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Mobeetie, Texas

5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Wheeler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79061. The Survey maps it on the Mobeetie quadrangle. 87 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,641 feet above sea level.

Mobeetie within Wheeler County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 5 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

47 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Mobeetie between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,559 acres in total. 6 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
Equipment and vehicle use17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Natural6
Smoking6
Debris and open burning5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
9 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLEE RANCH
3 September 2011Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceEDDIE DAVIS
25 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service94-12
25 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNATHAN HEFLY
24 August 2011Natural10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMIKE LEWIS
24 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePETE SEITZ
16 August 2020Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service572020
13 August 2011Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMIKE LEWIS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wheeler County

Storms near this place

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mobeetie in 74 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 56 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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
April 2000Thunderstorm WindMobeetie$150,000Cattle truck was blown over by damaging winds.
May 1996HailMobeetie$75,000no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie$12,000Hay barn reported blown two hundred yards by the high winds at County Road 9 and Farm to Market Road 1046.
April 2014HailNew Mobeetie$5,000A supercell moved over the town of Mobeetie (Wheeler County) during the early evening hours of the 20th. While over the town, a trained storm spotter reported hen egg (2.00 inches) size hail. They also reported that the hail caused damage to a residential home. The storm continued to slowly move to the southeast after producing this hail.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie$5,000The thunderstorm wind gusts caused damage to a center pivot system. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
April 2009HailMobeetie$1,000Hail lasted for ten minutes ending at time of call. Had some marginal hail damage to a carport.
November 2020HailNew Mobeetie-Light accumulations of hail were reported to cover the ground.
May 2019HailMobeetie-Small hail completely covering the ground.
May 2019HailMobeetie-A few quarter size stones lasting for the duration of the storm.
June 2019HailNew Mobeetie-Dime size hail and heavy rain was reported in Allison by a spotter.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie-An all-terrain vehicle was moved several feet and flipped over into a pole. A motorcycle trailer was pushed off its blocks and a camper was moved a few inches. Winds were well away from the thunderstorm core and may have been related to a heat burst process.
May 2019HailNew Mobeetie-Late report of heavy rain and up to quarter size hail, time estimated from radar.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindMobeetie-A carport was thrown up and over a home. A barn was destroyed. Large tree limbs were blown down.
May 2018HailNew Mobeetie-Report received by the spotter network.
May 2018HailNew Mobeetie-Half dollar size received by spotter network.
May 2018HailNew Mobeetie-Hail from golf ball to hen egg size fell for 45 minutes. Report received by Facebook messenger.
May 2018HailMobeetie-Report received from the spotter network.
May 2018Tornado (EF0)Mobeetie-A brief tornado touchdown was observed by the Wheeler County Judge and a storm chaser in the area. The touchdown occurred in an open field with nothing known to have been damaged as a result.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie-Large tree limbs blown down...damaging a truck. Time estimated.
April 2015HailMobeetie-Golf ball size hail was reported 6 miles west of Wheeler.
April 2015HailNew Mobeetie-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail 5 miles east of Mobeetie.
August 2014HailNew Mobeetie-A cluster of thunderstorms moved into Wheeler County during the evening hours of the 28th. As the cluster of storms neared the town of New Mobeetie (Wheeler County), a trained spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 2 miles north of New Mobeetie (Wheeler County). After producing this hail, the cluster of storms continued to move east.
April 2014HailMobeetie-A strengthening supercell passed south of the town New Mobeetie (Wheeler County) during the early evening hours of the 20th. A trained storm spotter one mile south of New Mobeetie (Wheeler County) reported nickel (0.88 inch) size hail. The storms that produced this hail continued to slowly move to the southeast after producing this hail.
April 2014HailNew Mobeetie-A supercell moved over the town of Mobeetie (Wheeler County) during the early evening hours of the 20th. While over the town, a member of the public reported half dollar (1.25 inches) size hail. The storm continued to slowly move to the southeast after producing this hail.
September 2013Flash FloodNew Mobeetie-A series of thunderstorm lines moved across the southern Texas Panhandle from the evening hours of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. These thunderstorms were able to tap into a highly moist atmosphere to produce periods of heavy rain. This heavy rain led to flash flooding across portions of Wheeler County. The Wheeler County Sheriff's Office reported that an estimated 6 inches of water was flowing over State Highway 152 at Mobeetie (Wheeler County). This portion of the Highway was barricaded by TXDOT until the flash flooding subsided prior to 5 AM CST on the 28th. No reports of stranded motorist or swift water rescues were reported in association to this flash flooding.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie-A cluster of thunderstorms developed along a stalling cold front during the evening hours of the 8th. This cluster of thunderstorms moved to the south across the Texas Panhandle. A member of the Mobeetie Fire Department reported a 60 mph downburst 2 miles north of New Mobeetie. The storm that produced this downburst continued moving to the south across the county.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie-A cluster of thunderstorms developed along a stalling cold front during the evening hours of the 8th. This cluster of thunderstorms moved to the south across the northern Texas Panhandle. A trained storm spotter in New Mobeetie (Wheeler County) reported several tree limbs up to 12 inches in diameter blown down at a school on 5th Street (Wheeler County). The storm that produced this damage continued moving to the south across the county.
May 2013HailMobeetie-A thunderstorm moved across Wheeler County during the afternoon hours of the 8th. One mile south of Mobeetie (Wheeler County) a trained storm spotter reported golf ball size hail as the thunderstorm moved to the northeast.
April 2011HailNew Mobeetie-The local law enforcement officials reported that quarter to half dollar size hail was falling.
June 2008HailNew Mobeetie-The public also estimated thunderstorm wind gusts between forty-three and fifty-two knots.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie-Large amount of tree debris blocking roads in the town of Mobeetie.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie-Report of trees uprooted.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindMobeetie-Report of one foot diameter trees down.
June 2023HailMobeetie-no account filed
May 2022HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
May 2019HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
May 2019HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
May 2019HailMobeetie-no account filed
May 2019HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
June 2018Funnel CloudMobeetie-no account filed
May 2017HailMobeetie-no account filed
June 2017HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
August 2016HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
February 2012HailMobeetie-no account filed
April 2012HailMobeetie-no account filed
April 2012HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
May 2010HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
May 2010HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
July 2009HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
April 2009HailMobeetie-no account filed
April 2009HailMobeetie-no account filed
June 2008HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
June 2008HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
June 2008HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
June 2008HailNew Mobeetie-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Mobeetie-no account filed
June 2004HailMobeetie-no account filed
June 2004HailMobeetie-no account filed
April 2003HailMobeetie-no account filed
May 2003HailMobeetie-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wheeler 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
New Mobeetie1.3 miles5
Gageby9.1 miles5
Briscoe9.4 miles5
Bellco9.8 miles6
Wheeler10.2 miles6
Kellerville10.3 miles5
Magic City11.2 miles6
Pakan15.8 miles6

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 MobeetieAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q978897The 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 1363014. 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.