BlockAbernathy, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 79311. The Survey maps it on the Abernathy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Abernathy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Abernathy SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Abernathy quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lubbock quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Abernathy between 2006 and 2014, burning about 1,457 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 8.4 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09-0820-01 |
| 16 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 3 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE, RIGHT OF WAY |
| 9 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 14-0309-01 |
| 6 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 09-0306-01 |
| 31 March 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE, RIGHT OF WAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abernathy in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2019: 5 hail, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Flood | Abernathy | $250,000 | A swath of intense rainfall moved south directly over Interstate 27 from Abernathy, through downtown Lubbock, and south to Woodrow. Although total rainfall was around two inches in most locations, the majority of this fell in less than one hour resulting in prolific flooding near downtown Lubbock. A stretch of the Marsha Sharp Freeway near University Avenue was inundated with up to four feet of standing water resulting in multiple stranded vehicles. Many other vehicles were disabled by floodwaters along the northwest Loop 289 near Highway 84. Several vehicle accidents were also reported due to near zero visibility and hydroplaning. The majority of monetary losses were attributed to vehicles being totaled from flood damage. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abernathy | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds of at least 60 mph overturned a tractor-trailer on Interstate 27 in Abernathy near mile marker 21. The driver was unharmed. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Abernathy | $3,000 | The Mayor reported golfball size hail. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Abernathy | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail along Interstate 27 south of Abernathy. |
| March 2011 | Heavy Rain | Abernathy | - | Storm spotters reported that locally heavy rainfall associated with the severe storms resulted in water which briefly covered portions of Farm to Market Road 597 west of Abernathy. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Abernathy | - | A storm chaser reported golfball size hail. |
| July 2015 | Flood | Abernathy | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Abernathy | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Abernathy | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1350851. 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.
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.