BlockHub, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Farwell-Bovina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79035. The Survey maps it on the Hub quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Clovis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Clovis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hub quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hereford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Hub between 2006 and 2019, burning about 135 acres in total. None 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 burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4476 |
| 15 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BAIL |
| 13 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EDDIE DON |
| 30 May 2011 | Debris and open burning | 129 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 214 DRAW |
| 7 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hub in 7 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hub | - | The volunteer fire chief in Friona and the NWS cooperative weather observer reported extensive damage to the south of Friona due to large hail and wind. At least six pivot irrigation system sprinklers were overturned in addition to downed utility poles along State Highway 86 west of State Highway 214. Numerous cattle were injured due to flying debris and hail. Over 200 head of cattle had to be put down due to their injuries. Hail up to baseball size was reported within this swath of severe winds and hail. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Hub | - | The volunteer fire chief in Friona and the NWS cooperative weather observer reported extensive damage to the south of Friona due to large hail and wind. At least six pivot irrigation system sprinklers were overturned in addition to downed utility poles along State Highway 86 west of State Highway 214. Numerous cattle were injured due to flying debris and hail. Over 200 head of cattle had to be put down due to their injuries. Hail up to baseball size was reported within this swath of severe winds and hail. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Hub | - | A storm chaser measured hail on the ground slightly larger than baseball size. No damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Hub | - | An off-duty NWS employee estimated 1.25 inch diameter hail 12 miles south of Friona. No damage was observed. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Hub | - | Thunderstorms moved out of New Mexico into the southwest Texas panhandle and produced large hail to two inches. Outflow winds estimated at greater than 60 mph blew over several trees in Bootleg. A weak tornado was reported by a TV meteorologist and the Farwell Sheriff's office. Most of the weather was over open country and caused very little damage. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Hub | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Hub | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parmerton | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Friona | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bovina | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Clays Corner | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lazbuddie | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Black | 12.5 miles | 8 | |
| Oklahoma Lane | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Wilsey | 13.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034747. 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.