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Randall County, Texas

34 topographic sheets cover 9 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Randall County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 77 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 1 district.
  • 1 of the 4 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 9 populated places in this county; 9 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

4

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Amarillo Globe Dream Housebuilding199797001532
L. T. Lester Housebuilding197878002975
Llano Cemetery Historic Districtdistrict199292000584
St. Mary's Catholic Churchbuilding198383003159

The county from the air

31 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 1,457 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 31 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-07-21, scale 1:20000
1953-07-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-07-21, scale 1:20000
1953-07-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-07-21, scale 1:20000
1953-07-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-07-21, scale 1:20000
1953-07-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-09, scale 1:60000
1954-02-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-09, scale 1:60000
1954-02-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-09, scale 1:60000
1954-02-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-02-09, scale 1:60000
1954-02-09, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24400
1967-02-14, scale 1:24400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24400
1967-02-14, scale 1:24400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24400
1967-02-14, scale 1:24400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-02-14, scale 1:24400
1967-02-14, scale 1:24400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-03-17, scale 1:62000
1969-03-17, scale 1:62000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-01, scale 1:24000
1973-06-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-01, scale 1:24000
1973-06-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-01, scale 1:24000
1973-06-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-06-01, scale 1:24000
1973-06-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-06-12, scale 1:111925
1974-06-12, scale 1:111925. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-06-12, scale 1:111925
1974-06-12, scale 1:111925. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-27, scale 1:80000
1976-01-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-27, scale 1:80000
1976-01-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-27, scale 1:80000
1976-01-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-01-27, scale 1:80000
1976-01-27, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-18, scale 1:41090
1977-02-18, scale 1:41090. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-18, scale 1:41090
1977-02-18, scale 1:41090. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-18, scale 1:41090
1977-02-18, scale 1:41090. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-02-18, scale 1:41090
1977-02-18, scale 1:41090. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-16, scale 1:15000
2002-04-16, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-16, scale 1:15000
2002-04-16, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-16, scale 1:15000
2002-04-16, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-16, scale 1:15000
2002-04-16, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

40 stations, 3 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

25 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 255-101Amarillo city - That part in Randall County comprising part of Justice Precinct 4 (Remainder is in Potter County) Amarillo city - That part (Area B - part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by County line; Jackson; 34th Ave.; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 584S, 592, 593, 594S, 595S, 596S, 597S, 598S, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618
  • 255-102Amarillo city in Randall County - That part (Area B-part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by 34th Ave.; Hayden; 41st Ave.; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 619, 620, 621, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 725, 726
  • 255-103Amarillo city in Randall County - That part (Area B-part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by 34th Ave.; Jackson, 38th Ave., Jackson; 41st Ave.; Hayden. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652
  • 255-104Amarillo city in Randall County - That part (Area B-part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by 41st Ave.; Jackson; City limits; City limits. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686
  • 255-105Amarillo city in Randall County - That part (Area C-part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by County line; City limits; City limits, 34th Ave., Taylor, 33rd Ave.; Jackson. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 711S, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786
  • 255-106Amarillo city in Randall County - That part (Area C-part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by 33rd Ave., Taylor, 34th Ave.; City limits; 36th Ave.; Jackson. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804
  • 255-107Amarillo city in Randall County - That part (Area C-part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by 30th Ave.; City limits; 40th Ave., Polk, 41st Ave.; Jackson, 38th, Jackson. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828
  • 255-108Amarillo city in Randall County - That part (Area C-part), in Justice Precinct 4 Bounded by 41st Ave., Polk, 40th Ave.; City limits; City limits; Jackson. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843
  • 255-109Amarillo city in Potter County - That part (Area A-part), in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; N. 11th Ave., Lake, N. 18th Ave.; Grand. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 823, 824, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846
  • 255-110Amarillo city in Potter County - That part (Area C-part), in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by 11th Ave.; City limits; City limits; City limits, Grand. This Enumeration District consists of the following blocks: 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864
  • 191-1Justice Precinct 1: Canyon city: Canyon city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Chestnut; State Ave.
  • 191-2Justice Precinct 1: Canyon city - That part Bounded by City limits; State Ave.; Chestnut; 3rd East, 3rd East extended
  • 191-3Justice Precinct 1: Canyon city - That part Bounded by Chestnut; City limits; City limits; City limits, 3rd East
  • 191-4Justice Precinct 1: Canyon city - That part Bounded by Chestnut; 3rd East; City limits; Conner Ave.
  • 191-5Justice Precinct 1: Canyon city - That part Bounded by City limits; 3rd East extended, 3rd East; Chestnut; Conner Ave.
  • 191-6Justice Precinct 1: Canyon city - That part Bounded by City limits; Conner Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 191-7AJustice Precinct 1 - That part Bounded by Precinct line; Precinct line; Off-set line approximately 1/2 mile south of and parallel to State Highway 217, State Highway 21;7 Canyon city limits, U. S. Highway 60
  • 191-7BJustice Precinct 1 - That part Bounded by State Highway 217, Off-set line approximately 1/2 mile south of and parallel to State Highway 217; Precinct line, County line; Precinct line; U. S. Highway 87, Canyon city limits
  • 191-8Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of U.S. Hwys. 60 & 87, outside Canyon city
  • 191-9Justice Precinct 2
  • 191-10Justice Precinct 3: Happy town - That part in Randall County comprising part of Justice Precinct 3 (Remainder of Happy town is in Justice Precinct 3, Swisher County)
  • 191-11Justice Precinct 3 - That part outside Happy town
  • 191-12Justice Precinct 4: Justice Precinct 4 - That part Bounded by Amarillo city limits; Property line of Tradewind Airport; Property line of Tradewind Airport; Property line of Tradewind Airport
  • 191-13BJustice Precinct 4 - That part Bounded by Amarillo city limits, Property line of Tradewind Airport, Amarillo city limits, County line; County line; Precinct line; Unnamed Rd., Amarillo city limits
  • 191-13AJustice Precinct 4 - That part Bounded by County line; Amarillo city limits, Unnamed Rd.; Precinct line; Precinct line

