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Webb County, Texas

55 topographic sheets cover 79 settlements here, and 9 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

9 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Texas within the United States
Webb County within Texas

What the record shows

  • 651 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings and 4 districts.
  • 3 of the 9 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 79 populated places in this county; 79 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

9

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
Barrio Azteca Historic Districtdistrict200303000431
Fort McIntoshdistrict197575002011
Hamilton Hotelbuilding199292000363
Laredo US Post Office, Court House and Custom Housebuilding200101000516
Los Ojuelosdistrict197676002084
Pan-American Courts and Cafebuilding2022100007392
San Augustin de Laredo Historic Districtdistrict197373001983
U.S. Inspection Station-Laredo, Texasbuilding201414000600
Webb County Courthousebuilding198181000635

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1892 - Perspective map of the city of Laredo, Texas, the Gateway to and from Mexico
Bird's-eye view (1892) - Perspective map of the city of Laredo, Texas, the Gateway to and from Mexico. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

3 of 7 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 7 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Alamo Court, U.S. 81 and 83, Laredo, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Alamo Court, U.S. 81 and 83, Laredo, Texas. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart OC 226, Laredo International Airport, Laredo, Texas, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart OC 226, Laredo International Airport, Laredo, Texas. United States. National Ocean Service, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Scrapbook of Leonor A. Field, Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital - undated
Scrapbook of Leonor A. Field. Field, Leonor A, Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 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 2,568 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 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, 1947-08-09, scale 1:20000
1947-08-09, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-08-09, scale 1:20000
1947-08-09, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-08-09, scale 1:20000
1947-08-09, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-08-09, scale 1:20000
1947-08-09, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-05-21, scale 1:20000
1953-05-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-05-21, scale 1:20000
1953-05-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-05-21, scale 1:20000
1953-05-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-05-21, scale 1:20000
1953-05-21, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-19, scale 1:71500
1955-01-19, scale 1:71500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-19, scale 1:71500
1955-01-19, scale 1:71500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-19, scale 1:71500
1955-01-19, scale 1:71500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-01-19, scale 1:71500
1955-01-19, scale 1:71500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-12-01, scale 1:63996
1956-12-01, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-08, scale 1:63996
1957-12-08, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-08, scale 1:63996
1957-12-08, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-08, scale 1:63996
1957-12-08, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-08, scale 1:63996
1957-12-08, scale 1:63996. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-23, scale 1:17200
1964-02-23, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-23, scale 1:17200
1964-02-23, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-23, scale 1:17200
1964-02-23, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-02-23, scale 1:17200
1964-02-23, scale 1:17200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-13, scale 1:19600
1967-03-13, scale 1:19600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-13, scale 1:19600
1967-03-13, scale 1:19600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-13, scale 1:19600
1967-03-13, scale 1:19600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-03-13, scale 1:19600
1967-03-13, scale 1:19600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-13, scale 1:17600
1970-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-13, scale 1:17600
1970-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-13, scale 1:17600
1970-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-02-13, scale 1:17600
1970-02-13, scale 1:17600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-08, scale 1:22400
1972-10-08, scale 1:22400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-08, scale 1:22400
1972-10-08, scale 1:22400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-08, scale 1:22400
1972-10-08, scale 1:22400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-10-08, scale 1:22400
1972-10-08, scale 1:22400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-04, scale 1:26000
1973-02-04, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-04, scale 1:26000
1973-02-04, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-04, scale 1:26000
1973-02-04, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-04, scale 1:26000
1973-02-04, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-01, scale 1:26000
1974-01-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-01, scale 1:26000
1974-01-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-01, scale 1:26000
1974-01-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-01-01, scale 1:26000
1974-01-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-03-05, scale 1:65333
1980-03-05, scale 1:65333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-03-05, scale 1:65333
1980-03-05, scale 1:65333. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-03-05, scale 1:66000
1980-03-05, scale 1:66000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1980-03-05, scale 1:64000
1980-03-05, scale 1:64000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:64763
1989-12-12, scale 1:64763. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:64863
1989-12-12, scale 1:64863. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-12-12, scale 1:64663
1989-12-12, scale 1:64663. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

52 stations, 4 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

70 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.

