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Frost, Texas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Blooming Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76641. The Survey maps it on the Frost quadrangle. 620 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 525 feet above sea level.

Frost within Navarro County

Population over time

2 figures

Frost fell from 643 to 620 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010643
2020620-23 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

115 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Frost between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,190 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 burning46
Equipment and vehicle use26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Arson/incendiarism9
Smoking3
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
23 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHANNAH MARCUM
2 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePERRY STRIPPER
14 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
10 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJOSEPHINE LOPEZ
9 August 2018Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceLIGHTING STRIKE
9 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBARY PRICE
7 August 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSANDERS HAY FIELD
7 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use50 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Navarro County

Storms near this place

30 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frost in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 10 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2015Flash FloodFrost$1,000,000,000Significant flash flooding occurred in Navarro County after over a day of heavy rain produced 15-23 inches of rain in the county. The flood waters remained for over a week in many places after the heavy rain event ended. The first reports of flash flooding were received around 1219 PM CDT as several high water rescues were ongoing in Corsicana and one was reported in Powell. Soon after that, flood waters started covering several roads across the county as the heavy rain continued. By 330 PM CDT, it was reported that most FM roads in the county were impassable due to flooding and several streets in Corsicana were closed. Homes and businesses across the county were flooded during this event. Over 100 roads sustained damage or were washed out. Portions of Interstate 45 were closed on the night of the 23rd and again on the 24th. Swift water rescues were needed along portions of Interstate 45. Flood waters resulted in a 64-car train derailment along Business 45 north of Corsicana. ||The ASOS measured nearly 10 inches of rain in 15 and a half hours. By 700 AM CDT on the 24th, a COOP observer had measured over 20 inches of rainfall.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindFrost$200,000Roof and structural damage occurred from high winds to 90 homes and 25 businesses and outbuildings.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Frost$100,000A brief EF-0 tornado occurred west of Frost in far northwestern Navarro County. A grain elevator was impacted and partially collapsed along State Highway 22 west of Frost. The tornado crossed the highway and produced some EF-0 roof and garage door damage to several homes on the west side of Frost. The tornado dissipated just north of Frost. Maximum estimated winds were 80 mph.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFrost$50,000Several houses were unroofed by thunderstorm winds.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindFrost$25,000Damage to numerous structures including barns and a church between Frost and Blooming Grove on Highway 22.
December 2015FloodFrost$10,000Several roads remained flooded across the county after an average of 3-7 inches of heavy rainfall. Several creeks also overflowed their banks flooding nearby parks and land.
May 2013HailFrost$7,000A CoCoRaHS observer reported hail up to the size of golf balls 1.3 miles west-northwest of Frost. The hail dented cars and damaged shingles.
October 2009FloodFrost$5,000Several secondary roads were flooded across Navarro County from persistent rainfall over the county. It was also reported that creeks, streams, and ditches were overflowing their banks causing some flooding.
April 2011HailFrost$3,000no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindFrost$2,000Power lines were downed by large tree branches.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindFrost$500Five trees were blown down.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindFrost$100Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
April 2024Flash FloodFrost-Emergency management reported SH 22 was flooded east and west of Frost.
April 2018HailFrost-Emergency management reported penny sized hail approximately 2 miles northeast of the city of Frost, TX.
August 2016FloodFrost-Several reports of 6-8 of water over roads in the northwestern part of the county. 1 water rescue in Corsicana earlier.
May 2015FloodFrost-Significant flash flooding continued in Navarro County after 6-10 inches of rain fell in the county. Numerous roads remained closed for hours until the water receded and additional water rescues were needed through the night. Interstate 45 south of Corsicana was heavily affected with many vehicles trapped in high water on the interstate.
October 2015FloodFrost-Significant flooding continued across Navarro County for days after over 15-23 inches of rain fell over 2 days. Several county and farm to market roads remained flooded during this time. Even after the Flood Warning expired, some secondary roads remained closed as the water had a difficult time draining in some areas.
December 2015Flash FloodFrost-Several roads across the county were covered in water due to heavy rain.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindFrost-Sixty mph winds estimated by spotter.
June 2007Flash FloodFrost-Two feet of water was over Highway 22 west of town.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindFrost-Trees were blown down by high winds.
April 2000Flash FloodFrost-Highway 22 between Frost and Mertens was flooded due to heavy rain from thunderstorms.
November 1998Flash FloodFrost-Thunderstorms produced very heavy rains and FM 667 was flooded near Frost.
May 2013HailFrost-no account filed
April 2005HailFrost-no account filed
August 2004HailFrost-no account filed
April 1996HailFrost-no account filed
January 1995HailFrost-no account filed
March 1994HailFrost-no account filed
February 1993HailFrost-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Navarro 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
Lone Oak3.6 miles8
Blooming Grove4.9 miles8
Emmett6.4 miles8
Brushie Prairie6.5 miles8
Dresden7.5 miles8
Raleigh7.5 miles8
Pelham8.3 miles8
Cryer Creek8.6 miles9

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 FrostAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q969883The 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 1336276. 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.