BlockClegg, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the George West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78022. The Survey maps it on the Clegg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1920 USGS Mikeska quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Clegg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS George West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Clegg between 2008 and 2020, burning about 96 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD202095 |
| 22 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRVFD2011-54 |
Storms near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clegg in 9 storm reports between 2005 and 2020: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Hail | Clegg | $25,000 | Spotter reported large hail that ranged from golf ball to baseball size. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clegg | $10,000 | Damage occurred to sheds and feeders on a ranch near the intersection of Highway 59 and Farm to Market Road 624. |
| January 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clegg | $5,000 | Large trees were blown down. A deer blind was destroyed. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Clegg | - | Public sent pictures of quarter sized hail near Clegg. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Clegg | - | Storm chasers and spotters observed a tornado south of Clegg. The tornado touched down over open ranch country. No damage was observed. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Clegg | - | Half dollar sized hail occurred in Clegg. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clegg | - | Spotter estimated 65 mph winds to the southeast of Clegg. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Clegg | - | Quarter sized hail was reported southeast of Clegg. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Clegg | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikeska | 16.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lagarto | 16.4 miles | 12 | |
| George West | 16.5 miles | 12 | |
| River Creek Acres | 16.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Lucas | 17.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dinero | 17.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ike | 19.4 miles | 11 | |
| Peace Valley Harbor | 19.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378129. 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.