BlockFalcon, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Zapata census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78545. It lies near Arroyo Los Guajes. The Survey maps it on the Lopeno quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1938 USGS Falcon quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS McAllen quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lopeno quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mc Allen quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Zapata quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Falcon between 2003 and 2020, burning about 132 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANCHO BLANCO FALCON TX |
| 12 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2915 N. US HWY 83 |
| 3 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | US HWY. 83/CHELES RD. |
| 27 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE/786-1913 |
| 9 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 83 SOUTH, FALCON |
| 5 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | US HWY. 83/PIPELINE RD. |
| 15 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2998 N. US HWY 83 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Falcon in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2013: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falcon | $2,000 | Extensive tree damage |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Falcon | - | Zapata County emergency manager and fire department reported floodwaters of 1 to 2 feet deep on Highway 83 in the vicinity of Falcon in the far southern portion of Zapata County. The emergency manager also reported that the Texas Department of Transportation had placed warning signs along portions of Highway 83, but closed no roads. |
| August 2008 | Heavy Rain | Falcon | - | Radar data suggested that at least 3 inches of rain fell in southwestern Zapata County, with perhaps 6 inches closer to Falcon Lake, between late morning until just after noon, associated with a northwest extension of the more intense convection from Starr County.||These storms likely resulting in minor flooding of some poor drainage areas. A citizen report of some flooding was received at 1220 CDT from the city of Zapata, along 9th Avenue. ||Much heavier rains of more than 8 inches created severe flash flooding just east of Roma, associated with the core of the thunderstorm complex. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Falcon | 0.0 miles | 10 | |
| New Falcon Colonia | 0.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lopeño | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Alejandrenas | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Morales - Sanchez Colonia | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Siesta Shores Section A Colonia | 17.2 miles | 10 | |
| Siesta Shores | 17.3 miles | 10 | |
| Siesta Shores 3 Colonia | 17.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1335661. 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.