  • 240-1Laredo city, comprising parts of Justice Precincts 1 and 2: Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Clark; Loring
  • 240-2Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; Loring; Lane; Logen
  • 240-3Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; Logan; Montgomery; Monterrey
  • 240-4Justice Precinct 1: Decatur city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Fort Worth and Denver Railway; E. Walnut, W. Walnut; U.S. Highway 81, Donald, N. Cowen, Henry, Waggoner's Branch
  • 240-5Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Montgomery; Monterrey; Oikane, Zacate Creek, Bruni; San Eduardo
  • 240-6Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Montgomery; Logan; Oikane; Monterrey
  • 240-7Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1, excluding Catholic Orphans Home Bounded by Clark; City limits; Market; Loring
  • 240-8Catholic Orphans Home (In Laredo city, Ward 1, Justice Precinct 1)
  • 240-9Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Oikane; Logan; Fremont; Monterrey
  • 240-10Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Bruni, Zacate Creek, Oikane; Monterrey; Musser, Garza; San Eduardo
  • 240-11Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Garza, Musser; Monterrey; Guerrero, Benavides; San Eduardo
  • 240-12Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Fremont; Logan; Galveston; Monterrey
  • 240-13Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1, excluding Ursaline Academy and Convent Bounded by Lane; Loring; Laredo; Logan
  • 240-14Ursaline Academy and Convent (In Laredo city, Ward 1, in Justice Precinct 1)
  • 240-15Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Galveston; Logan; Corpus Christi; Monterrey
  • 240-16Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Benavides, Guerrero; Monterrey; Garfield, Moctezuma; San Eduardo
  • 240-17Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Moctezuna, Garfield; Monterrey; Laredo, Victoria; San Eduardo
  • 240-18Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Victoria, Laredo; Monterrey; Matamoros; San Eduardo
  • 240-19Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Matamoros; San Enrique, Hidalgo, San George; Lincoln; San Eduardo
  • 240-20Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Matamoros; Monterrey; Lincoln; San George, Hidalgo, San Enrique
  • 240-21Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Corpus Christi; Logan; Rosario; Monterrey
  • 240-22Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Laredo; Loring; Aldama; Logan
  • 240-23Justice Precinct 6 - That part south and west of Denton Creek
  • 240-24Justice Precinct 7: Bridgeport city: Bridgeport city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits, 17th, Thompson, 17th; Halsell, Railroad Crossing; Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway
  • 240-25Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Lincoln; Monterrey, Zacate Creek, Monterrey, Monterrey extended; City limits; San Leonardo extended, San Leonardo
  • 240-26Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Rosario; Maryland, Maryland extended; City limits; Monterrey extended, Monterrey, Zacate Creek, Monterrey
  • 240-27Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Rosario; Logan, Logan extended; City limits; Maryland extended, Maryland
  • 240-28Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Aldama; Loring; Gates, McPherson, McPherson extended, City limits; Logan extended, Logan
  • 240-29BLaredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Market; City limits; Chacon Creek; Malinche
  • 240-29ALaredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Market; Malinche, Chacon Creek; City limits; McPherson extended, McPherson, Gates, Loring
  • 240-30Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Chacon Creek; City limits; Vicente; City limits
  • 240-31Laredo city - That part of Ward 1 in Justice Precinct 2 Bounded by Vicente; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 240-32Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; San Eduardo; Garden; San Bernardo
  • 240-33Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; San Bernardo; Garden; Flores
