BlockAdell, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weatherford Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76088. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Adell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Adell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Adell between 2000 and 2019, burning about 1,429 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9000 BLOCK MINERAL WELLS HIGHWAY |
| 6 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 920 & ANGUS DRIVE |
| 29 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RUSSELL BEND |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7001 FM 920 |
| 9 August 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 140 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1885 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adell in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Adell | $100,000 | An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph tracked near the Adell area. Damage along the path was mostly confined to tree damage, but some minor structural damage was observed at times along the track. The tornado began south of Walker Bend Road and west of Threatt Lane. Along Walker Bend Road, minor damage to homes, sheds, and barns was observed. Tracking northeast, the tornado continued to damage some trees and outbuildings, but received its EF-1 rating at the intersection of FM 1885 and Advance Road where more notable tree damage was observed. The tornado was tracked by minor damage, mostly to trees, for another few miles before dissipating near Russell Bend Road and Dub Lane. The maximum width of the tornado was 200 yards, early in the track. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Adell | $10,000 | This tornado formed along Cabaniss Lane, just south of New Authon Road, in |northwest Parker County. Minor tree trunk and branch damage was oriented in |a convergent pattern along and east of Cabaniss Lane. The tornado tracked east|northeast, seriously impacting a site-built frame home located on FM 1885 |just south of New Authon/Precinct Road. Most of the home's wood rafter roof,|clad in plywood and sheet metal, was removed from the home and deposited in|the front yard of the residence. Minor damage was observed to trees and |outbuildings in the vicinity of the home. Significant damage also occurred|to a metal-clad commercial building located approximately 200 yards southeast|of this home. Metal roof cross members were severely twisted on this building,|and most of the sheet metal roofing was removed and deposited along FM 1885.|The tornado crossed FM 1885 and continued for a short distance, producing |minor tree damage. It ultimately dissipated as it reached Precinct Road,|just east of FM 1885. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adell | $3,000 | A barn was damaged and power lines were down in the Adell/Whitt area. |
| January 2013 | Hail | Adell | - | Amateur radio operators reported hail to the size of quarters in northern Parker County near Adell. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Adell | - | Low-lying areas were reported flooded. |
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 1377918. 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.