Country United States County Murray Local time Tuesday 3:39 PM | State Oklahoma Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 37% Humidity | ||
Joy is a small rural community in Murray County, Oklahoma. It was named for the nearby Joy School. Joy School, in turn, was the name selected from a 1922 student contest to choose a new name when the Carr Flats, Talley, and Wheeler schools consolidated.
Map of Joy, OK 73098, USA
On May 19, 2010, an EF1 tornado struck Joy, damaging houses, outbuildings, trees and power poles.
On May 9, 2016, an EF2 tornado struck Joy, damaging about 80% of the land area in Joy, damaging houses, trees, and even roads around the area.
References
Joy, Oklahoma Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA