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Dalhart, Texas

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1973. It stands in the Dalhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79022. The Survey maps it on the Dalhart West quadrangle. 8,447 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,983 feet above sea level.

Dalhart within Dallam County

On record in Dalhart

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Dalhart grew from 7,930 to 8,447 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
20107,930
20208,447+517 (+7%)

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

117 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Dalhart between 2006 and 2019, burning about 6,546 acres in total. 4 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
Equipment and vehicle use35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Smoking12
Debris and open burning10
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony2
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
29 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1727
24 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRANDY LENZ
23 September 2006Debris and open burning125 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2007Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
17 September 2007Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
9 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 August 2013Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceLAKE @ BOAT DOCK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallam County

Storms near this place

60 of 93 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dalhart in 93 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 73 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flash 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
June 1999HailDalhart$1,500,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindDalhart$80,000The high winds blew over a one hundred plus foot radio tower onto a building and fence of the Cow Feed Company in Dalhart. Also damaged was the Junior High School in Dalhart when a one hundred and ten foot communication tower fell on the roof. The high winds took a roof off of a building in Dalhart. Two trees were uprooted and several tree limbs were blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDalhart$30,000Wind damage caused numerous tree limbs down with roof damage and five to six power poles broken off at ground level.
May 2024HailDalhart$20,000Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across Dalhart.
September 2025HailDalhart$5,000Hail fell to the east of Dalhart. The sizes were mostly nickel-sized but there were some hailstones the size of golf balls mixed in as well.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindDalhart$5,000Local law enforcement officials estimated the thunderstorm wind gust and also reported that there were several power lines blown down around the city of Dalhart Texas. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
April 2026HailDalhart$2,000A thunderstorm moved across Dalhart during the afternoon of April 10, 2026. It produced penny to quarter size hail on the north side of town, including along highway 54.
September 2025HailDalhart-A swath of small hail occurred across portions of Dallam County. Hail covered the ground to the northeast of Dalhart, with stones that ranged from pea to penny size.
July 2021FloodDalhart-Street flooding was reported in and around the city of Dalhart. Roads did remain passible.
July 2021HailDalhart-Report received of 1 to 1.5 inch hail falling for around 2 minutes.
July 2021HailDalhart-Storm chaser reported 1-2 inch diameter hail in and around Dalhart to around 5 miles north of town. Some minor accumulating hail was reported on highway 385, about 4 miles north of the city as well.
June 2021Flash FloodDalhart-Water reported over curb with a few inches of water covering all the lanes of HWY 87.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindDalhart-Delayed report. A few tree limbs down in downtown Dalhart. Time estimated based on KDHT wind observation.
June 2017HailDalhart-Hail covering the roadways at the intersection of FM 1727 and HWY 87 north.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDalhart-A few tree limbs 9 to 16 inches in diameter were blown down.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDalhart-Five power poles down in a row.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDalhart-A significant downburst wind event occurred west and southwest of Dalhart, TX on Sunday evening. The downburst was associated with an RFD of a supercell thunderstorm. Damage from the downburst was initially observed at the Twisted Elms Golf Course were several trees were uprooted and many large branches were downed, including some onto power lines. Damage at the golf course was estimated at 75-85 MPH. The damage continued to the southeast were several power poles were blown down. Severe straight line damaged peaked at the airport where a 74 MPH wind was observed with even some of NWS ASOS equipment was damaged afterwards by flying debris from airport hangers up to half a mile away. Several small planes and a pop-up camper were flipped and thrown up to 50 yards. Damage at the airport was estimated to be from 100 to 110 MPH winds, which is equivalent of a high end EF-1 tornado.
May 2016HailDalhart-Quarter size hail increased to golf ball size at 6th and Keeler in Dalhart.
April 2016HailDalhart-Golf ball size hail was reported one mile north of Dalhart.
April 2016HailDalhart-Hail up to half dollar size fell fell 4 miles east of Dalhart.
April 2016HailDalhart-Golf ball size hail was reported one mile north of Dalhart.
April 2016HailDalhart-Tennis ball size hail was reported one mile west of Dalhart.
April 2016HailDalhart-Hail to the size of half dollars was reported one mile northeast of Dalhart.
September 2016HailDalhart-Hail up to the size of half dollars 3 miles northwest of Dalhart on us 87.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindDalhart-Tree limbs 10 inches in diameter were blown down.
June 2015HailDalhart-Hail between one half inch and three quarters of an inch in diameter was reported 4 miles east of Dalhart.
July 2015HailDalhart-Hail up to the size of half dollars fell 4 miles east of Dalhart.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDalhart-An embedded thunderstorm with a line of storms collapsed east of the town of Dalhart (Dallam County). A member of the public reported 4 miles east of Dalhart (Dallam County) estimated a 60 mph downburst. The line of thunderstorms continued moving to the east-southeast after producing this downburst.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDalhart-An embedded thunderstorm with a line of storms collapsed east of the town of Dalhart (Dallam County). A member of the public reported 4 miles east of Dalhart (Dallam County) blew tree limbs between one and three inches of a Chinese Elm down. The line of thunderstorms continued moving to the east-southeast after producing this downburst.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindDalhart-Local law enforcement officials estimated the thunderstorm wind gust about one mile north of Dalhart Texas. There were no reports of damages or injuries.
April 2007HailDalhart-Hail was reportedly covering the ground.
May 2007HailDalhart-Reported near Dunn Road and State Highway 102.
June 2006Tornado (F0)Dalhart-The small tornado was on the ground for less than a minute and remained over open country. No damage and no injuries were reported. The path length and path width were estimated.
June 2004Flash FloodDalhart-Six to eight inches of water with some twelve inches over Farm to Market road 1727 west-northwest of Dalhart as Carrizo Creek flooded.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindDalhart-Six inch diameter tree limbs were reported down.
June 1997Tornado (F0)Dalhart-Brief touchdown and tornado remained over open country. Tornado track was estimated.
August 1994HailDalhart-Dime- to golfball-size hail was reported by the Dallam County Sheriff's Office.
May 1993HailDalhart-Thunderstorms moved out of New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle produced hail of which one report was golf ball-size.
May 1993HailDalhart-Thunderstorms moved out of New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle produced hail of which one report was golf ball-size.
May 2024HailDalhart-no account filed
April 2022HailDalhart-no account filed
May 2022HailDalhart-no account filed
May 2022HailDalhart-no account filed
May 2022HailDalhart-no account filed
May 2021HailDalhart-no account filed
August 2018HailDalhart-no account filed
September 2016HailDalhart-no account filed
September 2016HailDalhart-no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindDalhart-no account filed
June 2012HailDalhart-no account filed
June 2012HailDalhart-no account filed
June 2012HailDalhart-no account filed
June 2008HailDalhart-no account filed
April 2007HailDalhart-no account filed
April 2007HailDalhart-no account filed
April 2007HailDalhart-no account filed
April 2007HailDalhart-no account filed
April 2007HailDalhart-no account filed
March 2007HailDalhart-no account filed
March 2007HailDalhart-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
Hitt5.5 miles6
Bolin8.5 miles6
Chamberlin9.2 miles6
Ware13.6 miles6
Irwin14.0 miles6
Conlen19.0 miles6
Bunker Hill19.7 miles6
Perico23.9 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 DalhartAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982372The 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 1355552. 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.