Cherokee, Oklahoma
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Cherokee is the largest city within, and county seat of, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2020 census, a decline of 1.5 percent from 2010.
Alfalfa County Courthouse in Cherokee (2007)
Heat burst
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In meteorology, a heat burst is a rare atmospheric phenomenon characterized by a sudden, localized increase in air temperature near the Earth's surface. Heat bursts typically occur during night-time a
Cherokee, Oklahoma
…a few miles southeast of Cherokee. The salt plains are known for their unique hour-glass selenite crystals. On 11 July 1909, at 3:00 in the morning, a heat burst south of Cherokee reportedly caused the temperature to rise briefly to 136 °F (57.8 °C), desiccating crops in the area. Cherokee has a humid subtropical…
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