Wildfire, 1995 to 2020

952 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 952 of them, burning about 43,320 acres. 64 started naturally and 22 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined436
Equipment and vehicle use181
Debris and open burning144
Natural64
Power generation/transmission/distribution47
Smoking27
Arson/incendiarism22
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Recreation and ceremony7
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Other causes3
Fireworks1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined16,803 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCANYON FIRE
24 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,000 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife RefugeEAST HEREFORD
27 February 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1,659 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTANGLEWOOD FIRE
12 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,500 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
16 December 2003Equipment and vehicle use1,000 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHIGH PLAINS - 1
12 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,000 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 October 2005Smoking625 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife RefugeBUFFALO_LAKE_1
19 June 2011Arson/incendiarism607 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNANCE RANCH FIRE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 1,492 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,492 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 17 injuries and about $299,458,960 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail898
Thunderstorm Wind365
Flash Flood101
Tornado86
Flood21
Heavy Rain13
Funnel Cloud4
Lightning3
Dust Devil1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1995Tornado (F2)Amarillo1 killed, 12 hurt, $500,000no account filed
December 2012Thunderstorm WindTimbercreek Canyon1 killedA 69 mph thunderstorm winds gusts estimated via radar caused a tractor trailer rollover accident at the intersection of McAfee Road and Washington Street in Amarillo (Randall County). The tractor trailer was traveling south along Washington Street as a line of thunderstorms moved from west to east across Amarillo. The line of thunderstorms produced a downdraft which struck the tractor trailer perpendicular to its path of travel causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The driver of the semi-tractor trailer died as a result of the rollover.
July 2000LightningAmarillo1 killedno account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindAmarillo1 killedno account filed
June 1992Hailnot stated2 hurtno account filed
March 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
October 1999LightningCanyon1 hurtA fourteen-year old boy was critically injured in the Lake Tanglewood area after being struck by lightning.
May 2013HailAmarillo$50,000,000A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. An amateur radio operator at the intersection of Soncy Road and 45th Ave reported half dollar size hail. Approximately 300 vehicles suffered hail damage at Street Toyota on the western side of this intersection and the adjacent neighborhood suffered varying degrees of roof damage. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th.
June 2004HailAmarillo$25,000,000Reported in the Sleepy Hollow area of south Amarillo. Many roofs and skylights to homes damaged by the hail.
June 2004HailCanyon$25,000,000Reported at Hunsley Road and Interstate 27. Many homes had damage to roofs and skylights from the hail.
June 2004HailAmarillo$25,000,000Many homes and cars damaged by the hail including roofs...windows and skylights.
June 2004HailAmarillo$20,000,000Reported at Farm to Market Road 2186 about one mile west of Soncy Road. Several homes had damage to roofs and skylights from the hail.
June 2004HailAmarillo$20,000,000Reported at 34th and Georgia Street. The large hail damaged roofs to many homes.
June 2004HailAmarillo$20,000,000Reported at Hillside Road and Bell Street. Many homes had damage to roofs and skylights from the hail.
June 2004HailAmarillo$15,000,000Reported in the Greyhawk subdivision south of Soncy Road and the southern part of Loop 335/Hollywood Road. Many homes and cars damaged by the hail including roofs...windows and skylights.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$10,000,000Thunderstorms formed along a dryline stretching east-northeastward across Randall and Potter Counties during the afternoon hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms would take a northeast track which allowed them to move over the dryline. This caused the thunderstorms to produce isolated downbursts across the city. One such thunderstorm produced a downburst which snapped two power poles at the intersection of Washington Street and Farmers Road (Randall County). The Amarillo Emergency Manager (Potter and Randall County) relayed the report of damage and the Amarillo Police department were deployed to block off traffic in that area. The thunderstorm decayed quickly after moving to the dry side of the dryline due to ingesting much drier air into the updrafts. No injuries were associated with this gust.