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Clyde, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clyde census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79510. The Survey maps it on the Baird quadrangle. 3,811 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,991 feet above sea level.

Clyde within Callahan County

Population over time

2 figures

Clyde grew from 3,713 to 3,811 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20103,713
20203,811+98 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

386 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 386 fires within 5 miles of Clyde between 2004 and 2020, burning about 4,962 acres in total. 5 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/undetermined161
Debris and open burning78
Equipment and vehicle use75
Power generation/transmission/distribution39
Railroad operations and maintenance12
Natural5
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.5 acresTexas A & M Forest Service9645 CR 258
5 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHIGHLAND STREET
5 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service8711 F.M. 18 & 1426 PVT RD 2431
4 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceIH20 & GUN ROAD
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceREEDERS FIRE
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS 1-20E 305
29 September 2011Natural2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJUNE S ESTES & 7 HEART RANCH FIRES
26 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Callahan County

Storms near this place

60 of 105 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clyde in 105 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 53 hail, 34 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011Thunderstorm WindClyde1 hurt, $2,000,000A National Weather Survey found widespread significant wind damage in Callahan County and the community of Clyde. Winds were estimated to be around 90 mph. The high winds destroyed one manufactured home, while the neighboring manufactured home was also slightly moved by the high winds. A person living in the destroyed home was slightly injured. The strong winds uprooted numerous trees and numerous roofs. A couple of other mobile homes were also moved and sustained roof damage. The downburst damaged about 8 to 10 square miles which included all of Clyde and areas to the southwest, north and east.
October 2018FloodClyde$1,060,000Prolonged heavy rainfall flooded roads across Callahan County and this flooding damaged some roads and bridges in the county. This damage and flooding was exasperated by all of the rainfall since September.
March 2004Tornado (F1)Clyde$150,000This is the same tornado that started near Potosi and moved into Callahan County. This tornado was also observed from the Abilene air traffic control tower.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Clyde$100,000This tornado formed just northeast of Clyde damaging some buildings. This tornado continued to move northeast and eventually entered southern Shackelford County.
April 2004Flash FloodClyde$100,000Heavy rains from thunderstorms, in the city of Clyde, resulted in flooding throughout the city. Water also entered a few homes in Clyde.
June 2003HailClyde$100,000Damage to cars and windows were broken out of homes.
June 2004HailClyde$50,000Large hail caused damage to automobiles and homes.
July 2007Flash FloodClyde$2,000Law enforcement reported several county roads were flooded throughout the county.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindClyde$2,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindClyde$1,500Winds estimated at 60 mph downed power poles and broke large tree limbs.
May 2025FloodClyde-Public reported flooding in yard.
April 2025Flash FloodClyde-Public reported a creek overflowing due to flash flooding.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindClyde-A trained spotter reported some wind damage to a house 1 mile north of Clyde, TX.
June 2025HailClyde-Public report of quarter sized hail in Clyde.
June 2025HailClyde-Public report of golf ball sized hail near Clyde.
June 2025HailClyde-Public report of golf ball sized hail just northeast of Clyde.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindClyde-A mesonet observation station reported a 61 mph wind gust.
March 2024Flash FloodClyde-The public reported flash flooding.
May 2024HailClyde-Public reported half dollar size hail.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindClyde-A mesonet observation station measured a 60 mph wind gust.
August 2024HailClyde-Public reported quarter size hail.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindClyde-Public reported multiple large trees were knocked down. One tree fell on a vehicle and caused damage to it. Pictures were posted on social media.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindClyde-A mesonet observation station measured a 58 mph wind gust.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindClyde-A trained spotter reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
September 2024FloodClyde-Public reported cropland flooding. Report from mPING.
June 2023HailClyde-Public report of quarter size hail was from mPing.
June 2023HailClyde-Public report of quarter size hail was from mPing.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClyde-There were large trees blown down and some trees on fire, possibly caused by lightning strikes.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClyde-A West Texas Mesonet station measured a wind gust of 63 mph.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClyde-There were several roofs partially blown off homes and one roof completely blown off an office building.
May 2022HailClyde-The public via MPING reported golf ball size hail in Clyde.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindClyde-Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet near Clyde measured a thunderstorm outflow wind gust to 59 mph. There was no thunderstorm occurring during the time of the gust. The storms were well to the north of Clyde.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindClyde-The wind gust was reported by the Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet at Clyde.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindClyde-The Clyde Volunteer Fire Department estimated winds gusting to 65 mph.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindClyde-The Clyde mesonet reported a wind gust of 57 mph.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindClyde-Law enforcement reported tractor trailers were blown over on top of of cars.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindClyde-A power line was reported blown down in the vicinity of Clyde.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindClyde-A trained spotter estimated a thunderstorm wind gust to near 60 mph.
April 2016HailClyde-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in Clyde.
May 2016Flash FloodClyde-Thunderstorms with very heavy rain flooded roads and some homes in Clyde.
May 2016HailClyde-Law enforcement reported golf ball size hail in Clyde.
May 2016HailClyde-Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Farm to Market Road 604.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindClyde-Power lines were blown down by the damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindClyde-Several large trees were blown down.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindClyde-Power poles were blown down in Clyde.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindClyde-Power lines were reported down in Clyde causing numerous power outages.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindClyde-The public reported a wind gust to 65 MPH.
October 2009HailClyde-A trained spotter reported nickel size hail in Clyde.
May 2007Flash FloodClyde-Four feet of water was reported over the access road of Interstate 20 near Clyde.
June 2003Flash FloodClyde-Numerous low water crossings flooded.
April 2002HailClyde-Golf ball size hail fell on the Taylor Callahan county line near Dudley.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindClyde-Tree limbs were snapped due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 1995HailClyde-A severe thunderstorm developed across southeast Jack County around 1500 CST and moved northeast producing at least four tornadoes before crossing the Red River into Oklahoma, where it continued to produce tornadoes. The first tornado touched down in eastern Jack County near Wizard Wells and moved northeast into western Wise County in the Lake Bridgeport area. The second tornado first touched down five miles northeast of Sunset in Montague County, moved northeast to just south of Saint Jo, then moved into Cooke County northwest of Muenster. Tornado number two lifted and tornado number three developed near Bulcher. Tornado number three remained on the ground as the storm tracked into Oklahoma.
May 1994Tornado (F0)Clyde-A brief tornado touchdown was reported by the sheriff's office.
April 2023HailClyde-no account filed
April 2023HailClyde-no account filed
April 2023HailClyde-no account filed
March 2023Thunderstorm WindClyde-no account filed
May 2017HailClyde-no account filed
May 2016HailClyde-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Callahan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Baird5.3 miles9
Eula5.7 miles14
Jayell9.1 miles8
Belle Plain9.6 miles9
Denton10.4 miles14
Dudley11.8 miles14
Admiral12.8 miles9
Rowden16.0 miles9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ClydeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q976208The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1373147. 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.