Groom, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the White Deer-Groom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79039. The Survey maps it on the Groom quadrangle. 552 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,255 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGroom fell from 574 to 552 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 574 | |
| 2020 | 552 | -22 (-4%) |
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 Groom quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Groom between 2006 and 2018, burning about 1,286 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 May 2006 | Natural | 350 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WINDSONG-SOUTH |
| 3 March 2007 | Natural | 342 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Groom in 84 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 57 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | $100,000 | Carson County Sheriff's Office reported tree and roof damage. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Groom | $72,000 | This tornado formed nine miles east northeast of Claude at 2035 CST and entered Carson county at 2037 CST one and a half miles southwest of Groom. The tornado tracked north and traveled about another ten miles before dissipating at 2110 CST ten miles east of Panhandle. In Carson county...the tornado plowed through a storage area for tractors and other farm equipment. Tractors...turbines...vehicles...cotton presser box cars similar to railroad cars were moved and thrown about in the tornado for considerable distances. Power poles were also damaged. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | $60,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported that a tractor trailer rig was blown off the road at mile marker 113 on Interstate 40 by a thunderstorm wind gust. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | $25,000 | Large portions of a roof blown off home several trees were downed. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Groom | $5,000 | A trained spotter reported broken windshields and dented vehicles in Groom due to the large hail. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Groom | - | This hail was observed 4 miles west of Groom. |
| June 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Groom | - | A storm chaser video documented a brief landspout which occurred 3 miles west-southwest of Groom, touching down and then lifting after one minute. The rating assigned was EF-0 due to the lack of damage to any structures impacted. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Groom | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail, with several inches of accumulation, fell 2 miles west-northwest of Groom alongside Interstate-40. |
| June 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Groom | - | A storm chaser documented a landspout tornado touchdown 3 miles west of Groom, crossing Interstate-40 before dissipating just north of the freeway. The rating assigned was EF-0 due to the lack of damage to any structures impacted. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | A 58 mph wind gust was measured by broadcast media observation site. No significant damage was reported. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | Power outages reported in and around Groom. Tree limbs down across town. Schoolnet site in Groom reported a 58 MPH wind gust. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | Three inch diamter tree limbs knocked down from healthy tree. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Groom | - | Quarter size hail fell in Groom. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | Wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph reported with thunderstorm. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | Winds gust of 59 MPH from the kvii schoolnet at friemel farms west-northwest of Groom. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Groom | - | Storm chasers reported a brief touchdown just west of Groom. No damage was visible. The tornado was rated EF-0. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Groom | - | This was the first of two tornadoes produced by this supercell. The most significant damage was to a sturdy steel constructed outbuilding which was completely destroyed. Damage to a nearby home included broken windows, removal of roof decking material and uplifting of the roof. 2 by 4 pieces of wood were embedded in the roof of the house. A large flat bed truck was moved 50 yards. This tornado was rated EF-2 with an estimated peak wind of 115 mph. The tornado continued into Gray County. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Groom | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Groom. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Groom | - | A diminishing thunderstorm moved into southern Carson County shortly before 6 PM CST. As the storm approached the town of Groom (Carson County), a trained storm spotter reported penny (0.75 inch) size hail. This storm continued to move to the northeast and diminished after producing this hail. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Groom | - | A broken line of thunderstorms moved across the Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 27th. This line of thunderstorms was able to tap into a highly moist atmosphere which allowed the production of heavy rain. The KVII Schoolnet site at Groom High School (Carson County) reported 1.02 inches of storm total accumulation with 0.84 inch falling with a half hour. This heavy rain across the county caused minor flooding of State Highway 60 between Panhandle and White Deer (Carson County). No swift water rescues or stranded vehicles were reported with this minor flooding. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | A trained spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts two miles north of the town of Groom, Texas. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | A Carson County official estimated the thunderstorm wind gust in Groom Texas. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | An amateur radio operator estimated sixty-one knot thunderstorm wind gusts associated with a downburst one mile north of Groom Texas. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | A city official estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots in Groom. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Groom | - | A trained spotter reported that the hail covered the ground. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Groom | - | Reported at Exit 102 on Interstate 40. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | Wind speed measured at the SchoolNet site in Groom. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Groom | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Groom | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Groom | - | 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 Groom | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q970966 | 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 1358463. 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.




