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Hart, Texas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79043. The Survey maps it on the Hart quadrangle. 869 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,671 feet above sea level.

Hart within Castro County

Population over time

2 figures

Hart fell from 1,114 to 869 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
20101,114
2020869-245 (-22%)

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

19 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Hart between 2006 and 2013, burning about 120 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Debris and open burning5
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service3RD & AVE C
6 August 2012Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6-AUG
29 August 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceDATE ST. & FM 145
27 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2 MI. S. FM 168
5 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service5-JUL
20 July 2013Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceVANDERHAM
12 July 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceVANDERHAM
10 June 2012Natural15 acresTexas A & M Forest Service10-JUN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Castro County

Storms near this place

60 of 76 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hart in 76 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 36 thunderstorm wind, 34 hail, 5 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2007Thunderstorm WindHart1 hurt, $180,000The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site north of Hart recorded a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust at 18:35 CST. The winds, accompanied by large hail, caused moderate damage and one minor injury. A number of telephone poles were blown down, and several center pivot irrigation systems were destroyed. A tractor trailer was blown off of Texas Highway 194 near Hart, and the driver was treated for minor injuries. Reports additionally indicated that a cotton trailer was blown into and damaged another tractor trailer.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindHart$2,000,000Local fire department and emergency management officials reported wind damage in and around Hart associated with a severe thunderstorm downburst. A freestanding grain dryer was blown over against a grain tank at the intersection of Highway 194 and Farm to Market Road 168. A couple of center pivot irrigation systems were also blown over as the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site in town recorded a 64 mph wind gust. Additionally, hail of up to penny size was observed.
April 2007Tornado (EF2)Hart$200,000A large and long-tracked tornado cut a path of damage twenty-nine miles in length and at times nearly three-quarters of a mile wide across portions of Lamb, Hale, Castro and Swisher Counties between 17:57 and 18:36 CST on the 21st. Total damages from the tornado were estimated to exceed $1.2 million, and one person was injured.|The large tornado caused damage to center pivot irrigation systems and utility lines as it tracked over southeastern Castro County between 18:18 and 18:33 CST. Local newspapers reported that numerous irrigation systems were destroyed, and utility poles were downed along Texas Highway 194 and Farm to Market Road 145 southeast and east of Hart.|Damage caused by the tornado east of Olton (Lamb County) supported an EF-2 rating with winds estimated between 110 and 120 mph.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindHart$100,000no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHart$50,000A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet measured a wind gust to 70 mph near Hart. Reports were also received of wind damage in the town of Hart. A roof was partially removed from a large warehouse.
May 2002HailHart$50,000The Castro County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindHart$30,000Thunderstorm winds, accompanied by quarter size hail, destroyed a center pivot irrigation system southeast of Hart.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindHart$30,000no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHart$10,000Local newspaper articles reported that thunderstorm winds downed a utility pole and lines along U.S. Highway 70 just southeast of Hart. Several residences were reportedly without power as a result of the damage.
April 1998Tornado (F0)Hart$5,000no account filed
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHart$3,000An NWS COOP observer relayed a damage report from the Vanderham Dairy Farm located 2.5 miles southwest of Hart. A 30-foot section of a large livestock shade was blown away by winds estimated around 70 mph. The winds also bent eight steel poles previously attached to the roof. Also, two head of cattle had to be put down after sustaining serious injuries from airborne debris. Approximately at this same time, a wind gust to 62 mph was measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site located two miles north of Hart.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindHart$1,000A local newspaper reported that thunderstorm winds blew down a large sign at a business in Hart.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindHart$1,000no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured severe wind gusts from 2245 CST through 2249 CST. A peak wind gust of 65 mph was measured at 2246 CST.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured severe wind gusts from 1955 CST through 1958 CST. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at 1957 CST.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured severe wind gusts from 1758 CST through 1802 CST. A peak wind gust of 69 mph was measured at 1800 CST.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured a severe wind gust of 59 mph.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured severe wind gusts from 1707 CST through 1735 CST. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured at 1735 CST.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured severe wind gusts from 0154 CST through 0155 CST. A peak wind gust of 70 mph was measured at 0155 CST.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured a wind gust of 59 mph.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured severe wind gusts from 1712 CST through 1745 CST. A peak wind gust of 85 mph was measured at 1728 CST.
