BlockBlack, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Friona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79035. The Survey maps it on the Summerfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Summerfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hereford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Black between 2006 and 2011, burning about 216 acres in total. 1 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 | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2006 | Natural | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CATTLE TOWN |
| 16 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2013: 6 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in damage to at least three trailer homes and other lightweight structures in Black. This consisted of minor roof damage and the removal of siding. A horse trailer was also destroyed. A National Weather Service survey team found no evidence of a tornado. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds snapped power lines and blew over power poles. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black | $5,000 | A local Emergency Manager relayed a report from a train crew in Summerfield - 47 train cars derailed with 42 being blown over by severe thunderstorm outflow winds. No cargo spilled and no injuries were reported. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Black | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Black | - | A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reported large hail up to the size of nickels on the Parmer and Castro County line just south of U.S. Highway 60 near Summerfield. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Black | - | Local farmers reported penny size hail accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The wind-blown hail damaged wheat crops. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black | - | Local farmers estimated 60 mph thunderstorm winds that were accompanied by penny size hail near Black. The wind-blown hail reportedly damaged wheat crops. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Black | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Black | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Black | - | 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 1379422. 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.