  • 240-34Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Garden; Sta. Ursula; Sanchez; Flores
  • 240-35Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Garden; San Eduardo; Park; Sta. Ursula
  • 240-36Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Park; San Eduardo; Garcia; Sta. Ursula
  • 240-37Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Sanchez; Sta. Ursula; Garcia; Flores
  • 240-38Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Garcia; Sta. Ursula; Moctezuma; Flores
  • 240-39Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Garcia; San Eduardo; Matamoros; Sta.Ursula
  • 240-40Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Moctezuma; Sta. Ursula; Matamoros; Flores
  • 240-41Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1, excluding Plaza Hotel Bounded by Matamoros; Sta. Ursula, Sta. Ursula extended; City limits; Flores extended, Flores
  • 240-42Plaza Hotel (In Laredo city, Ward 2, in Justice Precinct 1)
  • 240-43Laredo city - That part of Ward 2 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Matamoros; San Eduardo, San Eduardo extended; City limits; Sta. Ursula extended, Sta. Ursula
  • 240-44Laredo city - That part of Ward 3 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; Flores; Burnside; Davis
  • 240-45Laredo city - That part of Ward 3 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Burnside; Flores; Park; Davis
  • 240-46Laredo city - That part of Ward 3 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Park; Flores; Garza, Juarez, Callaghan; Davis
  • 240-47Laredo city - That part of Ward 3 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Callaghan, Juarez, Garza; Flores; Benavides; Davis
  • 240-48Laredo city - That part of Ward 3 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Benavides; Flores; Washington; Davis
  • 240-49Laredo city - That part of Ward 3 in Justice Precinct 1, excluding Hamilton Hotel Bounded by Washington; Flores; Hidalgo; Davis
  • 240-50Hamilton Hotel (In Laredo city, Ward 3, in Justice Precinct 1)
  • 240-51Laredo city - That part of Ward 3 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Hidalgo; Flores, Flores extended; City limits; Davis extended, Davis
  • 240-52Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by City limits; Davis; Jackson; City limits
  • 240-53Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Jackson; Eagle Pass; Sanchez; City limits
  • 240-54Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Jackson; Davis; Sanchez; Eagle Pass
  • 240-55Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Sanchez; Davis; Coke; Santa Isabel
  • 240-56Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1, excluding Fort McIntosh Bounded by Sanchez; Santa Isabel; Water; City limits
  • 240-57Fort McIntosh (In Laredo city, Ward 4, in Justice Precinct 4)
  • 240-58Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Coke; Davis; Victoria; Santa Isabel
  • 240-59Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Victoria; Davis; Hidalgo; Santa Isabel
  • 240-60Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Hidalgo; Davis; Water; Santa Isabel
  • 240-61Laredo city - That part of Ward 4 in Justice Precinct 1 Bounded by Water; Davis, Davis extended; City limits; City limits
  • 240-62Justice Precinct 1, outside Laredo city: Justice Precinct 1 - That part northeast of U.S. Highway 81, outside Laredo city
  • 240-63Justice Precinct 1 - That part northwest of U.S. Highway 81 and east of U.S. Highway 83 and Tajanes Creek, outside Laredo city
  • 240-64Justice Precinct 1 - That part west of U.S. Highway 83, and northwest of Tajanes Creek (Remainder of Justice Precinct 1 is in Laredo city)
  • 240-65Justice Precinct 2, outside Laredo city: Justice Precinct 2 - That part east of Blancas San Juanita Creek
  • 240-66Justice Precinct 2 - That part west of Blancas San Juanita Creek, outside Laredo city (Remainder of Justice Precinct 2 is in Laredo city)
  • 240-67Justice Precinct 4
  • 240-68Justice Precinct 5: Justice Precinct 5 - That part north of U.S. Highway 59
  • 240-69Justice Precinct 5 - That part south of U.S. Highway 59

