Goodnight, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Claude North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79226. The Survey maps it on the Goodnight quadrangle.
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On record in Goodnight
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Charles Goodnight Ranch House, Goodnightfederal building survey, 9 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Groom quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Goodnight quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
34 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Goodnight between 2006 and 2020, burning about 16,354 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 2 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWAY 287 & CR 23 |
| 8 August 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID DONLEY CO. JA RANCH |
| 30 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AMSTRONG COUNTY - ASSIST CLAUDE FD |
| 12 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWAY 287 & KILO RD. |
| 31 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWAY 287 & CO. RD. 21 |
| 23 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWAY 287 & CO. RD. 23 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Goodnight: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Geehee No. 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel |
Storms near this place
60 of 101 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goodnight in 101 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 50 hail, 42 thunderstorm wind, 9 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 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Goodnight | $3,000 | The tornado touched down three miles south of Goodnight in Armstrong County at 1620 CST and then lifted at 1643 CST eight miles northeast of Goodnight. The tornado was on the ground for approximately eleven miles with a maximum path width of one hundred yards. Two power poles were reported broken just southwest of Goodnight along with considerable damage to barbed wire fencing. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | A 58mph wind gust was measured from a shower near the Goodnight mesonet site. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | The mesonet station located 15 miles west southwest of Clarendon gusted to 65 mph at 1640CDT and continued to gust above 58 mph until 1646CDT. The peak gust of 83 mph occurred at 1642CDT. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Goodnight | - | The sizes of hail reported were between 1.5 and 2.75 in diameter. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Goodnight | - | This tornado was viewed by storm spotters and captured on video footage. However, it did not produce damage and was generally in an open field. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | Mesonet station located SE of Claude. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Several reports from a storm chaser came in for hail between 1 and 1.75 in diameter along HWY 207 south of Claude. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | From the station located SE of Claude. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Goodnight | - | The track of this tornado is not accessible by road, but was noted on radar and documented by storm chasers in the area. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | This gust was measured at the JA Ranch West Texas Mesonet station located 4 miles east of Palo Duro. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | The JA Ranch West Texas Mesonet station located 4 miles east of Palo Duro measured gusts in the 59 to 66 MPH range. The highest gust of 66 MPH occurred at 1555CST. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Goodnight | - | Based on a National Weather Service damage survey, this tornado touched down around 1043 PM, 4 miles southeast of Goodnight and lifted at approximately 1049 PM CDT, 4 miles east of Goodnight, TX. The tornado was rated an EF-0 with an estimated peak wind speed of 70 mph, consistent with the minor damaged observed. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Goodnight | - | Based on a National Weather Service damage survey, this tornado touched down around 1055 pm, 5 miles east of Goodnight and lifted at approximately 1104 pm CDT, 4 miles east-northeast of goodnight. The tornado was rated an EF-0 with an estimated peak wind speed of 85 mph consistent with damage observed. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | Wind gust 62 mph was measured by a storm chaser. No damage was reported. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Hail from dimes to quarters reported, accumulating up to an inch deep in spots. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Hail from dimes to quarters reported, accumulating up to an inch deep in spots. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Golf ball up to tennis ball size hail on Highway 287 east of Goodnight resulted in a cracked windshield. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | Winds stayed above 58 MPH for 5 minutes from 1421 to 1426. The peak gust of 83 MPH occurred at 1422. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Goodnight | - | Tornado started 4 ENE of Goodnight at the intersection of County Road J and County Road 30. It overturned a section of center pivot irrigation before doing more significant tree damage at a ranch 7 ENE of Goodnight. Two downed power poles along with uprooted and snapped trees were the most noticeable damage. Some tree debris was deposited 100-200 yards NE of the original location. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Nickel size hail was reported 2 miles west of Goodnight. