BlockTipton, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tipton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73570. The Survey maps it on the Tipton quadrangle. 864 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,293 feet above sea level.
On record in Tipton
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
- Tipton Orphans Homelisted 2024
Population over time
2 figuresTipton grew from 847 to 864 between 2010 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 847 | |
| 2020 | 864 | +17 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 9 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
- 1964 USGS Tipton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Altus quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
60 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tipton in 96 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 53 thunderstorm wind, 34 hail, 5 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Tipton | $125,000 | After 9.5 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours, with most of the rain falling in a 4 hour period from 21:30 CST on the 22nd to 01:30 CST on the 23rd, streets of Tipton looked more like rivers than roads. Water up to five feet deep flowed down Main Street in downtown. At least 19 residences, 4 businesses, a post office, and a church were flooded. Highway 5 near town was also impassable. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $50,000 | A probable heat burst event produced widespread wind damage in and around the community of Tipton. Damage included a grain bin that was blown over, the porch of a house collapsed, and multiple large tree limbs blown down. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on wind gusts at the nearby Tipton Mesonet site. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Tipton | $50,000 | A relayed image showing significant roadway flooding around the community of Tipton, with at least one vehicle stranded in floodwaters. Event time is approximate. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $50,000 | Significant roof damage along with damage to walls and windows occurred to the only grocery store in town. Numerous power poles were downed. Trees were also damaged. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $20,000 | Power poles were snapped and trees damaged by thunderstorm winds to the northeast of Tipton. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Tipton | $6,000 | This tornado damaged power poles near the intersection of county roads N2170 and E1720. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $5,000 | Image showing a small metal outbuilding destroyed. Time is radar estimated. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $5,000 | A tree approximately 3 feet in diameter fell on a house. Minor damage to the home was reported. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $3,000 | A 35 foot tall tree with a two foot diameter trunk was blown over on a Tipton police car. Monetary damage were estimated. |
| October 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $1,500 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $800 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Tipton | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Power pole blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Tipton | - | A storm chaser reported a tornado east-southeast of Tipton. No damage is known to have occurred. Based on the storm chaser report and radar data, the tornado is estimated to have moved northwest from approximately 4 miles east-southeast of Tipton to approximately 2 miles east of Tipton. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Estimated wind gust. Emergency management relayed the report. Event time is radar-estimated. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Relayed images showing a few large tree limbs blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Also reported nickel size hail and torrential rain. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Power lines downed east of Red River bridge on highway 5. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Tipton | - | As the large tornado moved into western Tillman County, a storm chaser observed an independent small tornado to the west of Tipton and about one-half mile north of state highway 5. This tornado produced no known damage. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | No damage information available. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Tipton | - | The report was from highway 62 one mile east of the Tillman county line. |
| November 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Tipton | - | A satellite tornado was observed rotating around the EF4 tornado south of Tipton. No damage is known to have occurred from this tornado. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet. |
| October 2000 | Flash Flood | Tipton | - | Street flooding was reported. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorms which had developed in Kansas during the morning hours of the 17th moved southward into portions of northwest and central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 17th. Thunderstorm outflow from these storms is believed to help enhance the development of a second round of severe thunderstorms which developed in western Oklahoma and moved into north Texas. In Oklahoma these storms produced winds measured up to 113 miles per hour, hail softball to football size, and 2 tornadoes. The severe thunderstorms were located along 2 main paths. The first area of storms moved into Oklahoma along the Kansas border near Manchester. These storms remained produced damage along a path extending southward to an area between Richland and the area southwest of El Reno in Canadian County. Of the 500 to 800 permanent homes and businesses that were damaged by the first area