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Conlen, Texas

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1965. It stands in the Dalhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79022. The Survey maps it on the Conlen quadrangle. 69 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 3,819 feet above sea level.

Conlen within Dallam County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 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

13 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Conlen between 2007 and 2018, burning about 234 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/undetermined5
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

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
7 September 2012Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service3 EAST OF CONLEN
22 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONLEN
23 August 2010Natural4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCORBITT RD
15 July 2008Debris and open burning120 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 June 2010Equipment and vehicle use56 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceALLEN HORN PLACE
15 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service54 & CONLEN AREA
15 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCORBITT & 54
1 April 2011Debris and open burning38 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceROCKHILL RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallam County

Storms near this place

28 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conlen in 28 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 19 hail, 6 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 2003Tornado (F1)Conlen$25,000The tornado remained over open country. No injuries were reported. The tornado did knock down about twenty power poles near U.S. Highway 54.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Conlen$15,000The tornado remained over open country. No injuries were reported. The tornado did knock down about ten power poles near U.S. Highway 54.
May 2023HailConlen$1,000Wind driven hail caused extensive damage to house and trees. All windows on north side of house were blown out.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Conlen-The tornado was documented via pictures and video by multiple|storm chasers, including NWS employees. It appeared weak, but|remained in open country grasslands and encountered no damage|indicators. The path information was estimated based on reports|and radar signatures.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Conlen-The tornado was documented via pictures and video by multiple|storm chasers, including NWS employees, and was also witnessed by|an Emergency Manager. It remained in open country grassland and|encountered no damage indicators. Path was estimated based on|reports and radar signatures.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Conlen-The tornado was documented via pictures and video by multiple|storm chasers, including NWS employees. It appeared weak, but|remained in open country grassland and encountered no damage|indicators. Path was estimated based on reports and radar|signatures.
April 2020HailConlen-A trained spotter reported penny size hail.
August 2020FloodConlen-Report with a picture of rural flooding just north of Conlen was submitted to the NWS Amarillo.
June 2019HailConlen-Late report of half dollar size hail along U.S. Highway 54 near Conlen. Time was estimated based on radar.
April 2016HailConlen-Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Conlen.
August 2015HailConlen-Ping pong ball size hail was reported at Conlen Airport.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindConlen-A wind gust of 65 mph was reported at the Conlen airport along the leading edge of a thunderstorm.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Conlen-The tornado touched down eight miles west of Conlen at 2030 CST and remained over open country. The tornado was on the ground for about four miles with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 2042 CST. No damage or injuries were reported.
May 2023HailConlen-no account filed
May 2021HailConlen-no account filed
June 2019HailConlen-no account filed
June 2019HailConlen-no account filed
May 2017HailConlen-no account filed
August 2009HailConlen-no account filed
July 2009HailConlen-no account filed
July 2009HailConlen-no account filed
July 2009HailConlen-no account filed
June 2007HailConlen-no account filed
May 2005HailConlen-no account filed
April 2004HailConlen-no account filed
June 2004HailConlen-no account filed
May 2001HailConlen-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindConlen-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dallam 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
Irwin5.0 miles6
Chamberlin9.8 miles6
Hitt13.5 miles6
Kerrick18.0 miles7
Dalhart19.0 miles6
Bolin22.1 miles6
Ware25.3 miles6
Coldwater25.7 miles7

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 ConlenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q24260817The 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 1379585. 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.