Howardwick, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Clarendon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79226. It stands on Carrol Creek. The Survey maps it on the Roach Ranch quadrangle. 370 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,769 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHowardwick fell from 402 to 370 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 | 402 | |
| 2020 | 370 | -32 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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
- 1962 USGS Roach Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Shamrock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
80 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Howardwick between 2006 and 2019, burning about 29,199 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREENBELT LAKE |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HITCHIN' POST |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLAINVIEW ST |
| 2 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREENBELT FIRE |
| 15 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREENBELT LAKE - WELTY POINT |
| 12 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 77 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howardwick in 77 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 57 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | $50,000 | A collapsing thunderstorm brought damaging winds to locations northeast of Howardwick. Irrigation pivots were blown over and a barn was damaged. Tree branches were also snapped and torn off of trees. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | $9,000 | Part of the roof of a mobile home was blown off. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Howardwick | $3,000 | Quarter to golfball size hail fell on the north side of Howardwick. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Howardwick | $1,000 | Significant street flooding occurred due to heavy rainfall with severe thunderstorms in the area. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Tree limbs up to 3 in diameter blown down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | A few trees were blown down near the Howardwick entrance off of Highway 70. One mile north of the entrance on Highway 70 there was also a carport roof that was also blown off. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Reported that hail was making a lot of noises banging on everything. Person estimates the largest hail stones to be at least the size of quarters. Hail had lasted for about 2 minutes. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Law Enforcement reported golf ball size upwards of 2 inch diameter hail, with damage to windshield of vehicle. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Howardwick | - | This hail was observed 1 mile southeast of Howardwick. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Howardwick | - | This hail was observed at Greenbelt Lake. The Twitter report included a photo of a measured hail stone. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Howardwick | - | At one mile north-northeast of Howardwick, dime to quarter size hail fell, with up to an inch of rain. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Accumulating hail several inches deep. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Accumulating hail between dime and quarter size. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Howardwick | - | Water over roadway on Texas highway 70 in Howardwick, accumulating hail several inches deep. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Howardwick | - | NWS storm survey information suggests that the tornado touched down 1 mile southeast of Howardwick at 0725 PM CDT and lifted in Howardwick at 0728 pm CDT. This tornado was assigned an EF-0 rating based upon damage to trees, car ports and roofs of trailers. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Howardwick | - | NWS damage survey information suggests that a tornado touched down 7 miles SSW of Alanreed at 0748 pm CDT and lifted 3 miles s of Alanreed at 0754 pm CDT. This tornado was assigned an ef-0 rating based upon damage to trees and barns in the area. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Quarter size hail fell in Howardwick. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in Howardwick. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Golf ball size hail was reported one mile northeast of Howardwick. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Quarter size hail was reported three miles north of Hawardwick. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Howardwick. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Howardwick | - | This was the first of two tornadoes that developed from the same supercell near Howardwick. The tornado motion was somewhat unusual as it moved toward the west. Damage from this short track small tornado included broken limbs, 1-3 inches in diameter. Damage was consistent with EF-0 with estimated peak wind of 80 mph. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Howardwick | - | This was the second of two tornadoes that developed from the same supercell near Howardwick. The tornado motion was somewhat unusual as it moved toward the northwest. Damage from this tornado included broken limbs, trees uprooted, and a power pole was broken at rotten base. This tornado was rated an EF-1 with an estimated peak wind of 94 mph. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Golf ball size hail was reported south of Clarendon College. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Howardwick. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Quarter size hail fell on Highway 70 10 miles north of Clarendon. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Late report...68 mph thunderstorm wind gust received from broadcast media. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across Donley County during the evening hours of the 12th. As a storm approached the town of Clarendon (Donley County), the KVII Schoolnet site 11 miles north of Clarendon recorded a 63 mph downburst. After producing this downburst the storm continued to move eastward across the county. