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Henly, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Dripping Springs-Wimberley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78620. It stands on Henly Branch. The Survey maps it on the Henly quadrangle.

Henly within Hays County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

53 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Henly between 2005 and 2018, burning about 584 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
Debris and open burning27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSANDY OAKS
29 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
27 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use9.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBILLIE SISSONS JC AID
2 September 2011Debris and open burning50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJOHNSON CITY
14 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMCCARTY FIRE
24 August 2018Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service180001917

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hays County

Storms near this place

11 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henly in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
November 2001Tornado (F0)Henly1 hurt, $50,000A tornado, rated F0, moved from 8 miles south-southwest of Henley 6 miles south-southwest of Henley. As it crossed FM2325, it knocked down trees, and damaged several roofs of homes, as well as destroying some outbuildings. One injury was reported as the tornado knocked over a trailer-tractor and injured the driver.
May 2024HailHenly-A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near Henly.
January 2020HailHenly-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail northwest of Dripping Springs.
May 2015Flash FloodHenly-Multiple roads closed across Hays County. Hugo Road was reportedly closed due to flowing water over the roadway.
May 2010Flash FloodHenly-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which flooded and closed McGregor Lane.
February 2009HailHenly-A CoCoRaHS observer reported quarter size hail 10 miles west-northwest of Woodcreek.
July 2007Flash FloodHenly-Rainfall in Hays County averaged from 2 to 3 inches. Highest totals were 5 inches near Henly. Flash flooding closed FM165, FM112, and FM150.
March 2007Flash FloodHenly-General 3 to 4 inch rainfall over the southwestern two-thirds of Hays County resulted in widespread flash flooding. An NWS survey found FM2325 closed northwest of Wimberley and FM165 closed near Henly. In addition, parts of US290 was reported to be under water between Dripping Springs and Henly. CR295 was also closed near San Marcos.
May 2007Flash FloodHenly-Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced general 2 to 3 inch rain amounts in the late evening in the Henley area. Several roads, including FM165, were closed in the early morning hours by high water.
March 1998HailHenly-no account filed
November 1995HailHenly-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hays 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
Mount Gainor5.3 miles16
Dripping Springs6.6 miles15
Fitzhugh10.3 miles15
Driftwood10.7 miles15
Belterra12.1 miles19
Woodcreek12.6 miles15
Pleasant Valley Crossing13.4 miles15
Bear Creek14.1 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378440. 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.