of severe thunderstorms, all were damaged by large hail driven by high winds. In virtually every case, damage was on the north side of the buildings. Buildings in several areas received lesser damage on the east side, while very few were damaged on the west side. None were damaged on the south side. Damage consisted of dented or perforated siding (including 3 to 4 inch dents and holes in some cases), or broken windows (hail passed through the walls in some cases). A significant number of permanent homes and businesses examined suffered enough damage to render them temporarily unusable. Mobile homes suffered far worse damage than did permanent structures in the same area. Those oriented north-south fared much better than those oriented east-west, but in virtually all cases the windward sides were severely dented, and in some cases stripped of siding. Windows and doors on windward sides were shattered. In several cases, hail was driven through the sides and the roof, and accumulated inside the mobile home. It was estimated that less than one-forth of the 80 to 120 mobile homes that were damaged were liveable immediately afterward, and more than half were damaged beyond repair. Numerous barns, sheds, silos, etc. suffered major damage; several barns were levelled. High winds caused most of the damage. Several hundred utility poles were downed by the storm. Windows on several hundred vehicles were shattered by hail, in many cases there was no glass left on the vehicle. Dents on the sides and tops of cars, trucks, RV's, etc, were several inches in diameter in some cases. Damage to trees and shrubs was extensive, especially in the Lahoma and Drummond area where virtually every deciduous tree within miles, and most of the evergreen trees, were stripped of leaves by the hail. There were few uprooted trees; most of the trees that were damaged by wind were either snapped off near the trunk (a few over 3 feet in diameter) or had large branches removed. Lawns and fields in some areas were beaten into a brown-green mulch. There were places along the storm path where no green vegetation could be seen in any direction. A detailed description of specific damage along selected areas along the storms path follows: ALFALFA COUNTY. Winds downed power poles and tore the roof off a barn 8 miles west of Manchester. Trees limbs were downed 4 miles south, 3 miles west of Manchester. Trees were downed at Goltry. FROM MENO TO LAHOMA TO 5 MILES EAST OF LAHOMA. Widespread damage occurred from 2.5 miles east of Meno to 3 miles east of Lahoma. The storms struck Lahoma between 2:45 PM and 3 PM and was observed as a large cloud of dust approaching from the north. Few, if any, structures in Lahoma were left undamaged, with most damage being in the form of stripped or damaged siding on the north and east sides of buildings. In Lahoma, 102 residences were damaged or destroyed (25 mobile homes and one house destroyed, 5 mobile homes and 25 homes with major damage, and 6 mobile homes and 40 houses with minor damage.) The Lahoma Post Office and the Cimarron School suffered roof damage. Several businesses were damaged, including an RV dealership that lost its entire inventory of RV's and travel trailers, with the loss estimated at $500,000. The Oklahoma Mesonet site 2 miles west of Lahoma (3 miles east of Meno) recorded onset of strong winds between 2:40 and 2:45 PM - a five minute peak gust of 86 miles per hour. It then recorded a five minute winds speed of 78 miles per hour and a peak gust of 113 miles per hour, measured by wind instruments approximately 33 feet above the ground. Another peak gust of 113 miles per hour was measured between 2:50 and 2:55 PM, before the wind equipment was damaged. (Based on damage assessment, peak ground-level winds were estimated to be 75 to 100 MPH.) Several people suffered minor injuries from broken glass, and bruises from hail (the exact number is unknown). Three people were hospitalized, one for a concussion. Several people were treated for hypothermia. DRUMMOND AREA. Virtually every structure in Drummond suffered damage, mostly to windows, roofs, and siding on the north side. An 80 foot metal storage building was destroyed, exposing farm equipment and other contents. A barn 1/2 mile northeast of Drummond was destroyed, and the debris was deposited 1/2 mile to the south. Ten to 15 mobile homes on the north side of Drummond were destroyed or heavily damaged by hail; all were oriented north-south and suffered major damage on their north sides. 2 MILES SOUTH OF DRUMMOND. Tree and roof damage was found on several homes and outbuildings from 1.5 miles west to 2 miles east of Route 132. In a cemetery 1.5 miles west of Highway 132, several headstones were overturned, possibly by debris impact. The caretakers building was destroyed, and debris was spread 100 yards or more to the south. EAST OF LACEY. Within a 2 to 3 mile radius of the junction of routes 51 and 132, several large barns were damaged or destroyed and at least three power poles were downed. DOVER. Tree limbs and many power lines were downed. THE WEST SIDE OF KINGFISHER. Widespread damage occurred to trees, homes, windows, and outbuildings in and around the Lake Elmer area (4 miles west-northwest of downtown Kingfisher). A barn, with an estimated value of $80,000, was destroyed, and debris blown for several hundred yards to the south and southwest. Hail ranged from golfball size. One mobile home was destroyed. MEEKER ADDITION, 2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER. Nearly every home was damaged by hail, all on the north side. Most homes also had minor roof damage. A total of 115 homes and eight apartments were damaged. Hail penetrated siding on some homes, leaving holes several inches in diameter. Another 17 homes received similar damage in a subdivision 1 mile northwest of the Meeker Addition. Divots in the ground, and dents or holes in exposed objects, indicate that a few hailstones were baseball size. 2.