Wildfire, 2006 to 2020

178 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 178 of them, burning about 17,026 acres. 3 started naturally and 4 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning75
Missing data/not specified/undetermined55
Equipment and vehicle use18
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking9
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 May 2006Recreation and ceremony10,919 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceENCINAL
29 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFARCO MINE FIRE
14 December 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,400 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMINE
6 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use600 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILDLAND FIRE
18 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSAN IGNACIO RD.
13 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined350 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTREVINO RANCH
14 December 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSHFIRE
9 May 2011Debris and open burning200 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDIPPER RANCH WEBB COUNTY

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

Storms, 1956 to 2025

60 of 415 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 415 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, no injuries and about $69,738,780 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail158
Flash Flood109
Thunderstorm Wind106
Heavy Rain22
Tornado10
Flood5
Funnel Cloud4
Lightning1

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
June 2007Flash FloodLaredo1 killed, $1,000,000A widespread 4 to 6 inches of torrential rainfall fell across Laredo during the early morning hours with localized amounts possibly up to 8 inches. 4.29 was recorded by a television station on the north side of town. 5.41 was recorded at the Laredo International Airport between 1 and 3 AM CDT before lightning knocked out the AWISS site. Widespread flash flooding occurred on many city streets and several creeks and storm drainage ditches across Laredo. Over 100 vehicles were stalled in high water and many vehicles were carried off of streets by the high water. A van with 6 family members drove into high water near Century Blvd and Loop 20. The van became buoyant and was swept into Chacon Creek shortly before 330 AM CDT. The family abandoned the van and 5 members were able to escape to higher ground, however a 14 year girl drowned in the creek. Another vehicle was also swept into the same creek. All four occupants of this vehicle were able to escape to higher ground.||The high water resulted in major damage to 18 homes and minor damage to 50 others. An unspecified number of businesses in sections of the city also had damage from the high water.|||
September 1996HailLaredo1 killedno account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLaredo$33,000,000A NWS storm survey team observed the most severe damage at the Laredo International Airport and homes and businesses surrounding the airport. $750,000 in damage was done to city owned buildings at the airport. An estimated $2 million in damage was done to privately owned buildings and hangars on airport grounds. Twenty five aircraft were damaged, most in hangars which failed. A parked Boeing 737 was blown off a runway and through a chain linked fence. An American Eagle plane suffered punctures when a jet way was flipped over into it. The main terminal building suffered minor roof damage. Runways were closed until the next morning so crews could survey them for damage. Thirty two homes, mobile home and apartments sustained major damage along the path of the storm in Laredo. A total of $3.5 million in damage was done to buildings and facilities belonging to the City of Laredo. Twenty five thousand homes were left without power that night. Power officials reported 40 electrical poles snapped in half.
May 2017Thunderstorm Wind(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$20,000,000Damage survey in connection with a severe thunderstorm revealed straight-line wind damage along a line around 5 miles in length and 1 mile in width across northwest Laredo. The damage was from west of the intersection of Interstate 69W and Mines Road to the intersection of east Del Mar Boulevard and McPherson Road. Damage was widespread through this area with numerous large tree limbs snapped, shingle damage to homes, dozens of utility poles bent or broken. The most significant damage occurred at the U.S. Customs facility near World Trade Bridge #3 and to homes in the Villas San Agustin neighborhood. At the U.S. Customs facility, several tractor trailers were overturned, and extensive damage occurred to the metal roof of this facility with several air conditioners blown off. Wind gusts were estimated to be between 80 and 95 mph. The World Trade Bridge was closed to commercial cargo traffic for nearly a week. Within the Villas San Agustin subdivision, 4 new homes that were under construction, slid off their foundations and collapsed. Debris from these properties impacted several nearby homes causing extensive damage. Numerous homes in this subdivision lost shingles. Laredo Fire Station #9, located near Interstate 69 and Mines Road, lost its metal roof. Farther southeast, in the Dominion Del Mar, Terra Hills, and Northview subdivisions, numerous large tree limbs were broken, utility poles were bent or broken and a cement wall under construction at the Laredo Fire Department was toppled.
