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Kermit, Texas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kermit census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79745. The Survey maps it on the Kermit quadrangle. 6,267 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,861 feet above sea level.

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Kermit within Winkler County

Population over time

2 figures

Kermit grew from 5,708 to 6,267 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
20105,708
20206,267+559 (+10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 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

82 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Kermit between 2008 and 2020, burning about 2,973 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Equipment and vehicle use48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Arson/incendiarism1

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
24 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePIT FIRE
24 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 133 NORTH TRUCK ROUTE
24 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBLUE LANDFILL #4
21 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOLD DUMP
20 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOLD CABOT PLANT
14 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service115@BELLAIRE
4 August 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE #10
17 August 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service200 EAST VAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Winkler County

Storms near this place

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kermit in 74 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 52 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
September 2020Thunderstorm WindKermit$20,000A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced wind damage about two miles north of Kermit. A powerline pole was snapped which left streets on the north side of Kermit without power. Several trees were uprooted and there was damage to roofing material and metal awnings. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 2007Flash FloodKermit$20,000Street flooding occured within the city of Kermit with curb to curb flooding on Texas Highway 18. Several cars were stranded in high water in Kermit.
October 2003HailKermit$20,000A severe thunderstorm developed in the vicinity of Kermit. Hail to the size of pennies was reported on the south side of the city. The storm intensified as it moved east-northeast along Highway 302. A westbound motorist traveling in a recently purchased vehicle encountered tennis ball size hail ten miles east-northeast of Kermit. In an effort to escape the hail, the motorist turned around and headed east towards the Notrees community in western Ector County. Given slow travel in hazardous driving conditions and the storm's motion along the highway, the motorist continued to experience golfball to tennis ball size hail for the duration of the retreat to Notrees. The vehicle was totaled by the large hail.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindKermit$10,000Penny to quarter size hail fell in 60 to 65 mph winds in both Kermit and Wink, breaking many windows and shredding south facing building sides.
March 2006HailKermit$10,000The Kermit Police Department reported hail up to two inches in diameter fell in Kermit. Coupled with high winds, the large hail broke many windows and shredded south facing building sides.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindKermit$10,000A well developed bow echo developed and moved east across Winkler County. The Kermit PD reported damaging winds up to 75 MPH. Large trees were blown down along with power poles. A few tin roofs received minor damage.
June 1995HailKermit$10,000Baseball-size hail damaged vehicles in Kermit. Reports from sheriff's office and public. At Wink the hail covered the ground.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindKermit$7,000A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced wind damage in Kermit. A roof was blown off of a building. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindKermit$7,000Three power poles were knocked down by severe wind gusts. In addition, 6-8 inch diameter tree limbs were snapped.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindKermit$5,000Microburst winds knocked down fences and blew a tree down in a city park.
September 1994HailKermit$5,000A Pecos radio station reported quarter-size hail lasting for 10 minutes near Pecos. The public reported up to golf ball-size hail lasting for just under 10 minutes on the south side of Kermit.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindKermit$5,000Downburst winds in Kermit downed a telephone pole in the city, according to the Winkler County Sheriff's Office.
April 2012HailKermit$2,000A thunderstorm moved over Winkler County and produced one inch hail over Kermit. A pickup truck was dented on the east side of Kermit. The cost of the damage to the truck is a rough estimate.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindKermit$1,000The sheriffs office received a report of an RV roof having been blow off onto a truck in Kermit. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. The cost of damages is also estimated.