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER TO 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER. A small (F1) tornado touched down at 3:33 PM and moved south-southeast for 2 miles. A 40 foot aluminum trailer, parked east-west, was lifted over a pickup truck parked to its south and dropped on its side 40 to 50 feet to the south. The pickup was rolled about 20 feet to the south and ended up on a pile of bricks and farm accessories, with its nose about 6 to 8 feet off the ground. Based on eyewitness reports this was probably a gustnado which formed along the leading edge of the storm. 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER ALONG HIGHWAY 81. A motorist drove into large hail at this point at 3:48 PM. He suffered extreme hail damage to his vehicle. The windshield and back window were completely broken out, and there was severe damage to the body of the truck. He then continued south on Highway 81 to the Okarche Police Department to warn them of the approaching storm. The policeman who examined the truck reported a hailstone was lying in the bed of the truck which measured 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches and was said to "look like a football". ALONG HIGHWAY 3, 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OKARCHE. Between 30 to 40 mobile homes, all oriented east-west, were heavily damaged or destroyed by hail or strong winds estimated at 60 to 90 miles per hour. Eyewitnesses reported hail from baseball to softball size. All mobile homes were damaged on the north and east sides; siding was pounded, and all windows were broken. Roofs were lifted from at least 3 mobile homes, one of which disintegrated in a field 50 to 75 yards south of the mobile home from which it was lifted. One residents dog was beaten to death by the hail, and several chickens and ducks were also killed. 11 MILES WEST, 4 MILES SOUTH OF EL RENO. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the door off a storm cellar. Thunderstorm winds also caused other scattered areas of damage. Trees were downed 4 miles north-northwest of Rush Springs, and 4 miles north of Hastings, and trees and power lines were reported downed at Corum. A second area of thunderstorms developed over portions of Roger Mills County in northwest Oklahoma, and quickly became severe. A mobile home was blown on top of another mobile home 2 miles west-northwest of Hammon. The storms moved into Beckham County and began to produce widespread damage in the Elk City area. Two semis were blown over at a truck stop 2 miles west of Elk City. In the area 3 miles north of I-40 several houses sustained mostly minor roof damage. A house in Erick had a picture window and its framing blown in. As the center of highest winds then moved toward the city of Carter and strengthened, an F-1 gustnado developed. This gustnado moved from 1.5 miles north of Carter to 0.5 miles south of Carter. One and one-half miles north of Carter several barns were destroyed, and the debris was spread northwestward. A brick home had the east side garage door blown in and the garage roof blown northwestward. One mile north-northeast of Carter, a well-anchored mobile home was completely destroyed, and the debris spread westward. The straps and concrete anchors were pulled from the ground. One and one quarter miles northwest of Carter, the tornado moved through a mobile home park where 3 out of 4 mobile homes were completely destroyed. The fourth mobile home received extensive damage but remained standing against the lower portion of several trees. Numerous trees on the south side of the park were completely sheared off 10 to 15 feet above the ground and carried a considerable distance across State Highway 34. The Carter School had extensive roof damage. Along the rest of the storm path, widespread damage was done by straight-line winds. Five and one-half miles south-southwest of Carter, a barn was destroyed, and a farmer lost 100% of his alfalfa, peanut and watermelon crops. Some fields which were ready for harvest the day before looked as if nothing had ever been planted. The strong winds continued moving into southwest Oklahoma. The area of strongest winds passed 2 to 3 miles west of the cities of Willow, Brinkman, and Mangum, but were still close enough to cause extensive damage. In Brinkman, 2 grain elevators received major damage. In Mangum, the entire city received winds of over 80 MPH for 5 to 7 minutes, with gusts in at least 2 areas over 100 MPH. The first area of damage from winds in excess of 100 MPH in Mangum was about 1 mile long and a few hundred yards wide extending from the fairgrounds on the far northwest side of the city south-southeast to about 1/2 mile north of the downtown area. At the fairgrounds a large span building had most of its roof and 2 walls blown down. Just southeast of this location a small wood frame house, a mobile home and several were completely destroyed. Signs and power poles were blown over. The Mangum Elementary School at the south end of this area of maximum winds had extensive wind damage to the roof and west walls. The 2nd area of strong winds around Mangum was located on the east side of the city, and was about 2 miles long. At the beginning (north end) of the damage path, several barns and outbuildings were damaged. The middle of this area had major roof and some wall damage to several brick houses. A 450 foot tall cable TV and communication tower located at the south end of this second damage area was toppled. In the area 1 mile east of Mangum, 2 people were trapped inside their truck when trees and power lines fell on top of the truck. Localized wind damage also continued some distance west of Mangum. A small hay barn 11 miles west of Mangum was blown down. A summary of damage from this second storm