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Hedley, Texas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hedley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79237. The Survey maps it on the Hedley quadrangle. 275 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,621 feet above sea level.

Hedley within Donley County

Population over time

2 figures

Hedley fell from 329 to 275 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
2010329
2020275-54 (-16%)

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

99 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Hedley between 2006 and 2019, burning about 4,598 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 2 were 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/undetermined32
Equipment and vehicle use32
Debris and open burning12
Natural11
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2

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
21 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use125 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceYOUNGBLOOD FIRE - ASSIST HEDLEY FD
20 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
19 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 24 - HEDLEY VFD ASSIST
12 September 2019Natural2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
6 August 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
6 August 2006Natural5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 August 2006Natural40 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Donley County

Storms near this place

60 of 84 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hedley in 84 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 64 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 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
March 2007Tornado (EF2)Hedley$63,000The initial phase of this tornado was fairly weak with minor damage occurring to a tin roof...fences and small tree limbs. The tornado became progressively stronger...resulting in the total removal of deer blinds and considerable loss of metal roofing to a home and the detached garage. The worst damage occurred near the end of the tornado. Numerous large tree limbs were downed and several tree trunks were snapped at the base. A large barn was completely swept away...with portions of the structure found up to five hundred yards away. Several power poles were snapped and carried over twenty yards. A large hitch trailer was carried away from beside the barn and deposited in a nearby tree. A van was also displaced into a grove of trees near ground level. No injuries were reported.
April 2012HailHedley$50,000A trained spotter reported that the baseball size hail fell for five minutes. The hail smashed multiple vehicle windshields and windows, however no injuries or fatalities were reported.
September 2005HailHedley$50,000no account filed
September 2007Thunderstorm WindHedley$23,000The local broadcast media reported from a Department of Public Safety Trooper that a couple of tractor trailers were overturned on U.S. Highway 287...however no injuries were reported. The trailers were reported to be empty and also several branches which were at least four to eight inches in diameter were snapped by the high winds.
March 2026HailHedley$20,000Hail fell southwest of Hedley for about an hour and a half. Hail ranged from dime to quarter size, although damage occurred to skylights which would suggest that some larger hailstones also fell.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindHedley$20,000no account filed
May 2006HailHedley$10,000no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindHedley$9,000Numerous trees and powerlines were reported blown down.
March 2026Flash FloodHedley$7,000Significant flooding occurred on Indian Creek, which was over 100 yards wide and likely 12 feet deep during the peak of the flooding. The flooding washed out ranch fencing in the area.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindHedley$6,000A tree broke on Blair Street and the roof was partially blown off a trailer house on Adamson Street.
June 1994HailHedley$5,000no account filed
March 2000Thunderstorm WindHedley$3,000A roof was blown off of a barn.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHedley$1,000A telephone pole was blown down along US Highway 287 southeast of Lelia Lake near County Road 20.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHedley$1,000The Texas Department of Public Safety reported a large tree down across Farm to Market Road 1932 west of the town of Hedley, Texas near the fork. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
March 2026HailHedley-Nickel to quarter size hail fell and accumulated. Hail fell for at least 15 minutes.
May 2019HailHedley-Late report of quarter size hail, time estimated from radar.
May 2019HailHedley-Late report of hail damaging windshield on Texas highway 273.
April 2016HailHedley-Quarter size hail was reported in Hedley.
May 2016HailHedley-Nickel size hail fell 2 miles west of Hedley.
May 2016HailHedley-Quarter size hail accumulated two inches deep fell 9 miles south of McLean, and along with the heavy rain resulted in minor flooding along Highway 273.
April 2016HailHedley-Nickel size hail was reported 9 miles south of McLean. The hail accumulated on the ground to a depth of up to 3 inches.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Hedley-This was the second tornado to cycle from the same parent supercell thunderstorm. Most of its track occurred in Collingsworth County. The tornado developed just east of where the first tornado lifted in extreme eastern Donley County. Much of the middle section of the track occurred across extremely rural sections of Collingsworth County near the Salt Fork Red River and was inaccessible to the survey team. However, radar evidence suggested a continuous path. Most damage was EF-0 along the path, however isolated EF1 damage occurred in two locations based on snapped power poles and tree trunks in two locations.
May 2014HailHedley-A line of thunderstorms developed in response to a cold front moving through the southeastern Texas Panhandle during the late evening hours of the 11th. As the line moved toward the town of Hedley (Donley County), a trained spotter reported penny size hail (0.75 inch). After producing this hail the line continued to slowly move to the east.
June 2014HailHedley-A discrete supercell moving northeastward entered southern Donley County around 8 PM CST. As this supercell moved over the town of Hedley (Donley County), a law enforcement official reported half dollar size hail (1.25 inches). After producing this hail, the supercell continued to move northeastward across the county.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHedley-The public estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts about seven miles south southeast of McLean Texas. There was no damage and there were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
April 2009HailHedley-The public reported that the golf ball size hail was covering the ground.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHedley-The general public estimated wind gusts of fifty-two knots six miles south of Hedley.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHedley-The general public estimated wind gusts of fifty-six knots one mile northeast of Hedley.
May 2008HailHedley-Penny to quarter size hail was reported.
May 2008HailHedley-The hail was reported at rest area.
May 2008HailHedley-Hailstones were reported to be up to baseball size along Texas State Highway 273.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Hedley-This tornado occurred over open country and the path width and path length were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
February 2007Thunderstorm WindHedley-No damage or injuries were reported.
May 2006HailHedley-Hail was reported to be covering the ground and may be slightly larger but not quite half dollar size.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Hedley-The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated. The tornado formed on the Donley and Collingsworth county line.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindHedley-Two inch diameter tree limbs were blown down by the high winds.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Hedley-Reported near the Donley and Collingsworth county line.
April 1994HailHedley-Unusual severe weather day. A record low of 30 degrees in Amarillo occurred on the morning of the 27th. Unstable air over this shallow cold air mass resulted in snow, freezing rain, sleet and hail up to one inch in size.
May 2018HailHedley-no account filed
May 2012HailHedley-no account filed
May 2012HailHedley-no account filed
May 2012HailHedley-no account filed
October 2011HailHedley-no account filed
October 2011HailHedley-no account filed
April 2009HailHedley-no account filed
April 2009HailHedley-no account filed
May 2009HailHedley-no account filed
May 2009HailHedley-no account filed
May 2009HailHedley-no account filed
June 2008HailHedley-no account filed
May 2008HailHedley-no account filed
May 2008HailHedley-no account filed
May 2008HailHedley-no account filed
May 2008HailHedley-no account filed
June 2008HailHedley-no account filed
June 2007HailHedley-no account filed
October 2007HailHedley-no account filed
May 2006HailHedley-no account filed
May 2006HailHedley-no account filed
May 2006HailHedley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Donley 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
Giles5.2 miles8
McKnight6.1 miles8
Lelia Lake6.3 miles8
Clarendon13.0 miles8
Howardwick17.6 miles7
Ashtola22.5 miles7
Rockledge22.9 miles6
Jericho24.9 miles6

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 HedleyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q973816The 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 1358993. 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.