BlockGirvin, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Iraan census division. The Survey maps it on the Girvin quadrangle. It stands 2,326 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1928 USGS Crane quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Girvin quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Crane quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Girvin in 2011, burning about 35 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2011 | Natural | 35 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODWARD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Girvin in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2015: 9 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Girvin | $15,000 | The Upton County Sheriff's Office reported power poles downed by thunderstorm outflow winds in Girvin. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Girvin | $4,000 | A cell among a multicell cluster moving to the northeast in northern Pecos County produced microburst winds that damaged structures in the Girvin community. A 2-foot section of the south wall of a house was partly separated from the flooring as upward forces by the wind on the eaves tried to lift the wall from its connection with the floor. An old convenience store had 2/3 of its corrugated roof blown off by the wind and other parts of the roof curled up. A 30x10 foot goat pen was moved and overturned on the north end of the property. The pen was open on the south side allowing the wind to enter freely but the wind was trapped by the other walls. The pen was moved approximately 12 feet to the north and rolled 1/4 turn onto the back wall. All of the debris was blown to the northeast.The cluster of storms developed near the dry line and moved to the northeast at about 20 mph. The cell that caused the damage had indications of a weak elevated mesocyclone on the Midland 88D that dissipated before moving into the Girvin area. In the vicinity of the storms, surface temperatures were in the mid 90s with dew points in the lower 60s. The storm survey resulted in assigning the estimated wind speed of 60 mph. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Girvin | - | A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced a tornado seven miles southeast of Girvin. The tornado was reported to have remained in fields and pastures. No damage was reported so the tornado was rated an EF-0. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Girvin | - | Several large tree limbs were snapped by the wind gust. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Girvin | - | A severe storm produced quarter hail 5-10 miles north of Girvin on FM11. The hail covered the road 1 inch deep. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Girvin | - | At 1306 CST, local law enforcement reported FM2886 was closed at I-10. Up to 2 1/2 feet of water was covering the roadway. At 1320 CST, law enforcement also reported Hwy 305 closed with water covering the road and Hwy 1901 impassable/closed. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Girvin | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding in the Girvin vicinity, with many city streets filled with flowing flood waters. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Girvin | - | A motorists and local law enforcement officials witnessed a brief tornado west of highway 67. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Girvin | - | A thunderstorm passed through Girvin that produced hail up to golf ball size and winds estimated at over 60 mph. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Flash Flood | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Girvin | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Girvin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Crossing | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Baldridge | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Bakersfield | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Horsehead Crossing | 12.9 miles | 9 | |
| Buena Vista | 16.8 miles | 8 | |
| Abell City | 19.3 miles | 8 | |
| Imperial | 21.7 miles | 8 | |
| Imperial Colonia | 21.8 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 Girvin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5564853 | 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 1379836. 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.