includes at least 8 mobile homes totally destroyed, at least some damage to 70 percent of the approximately 800 homes in Carter, Willow, Brinkman, Mangum, significant roof damage to about 20 businesses, and nearly total destruction of all outbuildings and barns in the direct path of the storms. The continuous damage path was about 42 miles long and 3 to 8 miles wide. There were no reported injuries with this 2nd area of storms. Wind damage also occurred in other areas away from this main damage path. Severe thunderstorm winds blew down an 80,000 pound oil drilling rig and truck carrier 2 miles north of Sentinel. Winds from isolated severe thunderstorms produced tree damage 4 miles south of Hastings and 4 miles south of Delhi. These storms continued their southward movement, where they caused intermittent damage across Jackson County and Tillman County before moving across the Red River into Texas. Power poles were reported downed in Frederick. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorms which had developed in Kansas during the morning hours of the 17th moved southward into portions of northwest and central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 17th. Thunderstorm outflow from these storms is believed to help enhance the development of a second round of severe thunderstorms which developed in western Oklahoma and moved into north Texas. In Oklahoma these storms produced winds measured up to 113 miles per hour, hail softball to football size, and 2 tornadoes. The severe thunderstorms were located along 2 main paths. The first area of storms moved into Oklahoma along the Kansas border near Manchester. These storms remained produced damage along a path extending southward to an area between Richland and the area southwest of El Reno in Canadian County. Of the 500 to 800 permanent homes and businesses that were damaged by the first area of severe thunderstorms, all were damaged by large hail driven by high winds. In virtually every case, damage was on the north side of the buildings. Buildings in several areas received lesser damage on the east side, while very few were damaged on the west side. None were damaged on the south side. Damage consisted of dented or perforated siding (including 3 to 4 inch dents and holes in some cases), or broken windows (hail passed through the walls in some cases). A significant number of permanent homes and businesses examined suffered enough damage to render them temporarily unusable. Mobile homes suffered far worse damage than did permanent structures in the same area. Those oriented north-south fared much better than those oriented east-west, but in virtually all cases the windward sides were severely dented, and in some cases stripped of siding. Windows and doors on windward sides were shattered. In several cases, hail was driven through the sides and the roof, and accumulated inside the mobile home. It was estimated that less than one-forth of the 80 to 120 mobile homes that were damaged were liveable immediately afterward, and more than half were damaged beyond repair. Numerous barns, sheds, silos, etc. suffered major damage; several barns were levelled. High winds caused most of the damage. Several hundred utility poles were downed by the storm. Windows on several hundred vehicles were shattered by hail, in many cases there was no glass left on the vehicle. Dents on the sides and tops of cars, trucks, RV's, etc, were several inches in diameter in some cases. Damage to trees and shrubs was extensive, especially in the Lahoma and Drummond area where virtually every deciduous tree within miles, and most of the evergreen trees, were stripped of leaves by the hail. There were few uprooted trees; most of the trees that were damaged by wind were either snapped off near the trunk (a few over 3 feet in diameter) or had large branches removed. Lawns and fields in some areas were beaten into a brown-green mulch. There were places along the storm path where no green vegetation could be seen in any direction. A detailed description of specific damage along selected areas along the storms path follows: ALFALFA COUNTY. Winds downed power poles and tore the roof off a barn 8 miles west of Manchester. Trees limbs were downed 4 miles south, 3 miles west of Manchester. Trees were downed at Goltry. FROM MENO TO LAHOMA TO 5 MILES EAST OF LAHOMA. Widespread damage occurred from 2.5 miles east of Meno to 3 miles east of Lahoma. The storms struck Lahoma between 2:45 PM and 3 PM and was observed as a large cloud of dust approaching from the north. Few, if any, structures in Lahoma were left undamaged, with most damage being in the form of stripped or damaged siding on the north and east sides of buildings. In Lahoma, 102 residences were damaged or destroyed (25 mobile homes and one house destroyed, 5 mobile homes and 25 homes with major damage, and 6 mobile homes and 40 houses with minor damage.) The Lahoma Post Office and the Cimarron School suffered roof damage. Several businesses were damaged, including an RV dealership that lost its entire inventory of RV's and travel trailers, with the loss estimated at $500,000. The Oklahoma Mesonet site 2 miles west of Lahoma (3 miles east of Meno) recorded onset of strong winds between 2:40 and 2:45 PM - a five minute peak gust of 86 miles per hour. It then recorded a five minute winds speed of 78 miles per hour and a peak gust of 113 miles per hour, measured by wind instruments approximately 33 feet above the ground. Another peak gust of 113 miles per hour was measured between 2:50 and 2:55 PM, before the wind equipment was damaged. (Based on damage assessment, peak ground-level winds were estimated to be 75 to 100 MPH.) Several people suffered minor injuries from broken glass, and bruises from hail (the exact number is unknown). Three people were hospitalized, one for a concussion. Several people were treated for hypothermia. DRUMMOND AREA. Virtually every structure in Drummond suffered damage, mostly to windows, roofs, and siding on the north side. An 80 foot metal storage building was destroyed, exposing farm equipment and other contents. A barn 1/2 mile northeast of Drummond was destroyed, and the debris was deposited 1/2 mile to the south. Ten to 15 mobile homes on the north side of Drummond were destroyed or heavily damaged by hail; all were oriented north-south and suffered major damage on their north sides. 