Dawn, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hereford East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79025. The Survey maps it on the Dawn quadrangle. It stands 3,802 feet above sea level.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Buffalo Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Dawn quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hereford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Dawn between 1995 and 2018, burning about 5,985 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 60 |
| 24 August 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge | BRAVO FIRE |
| 11 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DAWN 1 |
| 9 June 2018 | Natural | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1705 |
| 9 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.2 acres | Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MOHAVYA |
| 3 June 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge | BFLO10002 |
| 10 June 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dawn in 65 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 48 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | $6,000 | The public reported several high line power poles were snapped at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 809 and Farm to Market Road 2587...and the winds were estimated to be between fifty-two and sixty-one knots. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Dawn | - | One inch hail was observed in Dawn. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Dawn | - | One inch hail was observed in Dawn. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Dawn | - | Accumulating hail was reported. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Dawn | - | Report via Twitter. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | Late report by Emergency Manger of power poles down. Also, part of roof off barn near HWY 809 and CR 21. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Dawn | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Dawn. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Dawn | - | Quarter to golfball size hail was reported approximately 2 miles southwest of Dawn. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | A 62 mph wind gust was measured by the KVII schoolnet site located 3 miles north of Dawn. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | Thunderstorms produced winds of nearly 70 mph which resulted in an outbuilding being partially blown over and small tree branches blown down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Dawn | - | Quarter size hail was reported 3 miles west of Dawn. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Dawn | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Dawn. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | The KVII weather station located 4 miles north of Dawn measured a wind gust of 66 mph in a thunderstorm. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph occurred at the KVII schoolnet site located 3 miles north of Dawn. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Dawn | - | Hail estimated to be the size of golf balls damaged car windows in Dawn, Texas. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | A discrete thunderstorm developed over Deaf Smith County during the evening hours of the 18th. This storm intensified as it neared the town of Dawn (Lipscomb County), the KVII Schoolnet site 3 miles north of Dawn (Deaf Smith County), measured a 60 mph thunderstorm gust. The storm continued to move to the northeast after producing this gust. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dawn | - | A cluster of slow moving thunderstorms moved into the southwestern Texas Panhandle during the late morning hours of the 24th. This cluster of storms produced very heavy rain with reports of up to 4.50 inches of rain being produced in 2 hours. This heavy rain led to the development of flash flooding on Farm to Market road 1062 north of the town of Hereford (Deaf Smith County). Once rain ended by 8:30 AM CST, flash flooding quickly came to an end. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Dawn | - | A line of thunderstorms moved across Oldham County during the late evening hours of the 16th. As the line moved near the town of Dawn (Deaf Smith County), the County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 6 miles north-northwest of Dawn (Deaf Smith County). After producing this hail, the line of thunderstorms continued to move to the south-southeast across the Texas Panhandle. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Dawn | - | Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across the southwestern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 24th. These thunderstorms produced 0.40 inches of heavy rain 11 miles west-northwest of Bootleg (Deaf Smith County), as reported by the Bootleg West Texas Mesonet site. The West Texas Mesonet site at Hereford (Deaf Smith County) reported 0.43 inches of rain from these storms. Scattered showers and thunderstorms persisted for several hours before ending shortly after midnight on the 25th. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | An embedded thunderstorm broke off from a line of storms moving across Northwest Texas. This storm moved to the northeast and entered the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 20th. As the thunderstorm moved across Deaf Smith County, the KVII Schoolnet site at G and C Hydro Farms (Deaf Smith County) reported an 81 mph downburst. The thunderstorm continued to move to the northeast across the county after producing this downburst. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Dawn | - | Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across the southwestern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 24th. These thunderstorms produced 1.10 inches of heavy rain 3 miles north of Dawn (Deaf Smith County), as reported by the KVII Schoolnet site at G and C Hydro Farms. Scattered showers and thunderstorms persisted for several hours before ending shortly after midnight on the 25th. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Dawn | - | The Dawn Texas Fire Department reported that the hail was covering the ground. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | Amateur radio operators reported six inch tree limbs blown down along U.S. Highway 60 at Farm to Market Road 809. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dawn | - | Reported on Farm to Market Road 809. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Dawn | - | Reported on Farm to Market Road 809 that the hail was covering the lawn. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Dawn | - | A small and brief tornado remained over open country and was verified by storm chaser's video. The tornado caused no damage or injuries. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Dawn | - | The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Dawn | - | Amateur radio trained storm spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown. The tornado track and path width were estimated. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Hail | Dawn | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Dawn | - | 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.
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 Dawn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5242393 | The 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 1355724. 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.




