Eddy, Texas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Moody-Lorena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76524. The Survey maps it on the Moody quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Mc Gregor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moody quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Eddy between 2005 and 2020, burning about 553 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | UNATTENDED CONTROLLED BURN |
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TOWERS |
| 1 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 29 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CRIPPLE CREEK |
| 9 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 31 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 14 August 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eddy in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Eddy | $10,000 | Northbound and southbound directions of Interstate 35 between mile markers 314 to 316 were closed due to high water on the interstate. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eddy | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Eddy | - | Emergency manager reported dime sized hail in Eddy. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Eddy | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| April 2023 | Hail | Eddy | - | Broadcast media relayed a social media picture of quarter sized hail in Bruceville-Eddy, TX. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Eddy | - | Quarter sized hail fell on the southwest side of Eddy. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Eddy | - | Quarter size hail was reported for at least 5 minutes by a local amateur radio operator and a member of local broadcast media in Bruceville-Eddy. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eddy | - | An 18 wheel tractor trailer was blown over near Bruceville-Eddy. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Eddy | - | A sheriff's deputy reported a tornado near I-35 and Highway 7. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Eddy | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eddy | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Eddy | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Eddy | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruceville-Eddy | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bruceville | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Moody | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lorena | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Spring Valley | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Levi | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rosenthal | 11.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hewitt | 12.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1388213. 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.





