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Knapp, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fluvanna-Ira census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79527. It stands on Chimney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ira NE quadrangle.

Knapp within Scurry County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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

56 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Knapp between 2006 and 2018, burning about 10,308 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Equipment and vehicle use5
Debris and open burning3
Natural2

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
29 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined600 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 3195
10 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service1610 & 3104
1 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRICHARDS
31 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWEST FM 1606
16 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHERRING
11 July 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMURPHY FARMS
8 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 3115
30 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFOWLER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Scurry County

Storms near this place

28 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knapp in 28 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 16 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 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
June 2024Thunderstorm WindKnapp$25,000Ten powerline poles snapped with damage, all lying in the same direction and facing ESE. Multiple power poles snapped near the middle. The time was estimated from radar. Wind gust and property damage costs are estimations.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindKnapp$10,000Six power line poles were snapped. The damage was all in the same direction, towards the south. Wind gust speed and property damage cost are estimations.
April 2008Tornado (EF0)Knapp$10,000The NWS survey conducted by WFO Midland did confirm power pole damaged approximately 2.8 miles south of the Union community along Farm to Market Road 1609. This tornado damage was indicative of EF0 intensity. Based on radar imagery and storm speed, primary indications are that the tornado path extended to the west of Farm to Market Road 1609 for approximately 4-6 miles. The width of the tornado is estimated at 50 yards.
September 2003HailKnapp$10,000Two reports were received of baseball size hail along Farm to Market Road 1610 west of Knapp. The local newspaper editor reported windows knocked out of rural homes by the large hail stones. Several second hand reports of crop damage were received, but local authorities said the damage was very isolated in nature. Roof and vehicle damage also resulted.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindKnapp$7,000Damaging thunderstorm winds were reported in an area from near Knapp, to the city of Snyder. One power pole was blown down by the winds, along with several large trees with two feet diameter trunks.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindKnapp$3,000A small tree was snapped at the base of the trunk and laying in a southeast direction. A larger tree saw multiple branches snapped near the base. The homeowner reported that their trailer shifted 20 yards to the southeast. Wind gust speed and property damage cost are estimations.
June 2021Flash FloodKnapp$1,000Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in Scurry County. There were reports of flooding on Farm to Market Road 1298. There were multiple reports of flooding throughout Scurry County in low lying areas and on roadways. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
September 2024Flash FloodKnapp-A significant amount of water was covering FM 1298 south of Lake J.B. Thomas.
May 2021Tornado (EF0)Knapp-A thunderstorm produced a brief tornado seven miles northeast of Vincent. An emergency manager reported a funnel cloud with a dust cloud underneath looking west northwest from Ranch Road 1229. No damage was reported. The tornado was rated as an EF-0.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindKnapp-A metal roof was blown off a structure due to a strong wind gust, estimated to be near 60 mph.
October 2004Tornado (F0)Knapp-Multiple reports from both a local radio station and the public were received of a tornado between Knapp and Ira. The tornado remained in open fields north of Farm to Market Road 2085. No damage was reported.
May 2002HailKnapp-Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
May 2002HailKnapp-Pea to nickel size hail was reported.
April 1999HailKnapp-Storm Chasers estimated outflow winds at 55-60 knots along State Highway 137 from this multicell area that proceeded across rural Borden County and into Scurry County where Knapp was struck.
June 1997Flash FloodKnapp-Heavy morning rains over the southwest part of the county flooded roads in the Knapp area. Roads 3S and 2NE of Knapp were flooded.
May 2021HailKnapp-no account filed
June 2019HailKnapp-no account filed
June 2018HailKnapp-no account filed
March 2017HailKnapp-no account filed
June 2017HailKnapp-no account filed
April 2010HailKnapp-no account filed
May 2009HailKnapp-no account filed
April 2008HailKnapp-no account filed
April 2007HailKnapp-no account filed
April 2007HailKnapp-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindKnapp-no account filed
May 2002HailKnapp-no account filed
May 2002HailKnapp-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Scurry 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
Franklin Center7.2 miles9
Arah7.6 miles8
Ira7.6 miles9
Union8.4 miles10
Snyder11.6 miles10
Brand13.0 miles9
Dunn13.5 miles9
Dermott15.2 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1989107. 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.