Florence Hill, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75052. The Survey maps it on the Arlington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1894 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1959 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Florence Hill between 2006 and 2017, burning about 94 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALLEN AVE |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7319 CHINABERRY |
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3000 MOUNTAIN CREEK PKWY. |
| 2 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIREBIRD |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPUR 408 |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 40125 LBJ FRWY. |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 39600-39668 LBJ |
| 13 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LBJ / I 20 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
31 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florence Hill in 31 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Lightning | Florence Hill | 1 killed | A man died after he was struck by lightning at Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake. The man was struck in the picnic area. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Florence Hill | $500,000,000 | Considerable flooding continued across a large portion of Dallas after upwards of 15 inches of rain fell in some areas. Numerous roads, vehicles, homes, buildings and more were flooded and heavily damaged by this event. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Florence Hill | $1,200,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported at Joe Pool Lake. The hail dented cars and broke car windshields across the city of Cedar Hill. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Florence Hill | $800,000 | Hail up to the size of oranges was reported on Edelweiss Drive in Grand Prairie. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | $30,000 | Numerous fences blown down, as well as roof and window damage reported in South Grand Prairie. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Florence Hill | $15,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported at Joe Pool Lake. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Florence Hill | $9,000 | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Florence Hill | $8,000 | Public reported golf ball size hail near Carrier and Highway 20. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 65 MPH were estimated in the Duncanville and Mountain Creek Lake area. Large tree branches were knocked down and shingles were torn off roofs. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | $4,000 | Trained spotters reported wind gusts to 60 mph on the north side of Joe Pool Lake. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Florence Hill | $1,200 | Baseball sized hail was reported near Interstate 20 and Robinson Rd in Grand Prairie. Car windshields were broken by the hail. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | $1,000 | Emergency management reported a tree down and structure damage to a car wash near the intersection of Polo Road and Robinson Road in Grand Prairie, TX. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | Broadcast media reported 1.25 inch hail near Joe Pool Lake. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Florence Hill | - | A trained spotter reported flooding along Mountain Creek Parkway. This location is just northeast of Joe Pool Lake. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | A social media report indicated quarter sized hail in Grand Prairie near Joe Pool Lake. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | A trained spotter reported quarter to half dollar sized hail in the southern part of the city of Grand Prairie, TX. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | - | A public report indicated trees down along Mountain Creek Parkway and Eagle Ford Dr. near Duncanville, TX. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | - | A trained spotter reported that many trees were snapped and uprooted along Mountain Creek Pkwy and Camp Wisdom Rd. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | Dime sized hail was reported at Cedar Hill State Park. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | Nickel sized hail was reported along Camp Wisdom Road east of Highway 360 in Grand Prairie. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Florence Hill | - | Broadcast media reported high water in both directions on Interstate 20 at Carrier Parkway in Grand Prairie, TX. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Florence Hill | - | A social media report indicated that the area near Interstate 20 and Carrier Parkway was flooded. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | Quarter sized hail was covering the ground near Joe Pool Lake. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | Hail up to the size of dimes was reported in the Duncanville and Mountain Creek Lake area. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was reported near Joe Pool Lake. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | - | Measured by a weather station owned by Lockheed Martin. Large limbs blown down. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Florence Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Lakeland Heights | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Ledbetter Hills | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Grand Prairie | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Red Bird Addition | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cole | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Duncanville | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| River Oaks | 6.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378303. 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.






