BlockTom, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Southeast McCurtain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74740. The Survey maps it on the Tom quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Tom quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Tom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
145 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Tom between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,639 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 87 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10318 |
| 7 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10320 |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10237 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Tom: 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 Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tom in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 15 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Tom | - | Tennis ball size hail reported in the Tom community. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | A tree downed on Highway 3 near the Tom community. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | Large limbs were downed just north of the Tom community. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | A few trees downed and a power pole snapped along Highway 3. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Tom | - | This is a continuation of the extreme Southwest Little River County, Arkansas tornado. This tornado was documented by multiple witnesses via video and pictures as it moved northwest across an open field in extreme Southeast McCurtain County before lifting. Since the NWS survey team was unable to access this area, an EF rating could not be assigned and thus, this tornado will be rated an EF-Unknown. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | A tree was blown down along the westbound lane of Highway 3. The ground was saturated from the flooding rains. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | Trees were downed in Tom, Oklahoma. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Tom | - | Additional rainfall amounts of two to four inches resulted in a continuation of the flood problem across the county. Numerous roads were flooded and closed...mainly across the southern portion of the county. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | Several large trees down across Hwy 3. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Tom | - | Report received from Skywarn spotter. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Tom | - | Reports of golf ball size hail received from Idabel Sheriffs Office. |
| January 1994 | Hail | Tom | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm in southeast Oklahoma during the early evening hours on the 26th produced hail up to quarter-size. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Tom | - | Strong thunderstorm winds during the afternoon hours on the 3rd downed trees 2 miles south of Tom and destroyed a garage and downed trees in Valliant. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | Strong thunderstorm winds during the afternoon hours on the 3rd downed trees 2 miles south of Tom and destroyed a garage and downed trees in Valliant. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tom | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm during the early morning hours of the 2nd produced hail up to quarter-size and strong winds. Quarter-size hail covered the ground three miles north of Tom. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Tom | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Tom | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1101695. 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.