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Another discrete supercell moving northeastward entered southern Donley County around 10 PM CST. As this supercell moved near the town of Howardwich (Donley County), a storm chaser reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch). After producing this hail, the supercell continued to move northeastward across the county. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Howardwick | - | A cluster of thunderstorms developed over Donley County during the afternoon hours of the 28th. As these storms neared Greenbelt Lake (Donley County), a trained storm spotter reported tennis ball size hail (2.50 inches) one mile east of Greenbelt Lake (Donley County). After producing this hail, the storms continued to move to the northeast across the county. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Howardwick | - | A cluster of thunderstorms developed over Donley County during the afternoon hours of the 28th. As these storms neared Greenbelt Lake (Donley County), a trained storm spotter reported half dollar size hail (1.25 inch) one mile east of Greenbelt Lake (Donley County). After producing this hail, the storms continued to move to the northeast across the county. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Howardwick | - | A cluster of thunderstorms developed over Donley County during the afternoon hours of the 28th. As these storms neared Greenbelt Lake (Donley County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) one mile east of Greenbelt Lake (Donley County). After producing this hail, the storms continued to move to the northeast across the county. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Howardwick | - | A cluster of thunderstorms developed over Donley County during the afternoon hours of the 28th. As these storms neared Greenbelt Lake (Donley County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) one mile east of Greenbelt Lake (Donley County). After producing this hail, the storms continued to move to the northeast across the county. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed across Donley County during the afternoon hours of the 8th. As these thunderstorms moved over Howardwick (Donley County), an amateur radio operator reported an estimated 80 mph thunderstorm downburst which damaged multiple trailers, blew down 100 trees, and lifted roof of trailer house and a old restaurant. After producing this gusts the storms continued to move to the northeast across the county. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed across Donley County during the afternoon hours of the 8th. As these thunderstorms moved over Howardwick (Donley County), a storm chaser reported an estimated 80 mph thunderstorm downburst which damaged 5 carports. After producing this gusts the storms continued to move to the northeast across the county. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed across Donley County during the afternoon hours of the 8th. As these thunderstorms moved over Clarendon (Donley County), a storm chaser reported an estimated 70 mph thunderstorm downburst which blew down a large tree across County Road 20 and on Farm-to-Market 1260. After producing this gusts the storms continued to move to the northeast across the county. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Howardwick | - | A trained storm spotter reported nickle size hail in Howardwick (Donley County). The hail was produced from a developing squall line that stretched from Grey County to Hall County and moving to the east-northeast. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Howardwick | - | 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 southern Texas Panhandle. While the thunderstorm moved over Donley County, a storm chaser three miles northwest of Clarendon (Donley County) reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) accumulating on Highway 287. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Howardwick | - | As a thunderstorm developed over Donley County, it produced nickel size hail 5 miles southwest of Howardwick (Donley County). This storm slowly moved to the northeast and began to quickly decay due to the inflow getting cut off by another developing thunderstorm to the south. Before dissipating this thunderstorm also produced pea size hail one mile northwest of Howardwick (Donley County). |
| May 2013 | Hail | Howardwick | - | An intensifying thunderstorm over the southern Texas Panhandle produced nickel size hail. A storm chaser reported this hail 3 miles north of the city of Howardwick (Donley County). No other information was given with this report. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | The public estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts between fifty-two and sixty-one knots in the town of Howardwick, Texas in Donley County. There was no damage and no injuries or fatalities were reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Several large cottonwood trees were uprooted just south of Howardwick in the Kelly Creek Crossing area of Greenbelt Lake by strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of the wind event was estimated. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Howardwick | - | Reported on State Highway 273. |
| April 1997 | Flash Flood | Howardwick | - | Bridge in city covered by 3 feet of water. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | Thunderstorms produced dime- to golf ball-size hail and winds estimated in excess of 60 mph by storm spotters. A lightning fire in Borger cause $7,000 damage to a home. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howardwick | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Howardwick | - | 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 Howardwick | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q979491 | 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 1359741. 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.