May 2019HailKermit$1,000A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced tennis ball sized hail 21 miles northeast of Kermit. The hail resulted in broken skylights. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
October 2015Flash FloodKermit$500Heavy rain fell across Winkler County and produced flash flooding in Kermit. One foot of water was reported running over Sycamore Street in Kermit. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 1993HailKermit$50SKYWARN spotters reported dime to quarter-size hail in Kermit. No significant damage resulted.
May 2025HailKermit-A report of ping pong ball-size hail was received from mPING.
May 2025HailKermit-A report of ping pong ball-size hail was received from mPING.
April 2025HailKermit-Public reports of hail near Kermit. Hail was measured with measuring tape with several images of quarter to hen egg size hail stones. Time is estimated from radar.
June 2018Flash FloodKermit-Heavy rain fell across Winkler County and produced flash flooding in Kermit. There was water up to the car doors on roads in Kermit.
May 2007HailKermit-Nickel to golfball sized hail fell in eastern Winkler County and stripped leaves off the trees.
May 2007HailKermit-Golfball to baseball sized hail fell on Texas Highway 302 near the Winkler and Ector County lines.
August 2006Flash FloodKermit-Four inches of rain fell in Kermit, resulting in many streets becoming inundated with water.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindKermit-A tree with a three foot diameter trunk was downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2006HailKermit-Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Kermit.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindKermit-Five inch diameter limbs were broken off trees in northeastern Winkler County.
March 2005HailKermit-Two separate reports indicated quarter size hail along Texas Highway 18 south of Kermit.
March 2005Thunderstorm WindKermit-The large hail south of Kermit was accompanied by severe wind gusts.
June 2005HailKermit-For the second time in an hour, quarter size hail fell over the intersection of County Road 874 and Texas Highway 18 north of Kermit. No damage was reported.
June 2005HailKermit-Nickel size hail was reported along Texas Highway 302 east of Kermit.
June 2005HailKermit-A second thunderstorm affected areas along Texas Highway 302 west of Kermit. This storm also produced nickel size hail.
August 2005Flash FloodKermit-The Winkler county Sheriff's office reported that State Highway 302 was inundated by flood waters west of Kermit. Several roads were flooded in Kermit.
June 2005HailKermit-Law enforcement officials reported large hail ranging in size from nickels to quarters from Kermit to the intersection of County Road 874 and Texas Highway 18 north of town.
June 2005HailKermit-A motorist reported nickel size hail along Texas Highway 302 west of Kermit.
March 2004HailKermit-Nickel size hail was accompanied by 50 MPH wind gusts north of Kermit near the intersection of Farm Road 874 and Highway 18.
June 2004Flash FloodKermit-Flash flooding resulted in running water flowing over State Highway 302 west of Kermit.
October 2004Flash FloodKermit-The Winkler County Sheriff's Office reported high water that flowed through several city streets in Kermit.
June 2003HailKermit-Reported on State Route 115.
June 1999HailKermit-Left-split storm that moved north and quickly became multicell.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindKermit-Thunderstorm outflow winds downed several trees in Kermit.
June 1995HailKermit-Baseball-size hail damaged vehicles in Kermit. Reports from sheriff's office and public. At Wink the hail covered the ground.
May 1994HailKermit-A SKYWARN spotter reported quarter-size hail broke several windows at his house and completely covered the ground. This was followed by a brief tornado touchdown. Another SKYWARN spotter reported dime-size hail in Menton. Dime-size hail was also reported in Kermit by the sheriff's office and SKYWARN spotters.
March 1993HailKermit-The public reported dime-size hail at a ranch northwest of Kermit. No damage resulted.
May 1993HailKermit-SKYWARN spotters reported dime to quarter-size hail in Kermit. No significant damage resulted.
May 2024HailKermit-no account filed
July 2021HailKermit-no account filed
May 2019HailKermit-no account filed
July 2019HailKermit-no account filed
May 2016HailKermit-no account filed
May 2016HailKermit-no account filed
March 2012HailKermit-no account filed
October 2012HailKermit-no account filed
April 2009HailKermit-no account filed
April 2009HailKermit-no account filed
March 2007HailKermit-no account filed
June 2007HailKermit-no account filed
May 2007HailKermit-no account filed
May 2007HailKermit-no account filed
April 2002HailKermit-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Winkler 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
Vesrue3.4 miles7
Magwalt4.7 miles7
Wink8.2 miles7
Cheyenne9.0 miles7
Cowden Place17.8 miles7

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 KermitAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q946227The 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 1360598. 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.