2 MILES SOUTH OF DRUMMOND. Tree and roof damage was found on several homes and outbuildings from 1.5 miles west to 2 miles east of Route 132. In a cemetery 1.5 miles west of Highway 132, several headstones were overturned, possibly by debris impact. The caretakers building was destroyed, and debris was spread 100 yards or more to the south. EAST OF LACEY. Within a 2 to 3 mile radius of the junction of routes 51 and 132, several large barns were damaged or destroyed and at least three power poles were downed. DOVER. Tree limbs and many power lines were downed. THE WEST SIDE OF KINGFISHER. Widespread damage occurred to trees, homes, windows, and outbuildings in and around the Lake Elmer area (4 miles west-northwest of downtown Kingfisher). A barn, with an estimated value of $80,000, was destroyed, and debris blown for several hundred yards to the south and southwest. Hail ranged from golfball size. One mobile home was destroyed. MEEKER ADDITION, 2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER. Nearly every home was damaged by hail, all on the north side. Most homes also had minor roof damage. A total of 115 homes and eight apartments were damaged. Hail penetrated siding on some homes, leaving holes several inches in diameter. Another 17 homes received similar damage in a subdivision 1 mile northwest of the Meeker Addition. Divots in the ground, and dents or holes in exposed objects, indicate that a few hailstones were baseball size. 2.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER TO 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER. A small (F1) tornado touched down at 3:33 PM and moved south-southeast for 2 miles. A 40 foot aluminum trailer, parked east-west, was lifted over a pickup truck parked to its south and dropped on its side 40 to 50 feet to the south. The pickup was rolled about 20 feet to the south and ended up on a pile of bricks and farm accessories, with its nose about 6 to 8 feet off the ground. Based on eyewitness reports this was probably a gustnado which formed along the leading edge of the storm. 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER ALONG HIGHWAY 81. A motorist drove into large hail at this point at 3:48 PM. He suffered extreme hail damage to his vehicle. The windshield and back window were completely broken out, and there was severe damage to the body of the truck. He then continued south on Highway 81 to the Okarche Police Department to warn them of the approaching storm. The policeman who examined the truck reported a hailstone was lying in the bed of the truck which measured 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches and was said to "look like a football". ALONG HIGHWAY 3, 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OKARCHE. Between 30 to 40 mobile homes, all oriented east-west, were heavily damaged or destroyed by hail or strong winds estimated at 60 to 90 miles per hour. Eyewitnesses reported hail from baseball to softball size. All mobile homes were damaged on the north and east sides; siding was pounded, and all windows were broken. Roofs were lifted from at least 3 mobile homes, one of which disintegrated in a field 50 to 75 yards south of the mobile home from which it was lifted. One residents dog was beaten to death by the hail, and several chickens and ducks were also killed. 11 MILES WEST, 4 MILES SOUTH OF EL RENO. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the door off a storm cellar. Thunderstorm winds also caused other scattered areas of damage. Trees were downed 4 miles north-northwest of Rush Springs, and 4 miles north of Hastings, and trees and power lines were reported downed at Corum. A second area of thunderstorms developed over portions of Roger Mills County in northwest Oklahoma, and quickly became severe. A mobile home was blown on top of another mobile home 2 miles west-northwest of Hammon. The storms moved into Beckham County and began to produce widespread damage in the Elk City area. Two semis were blown over at a truck stop 2 miles west of Elk City. In the area 3 miles north of I-40 several houses sustained mostly minor roof damage. A house in Erick had a picture window and its framing blown in. As the center of highest winds then moved toward the city of Carter and strengthened, an F-1 gustnado developed. This gustnado moved from 1.5 miles north of Carter to 0.5 miles south of Carter. One and one-half miles north of Carter several barns were destroyed, and the debris was spread northwestward. A brick home had the east side garage door blown in and the garage roof blown northwestward. One mile north-northeast of Carter, a well-anchored mobile home was completely destroyed, and the debris spread westward. The straps and concrete anchors were pulled from the ground. One and one quarter miles northwest of Carter, the tornado moved through a mobile home park where 3 out of 4 mobile homes were completely destroyed. The fourth mobile home received extensive damage but remained standing against the lower portion of several trees. Numerous trees on the south side of the park were completely sheared off 10 to 15 feet above the ground and carried a considerable distance across State Highway 34. The Carter School had extensive roof damage. Along the rest of the storm path, widespread damage was done by straight-line winds. Five and one-half miles south-southwest of Carter, a