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCanyon$10,000,000Thunderstorms formed along a dryline stretching east-northeastward across Randall and Potter Counties during the afternoon hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms would take a northeast track which allowed them to move over the dryline. This caused the thunderstorms to produce isolated downbursts across the city. One such thunderstorm produced a localized downburst which downed power poles on US Highway 60 west of the city of Canyon (Randall County). The thunderstorm decayed quickly after moving to the dry side of the dryline due to ingesting much drier air into the updrafts. No injuries were associated with this gust.
May 2013HailAmarillo$10,000,000A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. This supercell thunderstorm produced copious amounts of large destructive hail across the city. An off duty National Weather Service employee reported golf ball size hail at their residence. This hail caused damage to neighboring homes and vehicles. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the Amarillo city limits shortly before midnight on the 29th.
May 2013HailUmbarger$10,000,000A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. This supercell produced baseball size hail as it moved across the southern portion of Bushland (Randall County). The hail caused damage to structures and damaged power transformers which put off power flashes that the Bushland Emergency Manager reported. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it away from Bushland.
June 2004HailCanyon$10,000,000Reported at Rockwell Road and Interstate 27. Several homes and businesses had damage to roofs and windows.
May 2000HailAmarillo$10,000,000Damage estimate of ten million dollars includes damage estimated for all of Potter and Randall counties.
June 1999HailCanyon$8,000,000Three car dealerships just north of Canyon sustained heavy damage to around two hundred to three hundred vehicles and to their buildings with an estimated cost of one and a half million to two million dollars per dealership. The rest of the damage was to windows, skylights and roofs of homes on the north side of Canyon.
June 2020HailAmarillo$5,000,000A swath of hail ranging from penny to ping pong ball size hail fell across southern Potter and northern Randall County as a severe storm tracked along the county line from western Amarillo into central portions of Amarillo in slightly over a 20 minute period of time. At that point the hail core crossed completely into Potter County and continued. The largest hail fell near the Potter/Randall County line and a 2 inch hail report was received just across the line in Potter County. The swath of severe hail extended at least 1.5 miles into northern Randall county (from the county line to near 45th). Some dents were noted on vehicles, and leaves were stripped from trees. A few smaller limbs were brought down.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$5,000,000A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. The supercell entered the city limits of Amarillo during the late night hours of the 28th. As this supercell thunderstorm moved over the Windtree Apartment complex it produced a localized downburst which split a 3 foot diameter tree in two. The southward split portion of the tree feel onto southward facing apartments and broke windows and skylights of these apartments. No injuries were reported with this damage.
May 1999HailAmarillo$2,500,000Large hail damaged siding and broke windows in homes and also caused roof damage in south and southwest Amarillo.
May 1982Tornado (F3)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
April 1970Tornado (F4)not stated$2,500,000no account filed
May 1997HailAmarillo$2,000,000Numerous cars damaged at car dealerships at 34th Street and Georgia Street.
June 2025HailCanyon$1,000,000A supercell thunderstorm tracked through southern Randall County and produced a swath of large hail from up to seven miles northwest of Canyon, and through the city of Canyon. Hail initially was around ping pong ball size but grew larger as the storm went through Canyon, producing hail up two and a half inches in diameter in Canyon. With measured winds around 70-80mph, much of this hail was wind-driven and produced significant damage to roofs, siding and broke many windows. While the total number of windows broken is unknown, it is at least 35.
May 1999HailAmarillo$1,000,000Large hail damaged a total of eight hundred and fifty automobiles at Gene Messer Ford in southwest Amarillo and Westgate Chevrolet on the west side of Amarillo causing a total of two and a half million dollars. The rest of the damage was to other people's cars , roof damage, windows of homes and sky lights.
