Flomot, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North Motley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79234. The Survey maps it on the Flomot quadrangle. It stands 2,461 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Flomot quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Childress quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Flomot between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,182 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE STAR |
| 4 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ECHOLS |
| 18 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 97 DITCH |
| 14 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 34 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 14 August 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE STAR DITCH |
| 21 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLIVER CLARK |
| 2 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE STAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
38 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flomot in 38 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 25 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Hail | Flomot | $150,000 | Storm spotters and fire department officials from Matador reported a swath of large hail up to golf ball size accompanied by destructive downburst winds. The wind-driven hail damaged dozens of vehicles, broke some north-facing windows to homes and businesses in and near Matador, and caused varying degrees of damage to rooftops. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and one power line down in the Flomot area. Also, an estimated 25 center pivot irrigation systems were overturned and damaged nearby. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | $12,000 | A NWS cooperative weather observer reported several telephone poles downed by winds. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | $10,000 | A 30' by 40' shed was destroyed by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Flomot measured severe wind gusts from 0003 CST through 0006 CST. A peak wind gust of 64 mph was measured at 0005 CST. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Flomot measured severe wind gusts from 1743 CST through 1750 CST. A peak wind gust of 90 mph was measured at 1744 CST. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer estimated wind gusts of 80 mph lasting for approximately 20 minutes. No damage was reported. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Flomot | - | A storm chaser reported quarter size hail northeast of Flomot. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Flomot | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Flomot | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer four miles northeast of Flomot measured ping pong ball size hail. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer reported wind damage to his cotton crop. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Flomot | - | Hail damage was not known. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Flomot | - | A SKYWARN Spotter observed quarter size hail east southeast of Flomot. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Flomot | - | Wind-driven hail damaged crops four miles northeast of Flomot. An unknown amount of damage to the crops occurred. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Flomot | - | The public reported golf ball size hail north of Matador. No damage was reported. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Flomot | - | Heavy rainfall was accompanied by a few penny size hail stones east of Flomot at 17:30 CST. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Flomot | - | The public reported quarter size hail just east of Flomot at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 97 and 2009. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Flomot | - | A second severe storm impacted the Flomot vicinity, and quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 97 and 2007 twice in a one hour period. No damage was reported. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | - | Local newspapers reported that utility poles were downed by thunderstorm winds near the Whiteflat community, along Texas Highway 70 north of Matador. Power outages impacted the surrounding area until 03:00 CST on the 17th. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Flomot | - | A National Weather Service cooperative observer reported nickel size hail in Flomot. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | - | Personnel at the Flomot Gin measured 60 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Flomot | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Tornado | Flomot | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestar | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Folley | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Whiteflat | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Matador | 17.3 miles | 8 | |
| Northfield | 21.1 miles | 8 | |
| Mac Bain | 23.0 miles | 8 | |
| Roaring Springs | 23.7 miles | 8 | |
| Russellville | 26.4 miles | 8 |
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 Flomot | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8563859 | 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 1357489. 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.



