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Tabler, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 73018. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tabler quadrangle.

Tabler within Grady County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

2 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Tabler between 1992 and 2008, burning about 25 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Arson/incendiarism1

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 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresChickasaw AgencyBUREAU
26 January 2008Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyFINALLY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grady County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Tabler: 21 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Grady County

Storms near this place

29 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tabler in 29 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 24 hail, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 1998Thunderstorm WindTabler1 hurt, $60,000Severe thunderstorm winds completely destroyed a mobile home east of Tabler. An infant that was in the trailer sustained a serious head injury, and was treated at a local hospital. The other 4 occupants received only minor scrapes and bruises. A neighboring trailer home was blown 18 inches east and siding was blown off a third mobile home.
May 1997Tornado (F1)Tabler$24,000This description, with very minimal editing, was taken from a damage survey conducted by a National Weather Service meteorologist on Monday May 26th (Memorial Day), the day after the tornado occurred.This tornado, rated F1, began 3 miles northeast of Tabler at 15:14 CST and tracked just south of due east for about 2.5 miles before dissipating 2.5 miles south-southwest of Middleberg at 15:24 CST. The maximum width of the damage path was 75 yards. Structural damage was confined to a dairy farm near the beginning of the track; otherwise, this tornado remained over mostly open country.Spotter observations and corresponding video confirm that the first tornado formed rapidly west of State Highway 9 at 15:14 CST, in mostly open country between Tabler and Middleberg. Survey results located the first signs of damage to trees just west of the Mid-Am Dairy Farm (or R & S Dairy), located 3 miles northeast of Tabler. More than a dozen trees lost large branches near and west of the dairy. At the dairy itself, a mobile home was destroyed, power lines were downed, and two metal outbuildings suffered heavy damage to roofs and walls. Metal grain silos also were damaged. Considering the construction of the outbuildings and the large piles of hay bales near the mobile home that were relatively unaffected, damage in this area was rated F1. The maximum path width of about 75 yards, based on visible damage and on video, was estimated to be in this area. Observations and video indicate that the tornado then proceeded eastward and eventually east-southeastward, narrowing to a thin, mostly vertical rope funnel that underwent several cycles of lifting and returning to ground contact. However, the circulation was likely in contact with the ground the entire time. The funnel crossed Highway 9 around 15:22 CST 2.5 miles southwest of Middleberg, where several trees lost large branches and a road sign was damaged. Between the dairy and this point, the tornado track was inaccessible. Although the funnel lifted from the ground shortly after crossing the highway, video confirms that a tight, small circulation with ground condensation persisted, crossing an open field southeast of the road. This rotation at the ground lasted about another two minutes before dissipating at about 15:24 CST. Since the tornado passed over open country, no further damage was found.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindTabler$10,000The roof was blown off a mobile home by severe thunderstorm winds.
April 2025HailTabler-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2025HailTabler-The report was relayed through mPING.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindTabler-Tree blown down, blocking a portion of County Street 2940. Time is radar estimated.
May 2015HailTabler-NSSL shave report. No damage.
June 2011HailTabler-The hail occurred 8 miles east of Chickasha.
March 2009HailTabler-Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported on Highway 62.
April 2023HailTabler-no account filed
April 2021HailTabler-no account filed
October 2017HailTabler-no account filed
May 2015HailTabler-no account filed
March 2013HailTabler-no account filed
April 2013HailTabler-no account filed
May 2012HailTabler-no account filed
May 2010HailTabler-no account filed
February 2009HailTabler-no account filed
November 2008HailTabler-no account filed
November 2008Thunderstorm WindTabler-no account filed
August 2008HailTabler-no account filed
April 2007HailTabler-no account filed
June 2007HailTabler-no account filed
April 2007HailTabler-no account filed
April 2006HailTabler-no account filed
June 2006HailTabler-no account filed
April 2004HailTabler-no account filed
April 1999HailTabler-no account filed
April 1999HailTabler-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
Middleberg6.2 miles13
Chickasha6.2 miles13
Amber8.6 miles13
Ninnekah8.6 miles17
Alex9.2 miles17
Norge10.2 miles17
Pocasset12.5 miles13
Bradley12.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1100871. 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.