March 2021Tornado (EF2)Buffalo Lake$600,000This tornado was a continuation from Swisher County. The tornado damaged numerous electrical transmission lines with power poles snapped along the path. Several homes sustained significant roof damage. One home lost large sections of roof |decking material and this together with a collapsed cell phone |tower led to an EF2 rating. Otherwise, damage to power poles, out |buildings, trees, and fencing suggested EF0 to EF1 ratings along |the tornado path. This tornado handed off to a new tornado - the |Palo Duro Canyon to Washburn tornado - just east of its path and |both tornadoes occurred simultaneously for several minutes before |the first tornado dissipated.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Canyon$500,000This tornado started around Northridge Drive where it brought down some tree limbs, It then crossed Hunsley Road where it began to impact homes, resulting in roof damage and fencing damage. It caused some fencing damage and minor roof damage to Freedom Fellowship Church. It then moved through the Madison Park subdivision, turning more to the west and following along Tatum Schulte Lane and Willeford Lane. Here, several homes received roof damage, fencing damage and some tree damage. Many of the homes sustained damage as a result of failure to the garage or porch roofs. One home had damage to cars and the home as a result|of a camper that went airborne, finally resting on between houses three doors down. The tornado then turned back to the southwest, crossing FM 2590 and causing additional tree and roof damage to some homes along Aztec Road. It crossed Hunsley Road again and the tornado lifted in the field behind a home. The maximum estimated winds were 110mph.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$500,000Damaging winds hit the Route 66 Raceway with large sections of bleachers rolled back and fences downed.
October 1994HailAmarillo$500,000no account filed
October 1994HailAmarillo$500,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$500,000no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$500,000no account filed
March 2021Tornado (EF1)Palo Duro Canyon State Park$300,000The original tornado - Happy to Palo Duro Canyon - associated with this tornado's parent supercell handed off to this second major tornado. Storm chaser video and damage patterns suggest the tornado was either multi-vortex or that multiple satellites may have occurred. Both the original and newly developing tornadoes were briefly on the ground simultaneously. This tornado was narrow initially and possibly consisted of multiple cones as it damaged camp grounds around the rim of Palo Duro State Park. One cabin sustained EF1 damage as its roof was completely removed. A porch likely caught the wind and aided in the damage of the roof, which is why this tornado was not rated higher. Several travel trailers were flipped and one was destroyed at another campground, but none of these trailers were anchored. Minor damage occurred to weaker structures at the state park entrance and there was notable tree damage as well. The tornado crossed the canyon and grew large on the east side, but remained in very rural country. Another rapid and complicated tornado handoff to the Palo Duro Canyon to Washburn tornado occurred east of the canyon around the Randall/Armstrong County line near the intersection of 1258 and Goathead Road as a new circulation took over.
June 1995HailCanyon$300,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindUmbarger$260,000Widespread wind damage occurred as a supercell moved from just west of Canyon and through Canyon. This damage consisted of snapped large and healthy tree branches , at least one uprooted tree, major roof damage, structural damage to an old outbuilding, blown over farm equipment, campers and high profile vehicles, and at least ten snapped power poles. There was also a measured wind gust of 84 mph at the mesonet site located one mile west of Canyon.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindCanyon$250,000Several mobile homes were damaged with six to ten receiving moderate damage and twenty-five to thirty receiving only slight damage. Some vehicles were overturned and a few outbuildings had roofs or sidings ripped off. A dozen power poles were snapped by the strong winds. A large round trampoline was lifted over a house and split a big cedar rail fence like toothpicks. A Chevrolet dealer had tiles blown off the building and there was damage to vehicles on the lot.