barn was destroyed, and a farmer lost 100% of his alfalfa, peanut and watermelon crops. Some fields which were ready for harvest the day before looked as if nothing had ever been planted. The strong winds continued moving into southwest Oklahoma. The area of strongest winds passed 2 to 3 miles west of the cities of Willow, Brinkman, and Mangum, but were still close enough to cause extensive damage. In Brinkman, 2 grain elevators received major damage. In Mangum, the entire city received winds of over 80 MPH for 5 to 7 minutes, with gusts in at least 2 areas over 100 MPH. The first area of damage from winds in excess of 100 MPH in Mangum was about 1 mile long and a few hundred yards wide extending from the fairgrounds on the far northwest side of the city south-southeast to about 1/2 mile north of the downtown area. At the fairgrounds a large span building had most of its roof and 2 walls blown down. Just southeast of this location a small wood frame house, a mobile home and several were completely destroyed. Signs and power poles were blown over. The Mangum Elementary School at the south end of this area of maximum winds had extensive wind damage to the roof and west walls. The 2nd area of strong winds around Mangum was located on the east side of the city, and was about 2 miles long. At the beginning (north end) of the damage path, several barns and outbuildings were damaged. The middle of this area had major roof and some wall damage to several brick houses. A 450 foot tall cable TV and communication tower located at the south end of this second damage area was toppled. In the area 1 mile east of Mangum, 2 people were trapped inside their truck when trees and power lines fell on top of the truck. Localized wind damage also continued some distance west of Mangum. A small hay barn 11 miles west of Mangum was blown down. A summary of damage from this second storm includes at least 8 mobile homes totally destroyed, at least some damage to 70 percent of the approximately 800 homes in Carter, Willow, Brinkman, Mangum, significant roof damage to about 20 businesses, and nearly total destruction of all outbuildings and barns in the direct path of the storms. The continuous damage path was about 42 miles long and 3 to 8 miles wide. There were no reported injuries with this 2nd area of storms. Wind damage also occurred in other areas away from this main damage path. Severe thunderstorm winds blew down an 80,000 pound oil drilling rig and truck carrier 2 miles north of Sentinel. Winds from isolated severe thunderstorms produced tree damage 4 miles south of Hastings and 4 miles south of Delhi. These storms continued their southward movement, where they caused intermittent damage across Jackson County and Tillman County before moving across the Red River into Texas. Power poles were reported downed in Frederick. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorms in western Oklahoma during the early morning of the 26th produced damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs in Laverne, Taloga, Manitou, Tipton, and Butler, knocked down a large tree in Watonga, and downed a power pole in Cordell. Lightning struck a house 10 miles west of Sharon resulting in minor damage. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Thunderstorms which had developed in Kansas during the morning hours of the 17th moved southward into portions of northwest and central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours of the 17th. Thunderstorm outflow from these storms is believed to help enhance the development of a second round of severe thunderstorms which developed in western Oklahoma and moved into north Texas. In Oklahoma these storms produced winds measured up to 113 miles per hour, hail softball to football size, and 2 tornadoes. The severe thunderstorms were located along 2 main paths. The first area of storms moved into Oklahoma along the Kansas border near Manchester. These storms remained produced damage along a path extending southward to an area between Richland and the area southwest of El Reno in Canadian County. Of the 500 to 800 permanent homes and businesses that were damaged by the first area of severe thunderstorms, all were damaged by large hail driven by high winds. In virtually every case, damage was on the north side of the buildings. Buildings in several areas received lesser damage on the east side, while very few were damaged on the west side. None were damaged on the south side. Damage consisted of dented or perforated siding (including 3 to 4 inch dents and holes in some cases), or broken windows (hail passed through the walls in some cases). A significant number of permanent homes and businesses examined suffered enough damage to render them temporarily unusable. Mobile homes suffered far worse damage than did permanent structures in the same area. Those oriented north-south fared much better than those oriented east-west, but in virtually all cases the windward sides were severely dented, and in some cases stripped of siding. Windows and doors on windward sides were shattered. In several cases, hail was driven through the sides and the roof, and accumulated inside the mobile home. It was estimated that less than one-forth of the 80 to 120 mobile homes that were damaged were liveable immediately afterward, and more than half were damaged beyond repair. Numerous barns, sheds, silos, etc. suffered major damage; several barns were levelled. High winds caused most of the damage. Several hundred utility poles were downed by the storm. Windows on several hundred vehicles were shattered by hail, in many cases there was no glass left on the vehicle. Dents on the sides and tops of cars, trucks, RV's, etc, were several inches in diameter in some cases. Damage to trees and shrubs was extensive, especially in the Lahoma and Drummond area where virtually every deciduous tree