July 2010Flood(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$5,250,000no account filed
July 2012Flash FloodLake Casa Blanca$2,000,000Laredo Fire Chief reported flash flooding across the north and northeast side of the city. Portions of Interstate 35 were closed north of Laredo near mile marker 12 due to debris blocking the roadway. Several high water rescues occurred with motorists stranded in high water in northeast Laredo. One person was evacuated from her home due to rising water near the intersection of Shiloh Road and McPherson Road. Eleven people were evacuated from a home near Orange Blossom Loop. Around 100 homes were damaged by the flood waters in northeast Laredo with many of the homes receiving damage in the tens of thousands of dollars.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindLaredo Intl Arpt$1,500,000A supercell produced severe winds, with a measured gust of 61 mph at the Laredo International Airport (LRD), causing damage to homes, businesses, trees and power poles throughout the north and east-central side of the city. Over 11,000 customers were left without power on the evening of the 14th and morning of the 15th, forcing many businesses to close and school to cancel classes. The storm also tore a roof off of the administrative building at the Laredo Community College (LCC). There were other LCC buildings which received minor damage.
April 1994HailLaredo$500,000Thunderstorms formed just before 0100 CST just to the west of Laredo in Mexico and began moving toward the northeast. At 0135 CST the sheriff's department in Laredo reported golf ball-sized hail that was accumulating up to six inches deep in places on Highway 83 South. Power was reported out in the downtown area and the southern parts of the city. Some of the low areas in Laredo were briefly flooded by the accompanying heavy rain.
April 1994HailBruni$500,000Thunderstorms formed just before 0100 CST just to the west of Laredo in Mexico and began moving toward the northeast. At 0135 CST the sheriff's department in Laredo reported golf ball-sized hail that was accumulating up to six inches deep in places on Highway 83 South. Power was reported out in the downtown area and the southern parts of the city. Some of the low areas in Laredo were briefly flooded by the accompanying heavy rain.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindLaredo$500,000Wind gusts to 90 mph were recorded at the Laredo Airport. Damage was reported to several buildings, vehicles and aircraft.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLaredo$300,000The strong winds toppled trees and damaged the roof of a business in the downtown area. Many branches were broken and left in the middle of streets due to the strong winds. Perez Elementary in south Laredo suffered significant roof damage due to the storm. Multiple power lines were blown down.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindLaredo$250,000The broadcast media reported some downed power poles and reports of wind damage to a few buildings within Laredo. Severe damage was reported at the Sacred Heart Childrens Home with partial roof loss over the dining room as well as smaller cottages around the facility.
September 2017Flash FloodLaredo Link Arpt$250,000Several roads were flooded in the community of Rio Bravo. Some houses were flooded.
May 2016HailPescadito$250,000Television station showed pictures of hail through social media in excess of three inches in diameter in the community of Ranchitos Las Lomas. Several cars suffered broken windshields. Several homes had holes where hail went through the roof or walls. A county vehicle suffered hail damage. A basketball goal was broken by the hail at the community center.
May 2015Flash FloodLaredo$250,000Rainfall of 3 to 3 and half inches in an hour produced major flooding in the northern portions of Laredo. Flood waters were in several houses in Del Mar area of north Laredo. The North Creek shopping center at Del Mar and Interstate 35 had several cars with water to roof.
May 2012HailCallaghan$250,000Large hail up to the size of softballs occurred for 20 minutes near Callaghan Ranch at mile marker 28 on Interstate 35. Several car windows were broken out.
September 2012Flash FloodLaredo Afb$250,000Numerous reports of motorists stranded in rising water throughout the city of Laredo. Many low water crossings were under water.
