Webb, Arizona
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85355. The Survey maps it on the El Mirage quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS El Mirage quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS El Mirage quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
386 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 386 fires within 5 miles of Webb between 1992 and 2020, burning about 171 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 355 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | El Mirage Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sun City Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 4 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | El Mirage Fire Department | 3065 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111961 |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AIRLINE CANAL |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111966 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 153991 |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | El Mirage Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Webb: 8 producers, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, Salt, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Elder Muscovite #1 | Mica | Producer | ||
| Luke Salt Body - Southwest Salt Mine | Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1968 | |
| Halite Occurrence | Salt | Occurrence | ||
| Solid Salt Occurrence | Halite | Occurrence | ||
| Southwest Mine & Mill | Salt | Producer | ||
| Southwest Salt | Salt | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Halite Occurrence | Halite | Past Producer | Halite | |
| Allied Concrete Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Allied Concrete,Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Webb in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $10,000 | Thunderstorms with gusty outflow winds moved across the western portions of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on July 30th. Some of the stronger storms generated gusty outflow winds at least as high as 60 mph. The strong and gusty winds resulted in a power outage near and to the east of Luke Air Forecast Base, according to a trained weather spotter. The spotter indicated that power was out near the intersection of Glendale Avenue and Litchfield Road. No mention was made with regard to power lines or poles down in the area however. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $10,000 | Thunderstorms with very strong winds developed across the western portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the late afternoon hours on July 29th and one particularly strong storm affected Luke Air Force Base. At about 1700MST the storm generated an outflow wind measured at 83 mph by the official AWOS weather station at the base. According to federal officials, the strong winds downed several trees and caused a variety of minor damage to the air force base. No injuries were reported however. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Webb | - | Lines of showers and thunderstorms moved through the western portions of the greater Phoenix area during the very early morning hours on September 24th and some of the stronger storms continued to produce very heavy rains with peak rain rates well in excess of one inch per hour. The heavy rain led to an episode of flash flooding that occurred near the communities of Surprise and Waddell. According to a local broadcast media report, at about 0000MST heavy rains 2 miles south of Waddell resulted in the closure of Reems Road. No accidents were reported due to the flooding. A Flash Flood Warning had been issued about 30 minutes prior to the flooding. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bumstead | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Wayne | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| LaLoma Ranch | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Fennemore | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Citrus Park | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Litchfield Park | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Goldbadge | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Youngtown | 4.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24681. 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.








