BlockWatova, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Nowata census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74048. The Survey maps it on the Talala quadrangle. 32 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Talala quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Watova between 2006 and 2011, burning about 274 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/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 40306 |
| 16 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 144 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | SMOKERISE |
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Watova: 3 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Watova in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 5 hail, 5 tornado, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Watova | 2 hurt, $75,000 | This is the final segment of this two segment tornado. In Nowata County, this tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring two occupants. It also damaged other permanent homes, destroyed a barn, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. Several storm chasers photographed this tornado. This tornado moved east-northeast until it crossed E 28 Road then turned sharply to the north, paralleling the N 4150 Road until it dissipated. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F2) | Watova | $200,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Watova | $50,000 | An F0 tornado touched down just northeast of Watova around 1005 PM CDT, destroying a barn on Section Road 27. The tornado continued east, destroying the old one-room Terrell School Building near Section Roads 27 and 415. A mobile home at Section Roads 26 and 416 lost most of its roof. Portions of the roof were wrapped around trees over one hundred yards southeast of the home. From there, the tornado most likely crossed Lake Oologah and continued to an area 3 miles north of New Alluwe by 1015 PM CDT, where the tornado destroyed a shed, damaged a house, damaged a barn, and knocked down several trees. The tornado was actually seen by a trained spotter 3 miles north of New Alluwe. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watova | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged a carport and blew shingles off a home. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Watova | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Watova | $10,000 | Portions of numerous roads were flooded from the Nowata/Rogers County line north to Delaware. Several water rescues occurred on Highway 169. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Watova | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 63 mph south of Watova. |
| November 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Watova | - | This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Nowata County west of the N 4100 Road. It moved northeast and dissipated east of the N 4100 Road, and north of the E 280 Road. Trees were uprooted in its path. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Watova | - | This is the final segment of a two segment tornado. In Nowata County, this tornado snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment was 100 to 110 mph. Several storm chasers photographed this tornado. The tornado moved east-northeast, turning more northeasterly as it crossed the N 4110 Road. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Watova | - | Heavy rain caused Highway 169 to be flooded near Watova. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Watova | - | Heavy rain caused severe street flooding in Watova and flooding of secondary roads around Watova. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Watova | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Watova | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Watova | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Watova | - | 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 Watova | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q108365001 | 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 1100924. 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.