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Glen Cove, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Talpa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76834. It stands on North Prong Hords Creek. The Survey maps it on the Talpa quadrangle.

Glen Cove within Coleman County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 12 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

27 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Glen Cove between 2003 and 2020, burning about 2,335 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined12
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
4 September 2017Natural5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBERTRAND/CODY
21 September 2011Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDUVALL RANCH
10 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service153 BAR DITCH
7 August 2003Arson/incendiarism240 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceROLLING PLAINS - 8
31 August 2009Natural5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMILLER FIRE
16 August 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution150 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWESTGLENCOVEFIRE
26 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTALPA HERRING
22 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined125 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Coleman County

Storms near this place

30 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Cove in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 20 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2004HailGlen Cove$80,000Very large hail caused damage to vehicles and dwellings near Hoards Creek Lake.
May 2025Tornado (EFU)Glen Cove-A storm chaser posted a video on social media of a night-time tornado south of Novice in the same location where there was a possible tornado indicated on radar. Tornado lasted from 9:31 pm to 9:37 pm according to the storm chaser.
May 2024HailGlen Cove-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail.
November 2024HailGlen Cove-Storm chaser reported quarter size hail.
November 2024HailGlen Cove-A NWS Cooperative Observer reported quarter size hail.
November 2024Flash FloodGlen Cove-Public reported on social media that there were roads under water north of Hords Creek Lake near Glen Cove.
April 2023HailGlen Cove-The large hail lasted 30 minutes from 950 PM to 1020 PM.
April 2023HailGlen Cove-The public reported golf ball size hail in Glen Cove.
May 2023HailGlen Cove-The quarter size hail was reported at Hords Creek, near Lake Coleman.
May 2023HailGlen Cove-The report was from mping.
June 2019HailGlen Cove-The fire department reported four inch hail 18 miles west of Coleman along Texas Highway 153.
May 2019Tornado (EF3)Glen Cove-This tornado also remained mostly in rural areas. However, it destroyed a cabin, a recreational vehicle, outbuildings and numerous trees. The tornado completely removed the upstairs story of a well built two story residence and caused two exterior walls to collapse. The roof of a church was also damaged. This tornado was observed by a trained spotter and videotaped by a member of the public.
April 2016HailGlen Cove-The public reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls about 1/2 mile east of Glen Cove.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindGlen Cove-A few tree limbs were blown down. The largest tree limb was 6 feet long.
March 2013HailGlen Cove-Marble to quarter size hail covered the ground.
March 2008Tornado (EF0)Glen Cove-An off duty NWS Employee reported a brief tornado about 4 miles northeast of Talpa.
April 2004Tornado (F0)Glen Cove-A Texas state trooper reported a tornado near Glen Cove. The tornado was over open country and produced no visible damage.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindGlen Cove-Winds estimated at 60 mph.
May 2023HailGlen Cove-no account filed
June 2019HailGlen Cove-no account filed
May 2019HailGlen Cove-no account filed
May 2015HailGlen Cove-no account filed
March 2013HailGlen Cove-no account filed
September 2009HailGlen Cove-no account filed
April 2003HailGlen Cove-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGlen Cove-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGlen Cove-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGlen Cove-no account filed
August 1997HailGlen Cove-no account filed
October 1996HailGlen Cove-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Coleman 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
Talpa7.3 miles12
Silver Valley7.9 miles12
Hamrick8.4 miles13
Novice8.6 miles12
Valera9.2 miles11
Coleman11.5 miles13
Goldsboro13.6 miles12
San Angelo Junction15.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378361. 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.