within miles, and most of the evergreen trees, were stripped of leaves by the hail. There were few uprooted trees; most of the trees that were damaged by wind were either snapped off near the trunk (a few over 3 feet in diameter) or had large branches removed. Lawns and fields in some areas were beaten into a brown-green mulch. There were places along the storm path where no green vegetation could be seen in any direction. A detailed description of specific damage along selected areas along the storms path follows: ALFALFA COUNTY. Winds downed power poles and tore the roof off a barn 8 miles west of Manchester. Trees limbs were downed 4 miles south, 3 miles west of Manchester. Trees were downed at Goltry. FROM MENO TO LAHOMA TO 5 MILES EAST OF LAHOMA. Widespread damage occurred from 2.5 miles east of Meno to 3 miles east of Lahoma. The storms struck Lahoma between 2:45 PM and 3 PM and was observed as a large cloud of dust approaching from the north. Few, if any, structures in Lahoma were left undamaged, with most damage being in the form of stripped or damaged siding on the north and east sides of buildings. In Lahoma, 102 residences were damaged or destroyed (25 mobile homes and one house destroyed, 5 mobile homes and 25 homes with major damage, and 6 mobile homes and 40 houses with minor damage.) The Lahoma Post Office and the Cimarron School suffered roof damage. Several businesses were damaged, including an RV dealership that lost its entire inventory of RV's and travel trailers, with the loss estimated at $500,000. The Oklahoma Mesonet site 2 miles west of Lahoma (3 miles east of Meno) recorded onset of strong winds between 2:40 and 2:45 PM - a five minute peak gust of 86 miles per hour. It then recorded a five minute winds speed of 78 miles per hour and a peak gust of 113 miles per hour, measured by wind instruments approximately 33 feet above the ground. Another peak gust of 113 miles per hour was measured between 2:50 and 2:55 PM, before the wind equipment was damaged. (Based on damage assessment, peak ground-level winds were estimated to be 75 to 100 MPH.) Several people suffered minor injuries from broken glass, and bruises from hail (the exact number is unknown). Three people were hospitalized, one for a concussion. Several people were treated for hypothermia. DRUMMOND AREA. Virtually every structure in Drummond suffered damage, mostly to windows, roofs, and siding on the north side. An 80 foot metal storage building was destroyed, exposing farm equipment and other contents. A barn 1/2 mile northeast of Drummond was destroyed, and the debris was deposited 1/2 mile to the south. Ten to 15 mobile homes on the north side of Drummond were destroyed or heavily damaged by hail; all were oriented north-south and suffered major damage on their north sides. 2 MILES SOUTH OF DRUMMOND. Tree and roof damage was found on several homes and outbuildings from 1.5 miles west to 2 miles east of Route 132. In a cemetery 1.5 miles west of Highway 132, several headstones were overturned, possibly by debris impact. The caretakers building was destroyed, and debris was spread 100 yards or more to the south. EAST OF LACEY. Within a 2 to 3 mile radius of the junction of routes 51 and 132, several large barns were damaged or destroyed and at least three power poles were downed. DOVER. Tree limbs and many power lines were downed. THE WEST SIDE OF KINGFISHER. Widespread damage occurred to trees, homes, windows, and outbuildings in and around the Lake Elmer area (4 miles west-northwest of downtown Kingfisher). A barn, with an estimated value of $80,000, was destroyed, and debris blown for several hundred yards to the south and southwest. Hail ranged from golfball size. One mobile home was destroyed. MEEKER ADDITION, 2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER. Nearly every home was damaged by hail, all on the north side. Most homes also had minor roof damage. A total of 115 homes and eight apartments were damaged. Hail penetrated siding on some homes, leaving holes several inches in diameter. Another 17 homes received similar damage in a subdivision 1 mile northwest of the Meeker Addition. Divots in the ground, and dents or holes in exposed objects, indicate that a few hailstones were baseball size. 2.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER TO 4.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER. A small (F1) tornado touched down at 3:33 PM and moved south-southeast for 2 miles. A 40 foot aluminum trailer, parked east-west, was lifted over a pickup truck parked to its south and dropped on its side 40 to 50 feet to the south. The pickup was rolled about 20 feet to the south and ended up on a pile of bricks and farm accessories, with its nose about 6 to 8 feet off the ground. Based on eyewitness reports this was probably a gustnado which formed along the leading edge of the storm. 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGFISHER ALONG HIGHWAY 81. A motorist drove into large hail at this point at 3:48 PM. He suffered extreme hail damage to his vehicle. The windshield and back window were completely broken out, and there was severe damage to the body of the truck. He then continued south on Highway 81 to the Okarche Police Department to warn them of the approaching storm. The policeman who examined the truck reported a hailstone was lying in the bed of the truck which measured 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches and was said to "look like a football". ALONG HIGHWAY 3, 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OKARCHE. Between 30 to 40 mobile homes, all oriented east-west, were heavily damaged or destroyed by hail or strong winds estimated at 60 to 90 miles per hour. Eyewitnesses reported hail from baseball to softball size. All mobile homes were damaged on the north and east sides; siding was pounded, and all windows were broken. Roofs were lifted from at least 3 mobile homes, one of which disintegrated in a field 50 to 75 yards south of the mobile home from which it was lifted. One residents dog was beaten to death by the hail, and several chickens and ducks were also killed. 