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West Tulsa, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74107. The Survey maps it on the Sand Springs quadrangle.

West Tulsa within Tulsa County

On record in West Tulsa

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 within a mile 12 of 22 shown

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Every listing in Tulsa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 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

3 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of West Tulsa between 1995 and 2011, burning about 1,175 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/undetermined2
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
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryGILCREASE
6 April 2011Arson/incendiarism175 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40304
23 March 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined600 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of West Tulsa: 9 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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
Plant No.3SilicaProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Arkansas No.1 Dredge and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chandler Materials Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chandler Materials Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

Storms near this place

24 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Tulsa in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 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
March 2015Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa$300,000Strong thunderstorm wind blowing from the north to south damaged numerous homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. A building had the north-facing wall blown in and the roof above it collapsed. Seventy-five young girls were in the building at the time and sheltered in the basement just before the storm severely damaged the building. No injuries resulted from this damage.
October 2021Flash FloodWest Tulsa$50,000Locally heavy rainfall that fell in a short period of time resulted in portions of a number of roads flooding in the City of Tulsa. Some of the reported flooded areas included: S Sheridan Road near E 44th Street S, and E 32nd Street S; S Memorial Drive near Skelly Drive, and E 14th Street S; and S Boston Avenue near E 15th Street S. Several vehicles were stranded in high water in these areas, necessitating swift water rescues of the drivers.
April 2020HailWest Tulsa$50,000Large hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew out glass windows and the door entryway to the Performing Arts Center in downtown Tulsa.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a car.
May 2017HailWest Tulsa$10,000no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines across the northern portion of town.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa$1,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and blew down power lines.
April 2026Flash FloodWest Tulsa-A vehicle was stranded in flood water on West 5th Street.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa-Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were measured.
May 2019Flash FloodWest Tulsa-A number of streets were flooded and closed across the City of Tulsa.
May 2019Flash FloodWest Tulsa-Streets were flooded and closed in the 4300 to 4500 blocks of W 5th Street.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa-A storm spotter measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 67 mph.
August 2018Flash FloodWest Tulsa-Portions of Brady Street were flooded downtown.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa-Thunderstorm wind gusts to 72 mph were measured in west Tulsa.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindWest Tulsa-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs in downtown Tulsa.
August 2023HailWest Tulsa-no account filed
December 2021HailWest Tulsa-no account filed
April 2020HailWest Tulsa-no account filed
October 2019HailWest Tulsa-no account filed
May 2019HailWest Tulsa-no account filed
April 2017HailWest Tulsa-no account filed
March 2015HailWest Tulsa-no account filed
May 1993HailWest Tulsa-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tulsa 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
Tulsa1.4 miles23
Garden City1.7 miles14
Red Fork2.3 miles14
Kengle2.6 miles16
Carbondale2.9 miles14
Price3.5 miles16
Gray4.1 miles16
East Tulsa4.2 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1099616. 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.