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Coahoma, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Coahoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79511. The Survey maps it on the Coahoma quadrangle. 945 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,411 feet above sea level.

Coahoma within Howard County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

185 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Coahoma between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,145 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined71
Equipment and vehicle use33
Debris and open burning29
Power generation/transmission/distribution26
Smoking11
Arson/incendiarism8
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
28 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 16 AND CR 53
25 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceN SERVICE RD AND TEXAS
25 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service180 & 184 I-20
25 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMM 188 I-20
24 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceN MOSS LAKE RD
18 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service303 RAMSEY
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMM 184-185 I-20
9 August 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1005 S MOSS LAKE RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Howard County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Coahoma: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Martin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Howard County

Storms near this place

48 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coahoma in 48 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 36 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2004Thunderstorm WindCoahoma$60,000A thunderstorm characterized by rather benign radar signatures developed west of the Mitchell County supercell over eastern Howard County. This storm produced severe winds that blew a car off of Farm to Market Road 820 just north of Coahoma. In addition, an irrigation pivot system was blown into and snapped a row of ten power poles.
May 2014Tornado (EF2)Coahoma$45,000A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a tornado near Coahoma. A storm spotter reported a rain-wrapped tornado that crossed Interstate 20 near Coahoma. An Ampscot 640 pump jack that weighed 78,000 pounds was overturned. This tornado was rated a high end EF-2 with winds between 111 to 135 mph. It was not possible to determine the track of this tornado due to the abundant rainfall, wet soil, and lack of vegetation so the track is estimated. The path width of the tornado was also estimated. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
June 1994HailCoahoma$5,000The public reported a well house blown over and tree limbs down in southeast Midland at the intersection of Highways 1379 and 1357. The Glasscock County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail southwest of Garden City. The Howard County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail in Coahoma.
May 2021Flash FloodCoahoma$4,000Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding eight miles northwest of Coahoma. There was over six inches of water on the road near a creek. Some vehicles got stranded on the road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
March 2017HailCoahoma$1,500A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced tennis ball sized hail near Coahoma. The hail broke sky lights on a home. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindCoahoma$1,000Outflow winds knocked down at least one utility pole.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindCoahoma$500A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced 50 to 60 mph winds in Coahoma. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
June 2025HailCoahoma-Tennis ball-size hail was reported in Coahoma by the public. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindCoahoma-A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced an estimated 60 mph wind gust three miles east of Coahoma.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCoahoma-A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced an estimated 60 mph wind gust two miles east northeast of Coahoma.
March 2017HailCoahoma-A thunderstorm moved over Howard County and covered the ground in golf ball sized hail north of Coahoma.
April 2015Flash FloodCoahoma-Vehicle stalled in high water at the intersection of State Highway 350 and Farm to Market Road 820.
May 2015HailCoahoma-A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced quarter sized hail and 50 to 60 mph winds which blew a trash can down the road in Coahoma.
May 2006HailCoahoma-The Howard County Sheriff's Office reported that tennis ball size hail was falling in Coahoma.
April 2003HailCoahoma-Thunderstorms developed along a dryline which was rapidly propagating east across the Permian Basin around midday on the 23rd. Penny size hail was reported in Coahoma with one of the stronger storms. Severe weather became widespread as these storms moved east of the basin through the afternoon hours.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCoahoma-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the Coahoma Fire Department. No reports of significant damage were received.
May 2000HailCoahoma-Multicell cluster moving NE along I-20.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindCoahoma-A 60 mph wind gust was estimated as the line moved east of Coahoma.
May 1995HailCoahoma-Reported by SKYWARN Spotters. Up to 10 inches of water was also reported running over roadways in the community of Elbow.
June 1995HailCoahoma-SKYWARN spotter report.
May 2021HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 2020HailCoahoma-no account filed
June 2019HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 2019HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 2019HailCoahoma-no account filed
June 2017HailCoahoma-no account filed
July 2017HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 2014HailCoahoma-no account filed
June 2009HailCoahoma-no account filed
April 2009HailCoahoma-no account filed
April 2008HailCoahoma-no account filed
April 2008HailCoahoma-no account filed
April 2007HailCoahoma-no account filed
April 2007HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 2006HailCoahoma-no account filed
June 2003HailCoahoma-no account filed
August 2002HailCoahoma-no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodCoahoma-no account filed
April 1999HailCoahoma-no account filed
June 1998HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 1996HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodCoahoma-no account filed
May 1996HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 1996HailCoahoma-no account filed
May 1996HailCoahoma-no account filed
March 1995HailCoahoma-no account filed
April 1995HailCoahoma-no account filed
April 1994HailCoahoma-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Howard 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
Sand Springs2.6 miles10
Midway3.7 miles10
Ziler5.5 miles11
Big Spring9.7 miles11
Webb Village11.5 miles12
Otis Chalk11.9 miles11
Fairview12.0 miles9
South Haven12.1 miles12

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 CoahomaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q978093The 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 1333021. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.