April 2022HailHart-Numerous reports were received of quarter to golf ball size hail in Hart (Castro County) as a supercell thunderstorm quickly tracked to the north-northeast across Castro County. The supercell thunderstorm continued to intensify as it moved across the County producing hail as large as tennis ball size south of Nazareth (Castro County) along Farm to Market Road 168. No reports of damage were received.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured a severe wind gust of 62 mph.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured a wind gust to 59 mph.
March 2021HailHart-A storm chaser reported hail up to half dollar size between Hart and Dimmitt.
March 2021Tornado (EF0)Hart-This short-lived EF-0 tornado touched down in a farm field just north of Hart flipping a center pivot irrigation system and creating minor roof damage to a small outbuilding. A wind gust of 87 mph was recorded at the Texas Tech West Texas mesonet location north of Hart as this tornado passed nearby.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindHart-Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet.
May 2019HailHart-No damage was reported.
May 2018HailHart-No damage information was available.
April 2017HailHart-A NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail in Hart. No damage was reported.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindHart-A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station measured a wind gust to 80 mph.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindHart-Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet near Hart.
April 2016HailHart-The Hart Fire Department estimated hail of 1.25 inches in diameter. Damage was not reported.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHart-A gust to 60 mph was later followed by a gust to 66 mph. These winds were measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located three miles north of Hart.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHart-Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHart-Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station near Hart.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindHart-Measured by a KVII schoolnet site at the Hart Elementary School. At 1635 CST, a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet located 3N Hart measured a 62 mph gust.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindHart-Measured by a KVII-TV schoolnet at Hart Elementary.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHart-Severe wake low winds developed along the west edge of a decaying mesoscale convective system. These winds were measured by a Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet station. Additional severe gradient wind gusts included: 58 mph at 1135 pm and 1150 pm, and 62 mph at 1155 pm.
May 2010HailHart-Trained weather spotters reported quarter size hail in Hart. The hail was additionally accompanied by damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2010HailHart-The broadcast media relayed reports of golfball size hail east of Hart. No damage was reported.
April 2009HailHart-Newspaper reports indicate that nickel size hail fell in Hart for five minutes around 21:15 CST.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHart-The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Hart recorded 62 mph and 64 mph thunderstorm wind gusts at 15:45 CST and 15:50 CST respectively. No damage was reported.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHart-The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Hart recorded severe thunderstorm wind gusts of 62 mph at 19:25 CST and 60 mph at 19:30 CST. No damage was reported.
June 2008HailHart-The Castro County Sheriff's Office reported quarter size hail in Hart.
September 2008HailHart-A National Weather Service cooperative observer reported nickel size hail just southeast of Hart. No damage was reported.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Hart-A highly visible and photogenic landspout tornado was observed northwest of Hart around 16:00 CST. The tornado was visible from distances up to thirty miles away, and photographs taken as far away as Plainview (Hale County) were received. The tornado was accompanied by at least one additional funnel, which also may have briefly become a tornado. No damage was reported as the storms remained over open farm land near Texas Highway 194.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindHart-The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet recorded a thunderstorm wind gust to 71 miles per hour near Hart. No damage was reported.
April 2007HailHart-A National Weather Service cooperative observer reported quarter size hail in Hart.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHart-Convective outflow winds were estimated to exceed 60 MPH in Hart. The core of the parent severe thunderstorm was centered ten miles to the north over Nazareth, where large hail was reported just minutes before. No Damage was reported.
September 2006HailHart-Local farmers reported that a second severe storm produced nickel size hail along the Castro and Lamb County line between Hart and Olton shortly before 17:30 CST. No significant damage was reported.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindHart-Measured by the Texas Tech/West Texas Mesonet site in Hart.
August 2005HailHart-Penny sized hail accumulated along FM 928 east of FM 168 and resulted in damage to area cotton crops.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHart-Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet measured a wind gust to 60 mph.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindHart-The Texas Tech Mesonet station north of town measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
June 1999HailHart-Wind driven golfball size hail produced considerable damage to cotton and corn crops.
April 1999Flash FloodHart-Highway 168 and Highway 194 were reported flooded.
June 1995Tornado (F1)Hart-Skywarn spotters reported little movement with the tornado east of Hart, which was over open country. Tornado path is an estimate.
May 2025HailHart-no account filed
May 2021HailHart-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Castro 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
Hilburn1.9 miles9
Mulkey7.6 miles9
Roy7.7 miles9
Sunnyside10.3 miles8
Nazareth11.0 miles8
Dimmitt15.5 miles9
Flagg15.8 miles9
Big Square18.8 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 HartAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q977139The 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 1358866. 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.