May 2020FloodLaredo$200,000Vehicles were stalled in water on the streets. Two individuals were rescued from flooding in their home. Water was approximately 1.5 feet deep in parts of the city of Rio Bravo.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLaredo$200,000Ten utility poles were snapped along the Zapata Highway near La Pita Mangana Road in south Laredo. Power was cut off from 9000 customers in south Laredo. Road signs were blown over also.
May 2015Flash FloodLaredo Afb$125,000Major street flooding occurred in the central and southern portions of Laredo. Motorists were stranded at several intersections.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindLaredo$125,000A wet microburst of short duration occurred over the northern portion of Laredo. the winds caused damage at a car dealership with windows blown out of several cars along with a few office windows. Approximately 20 cars were damaged at a Mercedes dealership. Several light posts were blown down along with some power lines.
May 2017Flash FloodLaredo$100,000Cars were half submerged under water in parts of Laredo. Report was received through social media.
May 2017HailPescadito$100,000Storm chaser reported tennis ball sized hail east of Laredo.
April 2017Flash Flood(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$100,000Intersections at Shiloh Drive and San Dario Avenue, at Mines Road and Las Cruces Drive, and Atlanta and Racho Viejo Drives were under water with cars stranded.
September 2017Flash FloodLaredo$100,000Several water rescues of individuals trying to drive through low water crossings around Laredo. Most were on the south side of town but a few were on the northwest side and in the center of town. Flooding occurred near Laredo Community College.
May 2016HailPescadito$100,000Photo on social media of hail to the size of baseballs in Ranchitos Las Lomas.
March 2016Hail(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$100,000Golf ball sized hail occurred across the northwest side of Laredo west of Mines Road.
May 2014HailLake Casa Blanca$100,000Golf ball sized hail damaged cars near Alexander High School on the northeast side of Laredo.
October 2013Flash FloodCallaghan$100,000Interstate 35 near mile marker 37 was closed due to flooding and multiple car accidents.
March 2012HailLaredo Link Arpt$100,000Hail almost to tennis ball size occurred in the western portions of the community of Rio Bravo. Damage to cars and broken windshields were reported.
September 2012Heavy RainLaredo$100,000A rainfall observer reported very heavy rain occurred near intersection of Saldana and Jacaman Road. The observer measured 5.62 inches of rain. Widespread flooding was reported in the area.
September 2012Flash Flood(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$100,000Rising water stranded motorists at several locations on the north side of Laredo.
May 2007Thunderstorm Wind(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$100,000Damage caused by a bow echo was observed along a line from the Columbia International Bridge to Encinal. Damage included shingles blown off of buildings at the Columbia Bridge. In Los Botines and Penitas West many trailer homes suffered shingle and siding damage, and two lost their roofs. Highway signs near Hwy 83 and Columbia Rd. were blown down. Ranchers in rural northwest Webb county reported trees snapped. Some minor shingle damage was reported to a building on the northwest side of Laredo. At the fire training academy 15 miles northwest of Laredo many 6-8 inch diameter tree branches were snapped.|
May 2006HailLaredo Intl Arpt$100,000A supercell tracked from north side of Laredo, across the Laredo International Airport and into the east-central side of the city. Numerous reports of hail were received, up to the size of baseballs, causing windshield damage on several cars.
April 2000HailLaredo$100,000no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindLaredo$80,000Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the roof from a fire station, knocked down a tower and toppled two tractor semi-trailer trucks. Dozens of trees were knocked down and extensive damage to windows was also reported. Heavy rainfall accompanied the thunderstorm
February 2017Thunderstorm WindLaredo$75,000Video from KGNS-TV showed damage to the Laredo Public Works Department building just to the west of the airport. The roof was blown off the building. A tower was blown over also.
August 2022Flash FloodLaredo$50,000Houses were flooded near Barrios Street and near Arkansas Avenue in southeast Laredo.
August 2022Flash FloodLaredo$50,000Flood waters entered homes in northwest Laredo.
September 2018Flash FloodLaredo Afb$50,000Water rescues were performed in northwest Laredo due to flooding near Mines Road|and Las Cruces Drive intersection.
May 2017Thunderstorm Wind(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$50,000Spotters reported street signs, brick fence posts, and power lines blown down across the northern part of Laredo.
April 2017HailPescadito$50,000Video submitted of tennis ball sized hail near Laredo Rachettes. Large tree limbs were broken also.
March 2016HailLaredo$50,000Quarter sized hail occurred at KGNS-TV location in Laredo.