11 MILES WEST, 4 MILES SOUTH OF EL RENO. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the door off a storm cellar. Thunderstorm winds also caused other scattered areas of damage. Trees were downed 4 miles north-northwest of Rush Springs, and 4 miles north of Hastings, and trees and power lines were reported downed at Corum. A second area of thunderstorms developed over portions of Roger Mills County in northwest Oklahoma, and quickly became severe. A mobile home was blown on top of another mobile home 2 miles west-northwest of Hammon. The storms moved into Beckham County and began to produce widespread damage in the Elk City area. Two semis were blown over at a truck stop 2 miles west of Elk City. In the area 3 miles north of I-40 several houses sustained mostly minor roof damage. A house in Erick had a picture window and its framing blown in. As the center of highest winds then moved toward the city of Carter and strengthened, an F-1 gustnado developed. This gustnado moved from 1.5 miles north of Carter to 0.5 miles south of Carter. One and one-half miles north of Carter several barns were destroyed, and the debris was spread northwestward. A brick home had the east side garage door blown in and the garage roof blown northwestward. One mile north-northeast of Carter, a well-anchored mobile home was completely destroyed, and the debris spread westward. The straps and concrete anchors were pulled from the ground. One and one quarter miles northwest of Carter, the tornado moved through a mobile home park where 3 out of 4 mobile homes were completely destroyed. The fourth mobile home received extensive damage but remained standing against the lower portion of several trees. Numerous trees on the south side of the park were completely sheared off 10 to 15 feet above the ground and carried a considerable distance across State Highway 34. The Carter School had extensive roof damage. Along the rest of the storm path, widespread damage was done by straight-line winds. Five and one-half miles south-southwest of Carter, a barn was destroyed, and a farmer lost 100% of his alfalfa, peanut and watermelon crops. Some fields which were ready for harvest the day before looked as if nothing had ever been planted. The strong winds continued moving into southwest Oklahoma. The area of strongest winds passed 2 to 3 miles west of the cities of Willow, Brinkman, and Mangum, but were still close enough to cause extensive damage. In Brinkman, 2 grain elevators received major damage. In Mangum, the entire city received winds of over 80 MPH for 5 to 7 minutes, with gusts in at least 2 areas over 100 MPH. The first area of damage from winds in excess of 100 MPH in Mangum was about 1 mile long and a few hundred yards wide extending from the fairgrounds on the far northwest side of the city south-southeast to about 1/2 mile north of the downtown area. At the fairgrounds a large span building had most of its roof and 2 walls blown down. Just southeast of this location a small wood frame house, a mobile home and several were completely destroyed. Signs and power poles were blown over. The Mangum Elementary School at the south end of this area of maximum winds had extensive wind damage to the roof and west walls. The 2nd area of strong winds around Mangum was located on the east side of the city, and was about 2 miles long. At the beginning (north end) of the damage path, several barns and outbuildings were damaged. The middle of this area had major roof and some wall damage to several brick houses. A 450 foot tall cable TV and communication tower located at the south end of this second damage area was toppled. In the area 1 mile east of Mangum, 2 people were trapped inside their truck when trees and power lines fell on top of the truck. Localized wind damage also continued some distance west of Mangum. A small hay barn 11 miles west of Mangum was blown down. A summary of damage from this second storm includes at least 8 mobile homes totally destroyed, at least some damage to 70 percent of the approximately 800 homes in Carter, Willow, Brinkman, Mangum, significant roof damage to about 20 businesses, and nearly total destruction of all outbuildings and barns in the direct path of the storms. The continuous damage path was about 42 miles long and 3 to 8 miles wide. There were no reported injuries with this 2nd area of storms. Wind damage also occurred in other areas away from this main damage path. Severe thunderstorm winds blew down an 80,000 pound oil drilling rig and truck carrier 2 miles north of Sentinel. Winds from isolated severe thunderstorms produced tree damage 4 miles south of Hastings and 4 miles south of Delhi. These storms continued their southward movement, where they caused intermittent damage across Jackson County and Tillman County before moving across the Red River into Texas. Power poles were reported downed in Frederick. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Tipton | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burt | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Manitou | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Frederick | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hollister | 18.1 miles | 8 | |
| Davidson | 18.4 miles | 9 | |
| Taylor Corner Gin | 22.8 miles | 9 | |
| Loveland | 23.8 miles | 8 | |
| Grandfield | 30.7 miles | 9 |
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.
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Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1098922. 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.
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