BlockBoone, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Plainview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79072. The Survey maps it on the Wasson 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 Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Wasson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Boone between 2006 and 2019, burning about 65 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1424 & FM 214 HAY FIRE |
| 30 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boone in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2015: 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | 1 hurt, $500,000 | A particularly intense series of downbursts with winds from 60 to 80 mph traveled east-southeast from about five miles west of Plainview to three miles west-southwest of Aiken. These winds created swaths of damage consisting of siding and roofing blown from homes, downed power poles estimated at nearly 50 in total across northern Hale County, dozens of downed trees, and even two semi-trucks toppled on Interstate 27. One driver suffered minor injuries and required treatment at a hospital. A broadcast media's weather station four miles south of Plainview recorded a peak gust to 73 mph at 513 PM and a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet one mile south of Plainview registered a peak gust to 65 mph at 525 PM. Law enforcement estimated gusts as high as 80 mph at times when the semi-trucks were blown over. The number of downed power poles along Interstate 27 forced the closure of all lanes for six hours until utility crews could complete the necessary repairs. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Boone | $1,200 | Torrential rainfall created widespread street flooding throughout the city of Plainview with some vehicles reported to be stalled in high water. The rains also caused damage to some buildings, particularly the roof of the city library where an estimated $1200 worth of books were damaged after water leaked through the roof along the north wall. The city jail also experienced flooding from a faulty roof resulting in an unknown amount of water damage to ceiling tiles. |
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 1379444. 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.