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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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Dawn within Deaf Smith County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

29 since 1995

Regional 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 use9
Debris and open burning6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Natural4
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
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
9 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined32 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 60
24 August 2011Natural10 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife RefugeBRAVO FIRE
11 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDAWN 1
9 June 2018Natural12 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1705
9 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 June 2011Equipment and vehicle use6.2 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife RefugeMOHAVYA
3 June 2002Natural1.0 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife RefugeBFLO10002
10 June 2006Natural2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Deaf Smith County

Storms near this place

60 of 65 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2008Thunderstorm WindDawn$6,000The 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 2020HailDawn-One inch hail was observed in Dawn.
May 2020HailDawn-One inch hail was observed in Dawn.
April 2019HailDawn-Accumulating hail was reported.
May 2018HailDawn-Report via Twitter.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindDawn-Late report by Emergency Manger of power poles down. Also, part of roof off barn near HWY 809 and CR 21.
April 2015HailDawn-Quarter size hail was reported in Dawn.
April 2015HailDawn-Quarter to golfball size hail was reported approximately 2 miles southwest of Dawn.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindDawn-A 62 mph wind gust was measured by the KVII schoolnet site located 3 miles north of Dawn.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindDawn-Thunderstorms produced winds of nearly 70 mph which resulted in an outbuilding being partially blown over and small tree branches blown down.
August 2015HailDawn-Quarter size hail was reported 3 miles west of Dawn.
July 2015HailDawn-Quarter size hail was reported near Dawn.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindDawn-The KVII weather station located 4 miles north of Dawn measured a wind gust of 66 mph in a thunderstorm.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindDawn-A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph occurred at the KVII schoolnet site located 3 miles north of Dawn.
May 2015HailDawn-Hail estimated to be the size of golf balls damaged car windows in Dawn, Texas.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDawn-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 2014Flash FloodDawn-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 2014HailDawn-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 2013Heavy RainDawn-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 2013Thunderstorm WindDawn-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 2013Heavy RainDawn-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 2011HailDawn-The Dawn Texas Fire Department reported that the hail was covering the ground.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindDawn-Amateur radio operators reported six inch tree limbs blown down along U.S. Highway 60 at Farm to Market Road 809.
April 2007HailDawn-Reported on Farm to Market Road 809.
May 2007HailDawn-Reported on Farm to Market Road 809 that the hail was covering the lawn.
June 2005Tornado (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 2002Tornado (F0)Dawn-The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Dawn-Amateur radio trained storm spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown. The tornado track and path width were estimated.
June 2023HailDawn-no account filed
June 2023HailDawn-no account filed
May 2022HailDawn-no account filed
May 2021HailDawn-no account filed
August 2020HailDawn-no account filed
May 2019HailDawn-no account filed
May 2019HailDawn-no account filed
March 2019HailDawn-no account filed
August 2018HailDawn-no account filed
July 2016HailDawn-no account filed
April 2012HailDawn-no account filed
April 2012HailDawn-no account filed
February 2009Thunderstorm WindDawn-no account filed
July 2009HailDawn-no account filed
June 2008HailDawn-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindDawn-no account filed
April 2007HailDawn-no account filed
June 2007HailDawn-no account filed
May 2007HailDawn-no account filed
May 2007HailDawn-no account filed
June 2007HailDawn-no account filed
May 2005HailDawn-no account filed
June 2005HailDawn-no account filed
June 2005HailDawn-no account filed
June 2004HailDawn-no account filed
June 2004HailDawn-no account filed
May 2003HailDawn-no account filed
May 2003HailDawn-no account filed
June 2003HailDawn-no account filed
June 2003HailDawn-no account filed
October 2002HailDawn-no account filed
April 2002HailDawn-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Deaf Smith 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
Joel6.4 miles8
Milo Center11.8 miles8
Hereford12.4 miles8
Ford17.1 miles6
Westway19.3 miles9
Simms25.7 miles6
Walcott32.6 miles8
Bootleg33.0 miles8

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 DawnAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5242393The 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.