was reported near Guthrie Lake. Tree damage was also reported at this location.
July 2009HailSeward-The hail was reported near Liberty Lake.
October 2007HailSeward-The hail was reported near County Line Road in Logan county.
April 2004HailSeward-Hail was reported covering the ground.
April 2023HailSeward-no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
May 2017HailSeward-no account filed
May 2017HailSeward-no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
April 2017HailSeward-no account filed
August 2015HailSeward-no account filed
March 2015HailSeward-no account filed
March 2015HailSeward-no account filed
May 2013HailSeward-no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
February 2009HailSeward-no account filed
May 2009HailSeward-no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
August 2004HailSeward-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindSeward-no account filed
September 1998HailSeward-no account filed
June 1998HailSeward-no account filed
June 1996HailSeward-no account filed
June 1995HailSeward-no account filed
April 1994HailSeward-no account filed
April 1994HailSeward-no account filed
April 1994HailSeward-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Logan 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
Lakeview3.3 miles10
Navina3.8 miles13
Cedar Valley6.0 miles13
Guthrie6.5 miles10
Indian Springs8.1 miles13
Cimarron City8.7 miles13
Crescent Springs9.1 miles13
Lawrie11.5 miles10

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 SewardAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7458170The 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 1097931. 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.