BlockNeedmore, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the South Sand Hills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79347. The Survey maps it on the Needmore quadrangle. It stands 3,885 feet above sea level.
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
- 1962 USGS Needmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Muleshoe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 1998 and 2020, burning about 3,576 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011093 |
| 30 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2015062 |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012050 |
| 5 July 2011 | Natural | 1,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011067 |
| 4 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2016066 |
| 28 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 600 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011075 |
| 26 July 2017 | Natural | 500 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2017055 |
| 10 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2016069 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
28 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Needmore in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 18 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | $500,000 | The convective complex and embedded high-precipitation supercell that impacted parts of Parmer County subsequently moved southward over Bailey County. A post storm survey by Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologists revealed a swath of intense wind damage from between Needmore and Baileyboro southward to Enochs. At least 100 utility poles were blown down, some broken near ground-level, and several center irrigation pivots were destroyed. Minor roof damage was noted to several homes in Enochs. The winds were occasionally accompanied with nickel size hail in the Enochs vicinity. Wind-driven hail contributed to significant cotton losses. Wind speeds were estimated to be near 80 mph and event times were estimated based on radar data. |
| September 2003 | Hail | Needmore | $100,000 | Storm spotters affiliated with the Muleshoe PD reported baseball size hail. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Needmore | $5,000 | A cracked windshield and hail dents were noted to a storm chaser's vehicle. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind downed several power poles. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged two barns. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Needmore | - | A video received via twitter depicted hail up to two inches in diameter near the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge. No damage was reported. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Needmore | - | A storm chaser reported hail up to two inches in diameter in Needmore. No damage was reported. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Needmore | - | The public estimated golf ball size hail in Needmore at 1638 CST and a NWS employee reported half-dollar size hail four miles east of Needmore at 1644 CST. No damage was reported. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Needmore | - | A NWS employee observed localized flooding from persistent heavy rains over FM 298 four miles east of Needmore. Bar ditches adjacent to a playa lake swelled over a 100-foot stretch of the roadway to a depth of a few inches. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Needmore | - | The broadcast media relayed photographs of a non-mesocyclonic tornado which developed beneath a shallow convective cell between 12:40 CST and 12:44 CST on the 26th. Per post-event radar and surface analysis, the tornado occurred during the updraft phase of a small convective shower, apparently due to the vertical stretching of pre-existing low level vorticity. The low-level environment was characterized by very dry air with surface temperatures in the 70s (F) and dewpoints in the 10s (F). A pre-existing surface boundary was not identified, and winds were uniform from a westerly direction. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Needmore | - | The public reported golfball size hail along Texas Highway 214 north of Needmore. No damage was reported. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Needmore | - | A second severe storm impacted the Needmore vicinity and produced quarter size hail at 16:45 CST. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Needmore | - | Multiple reports of large hail were received as a severe thunderstorm impacted a swath from near Maple to Muleshoe. A report of golf ball size hail near Maple was initially relayed by the broadcast media near Maple at 17:30 CST. By 17:33, penny size hail was reported in Muleshoe. Hail stones then grew larger, with nickel size hail reported in the city at 17:40 CST. The hail was also accompanied by damaging winds. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Needmore | - | Local law enforcement officials reported nickel size hail in Needmore. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Needmore | - | Local officials reported that numerous roadways in southern Bailey County were impacted by high water following torrential rainfall from strong thunderstorms. The most significant flash flooding was reported to be along Texas Highway 214 near the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge. No damage was reported. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Needmore | - | Multiple reports of large hail that ranged in size from nickels to quarters were received from the Needmore vicinity just before 19:30 CST. The severe storm that impacted the Needmore area was a left-moving (anticyclonic) supercell. Although reports indicated that motorists along Texas Highway 214 encountered hail, no damage was reported. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | - | Citizen reported large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Needmore | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported tennis ball size hail. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Needmore | - | The Bailey County Sheriff's Office reported a brief tornado touchdown in open country. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Needmore | - | Storm spotters reported tennis ball size hail. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Needmore | - | Five to six inches of rain fell in Needmore and caused extensive flooding. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Needmore | - | The public reported dime-size hail east of Needmore. |
| January 2005 | Hail | Needmore | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Needmore | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Needmore | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Needmore | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Needmore | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circleback | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Baileyboro | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Fairview | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bula | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Enochs | 11.1 miles | 7 | |
| Stegall | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Muleshoe | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Maple | 15.3 miles | 7 |
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 Needmore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6986657 | The 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 1363641. 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.