BlockLong Mott, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Seadrift census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77979. The Survey maps it on the Austwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1952 USGS Austwell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS San Antonio Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Long Mott between 2006 and 2010, burning about 388 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHAFER |
| 19 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHATLEY |
| 17 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHAFER |
| 20 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREEN LAKE |
| 23 March 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOUIE WALKER |
| 22 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GUADELUPE WLD |
| 2 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2235 COMMAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Long Mott in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2012: 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flood | Long Mott | $10,000 | Roadways were closed due to flooding along Farm to Market Road 1090 northwest of Port Lavaca between Maxwell Ditch Road and Royal Road, and the bridges intersecting Oakglen Drive and Sweetwater Road near the Chocolate Bayou southwest of Port Lavaca. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Long Mott | $10,000 | NWS storm survey concluded tornado touched down in Long Mott and crossed Highway 185. Tornado damaged a home and adjacent barn as well as uprooted several large trees. Eleven power poles along Highway 185 were downed. An ultra-light aircraft also sustained damage. |
| October 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Long Mott | - | A Texas Parks and Wildlife employee reported a funnel cloud over Long Mott. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Mott | - | Recorded at the Dow Chemical Plant. Office trailer was blown on it's side. |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Long Mott | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Seadrift | 2.0 miles | 8 | |
| Green Lake | 3.7 miles | 8 | |
| Seadrift | 5.3 miles | 7 | |
| Heyser | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Clark Station | 9.6 miles | 8 | |
| Kamey | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Alamo Beach | 11.4 miles | 10 | |
| Port Lavaca | 11.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1340496. 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.