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Quarter size hail fell 4 miles west-northwest of Goodnight. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Goodnight | - | Storm chasers witnessed a brief tornado about 5 1/2 miles west of Goodnight. No damage was seen. The tornado was rated EF-0. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Goodnight | - | A discrete thunderstorm developed over Armstrong County during the early evening hours of the 21st. This storm quick intensified as it moved to the northeast across the county. A storm chaser 5 miles west-northwest of the town of Goodnight reported this storm produced ping pong ball (1.50 inches) size hail. After producing this hail, the storm continued to move northeastward and began to diminish. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | A cluster of thunderstorms developed over Armstrong County during the early afternoon hours of the 24th. After developing, they quickly began to collapse, and produced an estimated 60 mph thunderstorm downburst. The Armstrong County Sherriff's Office reported the downburst turned over two semi tractor trailers in the town of Goodnight (Armstrong County). No injuries were reported with this damage. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | A cluster of discrete thunderstorms moving across the Texas Panhandle transitioned into a broken linear structure during the late evening hours of the 6th. As this broken line of storms where near the town of Goodnight (Armstrong County), the KVII Schoolnet site 15 miles south of Goodnight (Armstrong County) reported a 67 mph downburst gust. After producing this gust the line of thunderstorms continued moving eastward across the Panhandle. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the county. An Armstrong County Sheriff's Deputy near the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road and Farm-to-Market Road 294 (Armstrong County) reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast into Armstrong County. A storm chaser in Goodnight (Armstrong County) reported ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Goodnight | - | A thunderstorm with a history of producing pea to quarter size hail in Goodnight (Armstrong County) moved to the northeast. The Armstrong County Commissioner and Chief Deputy reported seeing hail shafts out of the base of this thunderstorm. As the storm passed over their location, 2 miles north of Goodnight, they observed nickel size hail. The Armstrong County Emergency Manager relayed this report to the National Weather Service Office in Amarillo (Potter County). |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | A discrete thunderstorm developed across the southwestern Texas Panhandle during the early morning hours of the 4th. This storm moved to the east across the southern Texas Panhandle. As the storm reached Armstrong County, the thunderstorm encountered an outflow from a line of thunderstorms across the northeastern Texas Panhandle. This caused the thunderstorm to briefly strengthen and produced a 63 mph downburst which was measured by the KVII schoolnet site 15 miles south of Goodnight (Armstrong County). After producing this gust the thunderstorm weakened and moved to the south. This further southern position placed it south of the Texas Panhandle. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved across Armstrong County, the KVII Schoolnet site at Palo Duro (Armstrong County) measured a 60 mph downdraft gust. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust, but weakened to the point of not producing any further damaging wind gusts. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | A line of thunderstorms moved across Armstrong County during the evening hours of the 8th. As the southern portion of this line neared Goodnight (Armstrong County), the line took on a bowed appearance and a rear-inflow notch was evident on radar. A KVII Schoolnet site 15 miles south of Goodwell (Armstrong County) at JA Ranch reported a 62 mph thunderstorm gust as the bowed line moved overhead. The bowed line weakened after producing this gust and moved into the southeastern Texas Panhandle. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Goodnight | - | A thunderstorm developed over Armstrong County during the early afternoon hours of the 29th. A trained storm spotter a half mile east of Goodnight (Armstrong County) observed this thunderstorm produce several pea size hail stones with a few quarter size hail stones as it moved to the northeast. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Goodnight | - | The tornado touched down five miles northeast of Goodnight in Armstrong County at 1559 CST and lifted at 1602 CST approximately seven miles northeast of Goodnight. The tornado was on the ground for one to two miles with a maximum path width of fifty yards. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Goodnight | - | A trained spotter reported tennis ball size hail that fell three to four miles southwest of Groom. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Goodnight | - | Reported on U.S. Highway 287 about one mile inside the Armstrong County line. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | Numerous cottonwood trees of substantial size were reported damaged on ranch property. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Goodnight | - | The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Goodnight | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodnight | - | 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.
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 Goodnight | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5583497 | 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 1358160. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.





