BlockNew Moore, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the O'Donnell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79351. The Survey maps it on the New Moore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Brownfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS New Moore quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of New Moore between 2006 and 2015, burning about 1,810 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | E 213 |
| 31 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | E 213 AND 585 |
| 8 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEDAR LAKE BRUSH PILE FIRE |
| 26 February 2010 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 690 AND CR 705 |
| 29 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 15 WEST AND 8 SOUTH GRASS AND STRUCTURE |
| 13 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 620 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Moore in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 13 hail, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2003 | Hail | New Moore | $75,000 | Golfball size hail damaged vehicles and destroyed crops. |
| April 2002 | Hail | New Moore | $50,000 | A three quarter of a mile wide swath of three to four inch diameter hail fell across southern Lynn County. A cotton gin and three homes near Wells were battered by this hail. Numerous windows were shattered and major roof damage occurred. |
| April 2002 | Hail | New Moore | $10,000 | A storm chaser reported tennis ball size hail on Highway 213 east of town. |
| April 1997 | Hail | New Moore | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Moore | $9,000 | Three power poles were downed along Farm to Market Road 213. |
| April 2024 | Hail | New Moore | - | A report from the public was received of hail up to the size of half dollars. |
| January 2021 | Hail | New Moore | - | A large swath of hail began near New Moore near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 213 and 179. The hail tracked to the east-northeast across Lynn County crossing US Highway 87 ending to the northeast of the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 3332 and 2956. The size of the hail varied from golf ball size near New Moore to tennis ball size east of US Highway 87. Extensive damage was also reported the next day from this hail storm including damage to vehicles and farm equipment. It was also reported that 302 birds were killed by the hail. |
| May 2019 | Hail | New Moore | - | Local media relayed a report of golf ball size hail approximately ten miles west of O'Donnell. |
| August 2004 | Hail | New Moore | - | The public reported tennis ball size hail. |
| June 2003 | Hail | New Moore | - | A storm spotter reported golfball size hail. |
| June 2002 | Hail | New Moore | - | An NWS cooperative observer reported quarter size hail in Wells. |
| August 2015 | Flood | New Moore | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | New Moore | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | New Moore | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | New Moore | - | 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 1378749. 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.