Huffins, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Bivins-McLeod census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75555. The Survey maps it on the Kildare quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1944 USGS Kildare quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Kildare quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Kildare quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
214 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 214 fires within 5 miles of Huffins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,222 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 60 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 534 |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 533 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 537 |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 156 |
| 3 September 1997 | Natural | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 85 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 242 |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 170 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huffins in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Huffins | $50,000 | This storm developed along CR 4670, about 5 miles northeast of Bivins, at around 8:41 pm. Numerous trees were snapped or blown down as the storm continued east to Highway 77, about a mile from the Texas/Arkansas/Louisiana state line, before lifting around 8:47 pm. This tornado was rated an EF0, with winds around 75 mph. The path length was 2.4 miles, with a path width of 75 yards. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Huffins | $25,000 | This EF-1 tornado, with estimated maximum winds near 104 mph, occurred in the very rural southeastern portion of Cass County, well south of the city of Atlanta. A majority of the concentrated damage occurred at the start of the tornado along FM Road 251, where the tornado downed or snapped many hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued northward for another mile, crossing County Road 4556 and then ending as it crossed County Road 4555. There were a few outbuildings damaged by the wind with some homes and other structures also damaged, mainly due to impact from large limbs and trees falling on top of them. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities associated with the tornado. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffins | - | Trees were downed across portions of Cass County. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Huffins | - | Half dollar size hail fell in the Huffines community. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffins | - | Power lines were downed along FM 1841 near County Road 4672. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Huffins | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in the Smyrna community. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffins | - | Trees and powerlines were downed in the Mc Leod community. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffins | - | Trees were downed in the Three States area on Hwy. 1 and across some power lines. Several trees were downed along CR 4659. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huffins | - | Trees were downed along Hwy. 77 near the community of Three States. |
| December 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Huffins | - | Tornado damage consisted of numerous trees downed along the path. This tornado continued into Miller County, Arkansas. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Huffins | - | A total of 8.25 inches of rainfall was measured 6 miles northwest of Rodessa in Cass County, Texas, midnight through 930 am cst. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Huffins | - | 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 Huffins | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122554347 | 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 1380862. 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.