September 1988Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1962Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1962Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 2004Tornado (F1)Canyon$225,000The tornado caused damage to four homes at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1541 and Nance Road. One home sustained major damage...losing the entire roof. The other three homes received minor damage. A boat and a horse trailer were also tossed around by the tornado and heavily damaged. No injuries were reported.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$150,000no account filed
September 2007Flash FloodCanyon$138,000Extensive flash flooding was ongoing in and around Canyon with water flowing into some homes. Five to seven inches of rain fell during the time of the flash flooding. Dumpsters and large timber were floating down the streets with water entering the Junior High School and the Intermediate School. Vehicles and other storage items were washed out of the garages at the Palo Duro Retirement Village. Many streets in Canyon were flooded and impassable...including Russell Long Boulevard...which had several cars floating down the road and was closed down. Portions of U.S. Highway 87 and the intersection of 28th Street and 4th Avenue were also impassable due to flooding. The Canyon Fire Department had to rescue about a dozen stranded motorists. The northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 27 east of Canyon were shut down and traffic along Farm to Market Road 1541 was rerouted. Hunsley Hills Boulevard was also closed. Runoff from the rainfall washed away three hundred yards of caliche from a construction site near the intersection of U.S. Highway 87 and U.S. Highway 60. Also...a section of Farm to Market Road 3331 between U.S. Highway 60 and Interstate 27 was washed away. Water entered many homes in Canyon and several homes had water entering into the basements. No injuries and no fatalities were reported.
September 2012Flash FloodAmarillo$125,000Thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall caused flash flooding during the late afternoon hours across much of southern Amarillo, Texas. One foot of water was reported to be over the road at Westgate Parkway and Soncy Road in southwest Amarillo. Water was reported over both sides of 34th Avenue between Soncy Road and Coulter Street with only the center turn lane not flooding. Water was also reported over Ross Street at Interstate 40. There was a report of high water over the road at 34th Avenue and South Bolton Street with the water over the hoods of vehicles. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindUmbarger$100,000no account filed
June 1995HailCanyon$100,000no account filed
June 1995HailUmbarger$100,000no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$100,000no account filed
June 1995HailCanyon$100,000no account filed
October 2007Tornado (EF1)Ogg$90,000The tornado touched down in a field south of W Dowlen Road and east of S Hope Road approximately ten miles east southeast of Buffalo Lake or about thirteen miles south of Canyon at 2316 CST. The tornado continued moving northeast for twelve miles to just south of E Cemetery Road where it lifted at 2335 CST. Damage was first noted along W Dowlen Road...west of Running Water Road. The damage path continued northeast across Running Water Road...U.S. Highway 87 and then to near the intersection of W Hungate Road and Interstate 27. Substantial damage was noted to barns...power poles...fencing and a trailer. The tornado then continued moving northeast across another field and intensified near Tradewind Street...roughly two miles south of West County Road 283. Considerable damage to property was found including a large metal container...metal roofing...numerous trees...three double support transmission line poles...three barns...and minor damage to a homestead. The tornado also lifted and displaced a heavy metal vat full of metal tools and equipment. The tornado also moved two large diesel tanks that sat atop support pedestals behind two of the barns...one of which was completely full.
June 2003Flash FloodCanyon$80,000Major flash flooding in the city of Canyon. Numerous roads were closed and garbage dumpsters were reported floating down the street. Bar ditches were reported overflowing. One home received damage by flood waters on Country Club Road and two other homes had their basements flooded. There was a high water vehicle rescue performed in Canyon at the intersection of Country Club Road and Rockwell Road when a woman drove her vehicle into flood waters which then swept her vehicle into the ditch. The water was reported to be up to her vehicle's windows. The woman was rescued by the Canyon Fire Department and no injuries occurred.
May 2002HailCanyon$80,000Skylights broken and lots of roof damage along with windshields broken and damage to aircraft.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindAmarillo$80,000no account filed
October 1998Tornado (F1)Canyon$75,000no account filed
May 1996HailCanyon$75,000no account filed
October 2004Flash FloodCanyon$68,000no account filed

Every populated place in the county

9

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.