May 2015Flash Flood(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$50,000Portions of Sara Road were flooded with vehicles stalled on the north side of Laredo. A motorist was stranded in high water near the intersection of Park Drive and Taylor Street in the central portion of Laredo.
May 2013Flash FloodLaredo Afb$50,000Flooding on the northwest side of Laredo led to a water rescue of one person near the intersection of Mines Road and Rancho Viejo Drive. High water flooded a home on Lady Di Loop in north Laredo. Flooding was reported on McPherson Avenue and International Boulevard. Streets were flooded in south Laredo also.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindOrvil$50,000Significant wind damage was observed on the Espejo Ranch, located about 15 miles southwest of Catarina on the Webb-Dimmit County line. Numerous trees were damaged. Several mobile homes and barns in this area had their roofs damaged or ripped off.
May 2006Flash FloodLaredo$50,000The severe supercell that tracked through Laredo also produced 3 to 6 inches of rainfall and flash flooding. 4.42 inches of rainfall was recorded at a local television station. Several cars were caught in the flood waters, requiring high water rescues by the fire department. No injuries were reported.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindLaredo$40,000In addition to minor roof and vegetation damage across the city, winds destroyed a partially-complete school band hall under construction. The 40-foot inner wall of the structure had not yet been tied to outer walls or otherwise reinforced, and knocked over the side walls as it fell. It also crushed a mobile home as it fell. The outer wall was not destroyed.
May 2022Thunderstorm Wind(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$25,000Home being constructed in north Laredo collapsed.
May 2017HailAguilares$25,000Storm chaser reported baseball sized hail near Highway 359 west of Aguilares.
May 2017HailLaredo Afb$25,000Storm chaser reported half dollar sized hail in southeast Laredo.
May 2017HailLaredo Link Arpt$25,000Half dollar sized hail occurred in south central Laredo reported through social media.
May 2017HailLaredo Afb$25,000Storm chaser reported golf ball sized hail on the east side of Laredo.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindLake Casa Blanca$25,000Storm chaser estimated wind gusts to 70 mph east of Laredo.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindLaredo Afb$25,000Several trees were blown down along Bustamante Street.
April 2016HailLaredo Link Arpt$25,000Ping pong ball sized hail occurred in the community of Rio Bravo. Pictures were posted on social media.
May 2015Thunderstorm Wind(Lrd)Laredo Intl Arp$25,000Several tree branches were blown down in Laredo. Several power lines were blown down with power outages across the city.
May 2013HailLaredo Link Arpt$25,000The Webb County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball sized hail occurred in the community of Rio Bravo.
July 2013Flash FloodLaredo$25,000Heavy rain caused flooding of low lying areas across the central and northern portions of the city. A motorist was stranded in high water near North Bartlett and North Malinche Avenues. Some of the exits and on-ramps on Interstate 35 were flooded.|Flooding occurred near Jacaman Road and McPherson Road and near Shiloh Drive and McPherson Road.
March 2012HailLaredo Link Arpt$25,000Half dollar sized hail occurred in the western part of the community of Rio Bravo.

Mines and quarries

21 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 21 workings inside this county. 17 still produce and 4 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Uranium6
Barium-Barite1
Halite1
Antimony1
Clay1
Stone, Crushed/Broken1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Galvan Ranch BariteBarium-BariteProducerBarite
Laredo Brick PlantClayProducer
Moca Salt DomeHaliteOccurrence1950
Nl Industries IncAntimonyProducer
Tasita MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Benavides MineUraniumPast ProducerStratabound
Bruni MineUraniumPast ProducerStratabound
Mobil Oil Company U Leach PlantUraniumProducer
O'Hern MineUraniumPast ProducerStratabound
West Cole MineUraniumProducerStratabound
Wyoming Mineral Corp Uranium MineUraniumProducer
Dolores Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Dolores Ranch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Garcia Sand and Gravel Patino PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Garcia Sand and Gravel Patino PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Laredo Ready Mix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Leyendecker PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
No. 1 Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Patino PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand
Pinto Valley No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Reuthinger PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerGravel, Sand

Every populated place in the county

79

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.