BlockMilo Center, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hereford East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79045. The Survey maps it on the Milo Center 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
- 1971 USGS Milo Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hereford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Milo Center between 2006 and 2020, burning about 156 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/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RD 15 |
| 6 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MC 6 |
| 12 June 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 111 |
| 29 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | YUCCA HILLS |
| 29 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RD 13 |
| 8 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
43 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milo Center in 43 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 30 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $50,000 | The public reported that a center irrigation pivot had been overturned by the thunderstorm wind gust. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Milo Center | $15,000 | Hail fell that ranged mostly quarter size to ping pong ball size. However, there were some rogue 2 inch to tennis ball sized hailstones mixed in. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $9,000 | The broadcast media reported that power lines were on U.S. Highway 385 at the intersection with County Road 25 while several power poles were leaning. The broadcast media also reported that a tin roof and wooden debris were scattered across both sides of U.S. Highway 385 and that large tree branches were strewn across the road. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $6,000 | The Hereford Fire Department reported that a few power poles had been blown down about one and a half to two miles north of Ford Road along U.S. Highway 385. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $5,000 | The Hereford Fire Department reported that power poles had been blown down at the intersection of County Road 27 and U.S. Highway 385. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $2,000 | The Hereford Fire Department reported that two power poles had been blown down at the intersection of U.S. Highway 385 and County Road 21. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | $1,000 | Siding was pulled off of a home. Pea sized hail also reported. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Report of a broken windshield from baseball size hail received. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | - | It was reported that there were several snapped power poles along FM 1063. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Milo Center | - | From 1747 CST to 1802 CST, multiple reports of large hail ranging from 0.75 to 1.75 came in for an area just south of Vega along HWY 385. Report sources include public and trained spotters. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Quarter sized hail was observed 7 miles north of Hereford. |
| June 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Milo Center | - | A brief tornado touched down in a rural area northwest of Dawn. No damage was reported. The tornado was rated EF0 due to the lack of damage to a power line that was crossed. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Golf ball size hail fell 9 miles southwest of Wildorado. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Area ranchers reported dime to a few quarter size hail stones. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Nickel to quarter size hail with some accumulation on the ground. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | - | Storm spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | The largest hail stone was measured at 0.95 inches in diameter with calipers, 10 miles southeast of Simms. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Dime to quarter size hail occurred 12 miles east of Simms. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Nickel to quarter size hail occurred 11 miles east of Simms. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Nickel size hail was reported 9 miles east of Simms. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was measured with a ruler. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Golf ball size hail was reported 12 miles east of Simms. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Several hailstones found on the ground that measured 1.75 inches in diameter. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Half dollar size hail fell 11 miles east of Simms. Road and yards were covered with hail. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Milo Center | - | A member of the public reported hail estimated to be 1.5 inches in diameter 10 miles south of Vega. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Milo Center | - | Heavy rain on the morning of the 23rd brought flooding to much of Deaf Smith County. Flash flooding was reported on Farm to Market 1062 which was closed for a period during the morning, and on Farm to Market 1058 which was also closed. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Milo Center | - | Discrete scattered thunderstorms developed across the eastern New Mexico Plains and moved to the southeast during the evening hours of the 31st. As a thunderstorm approached the city of Hereford (Deaf Smith County), a member of the public reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) 7 miles north of Hereford (Deaf Smith County). The thunderstorm that produced this hail continued moving slowly to the south-southeast and exited the southern Texas Panhandle by 10 PM CST. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Milo Center | - | A supercell thunderstorm that developed along a retreating dryline in Deaf Smith and Oldham Counties tracked to the northeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. A Vega (Deaf Smith County) Police Officer reported golf ball size hail 6 miles south of Vega. The supercell continued traveling in a northeastern direction which took it out of the county shortly after 10 pm. No injuries were relayed with this report. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | - | The general public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-six knots south of Vega. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | - | The general public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots north of Hereford. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo Center | - | A storm chaser estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of sixty-one knots south of Wildorado. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Milo Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Milo Center | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380199. 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.