BlockNona, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kountze census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77625. The Survey maps it on the Kountze South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Kountze quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kountze South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Nona between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4,739 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 34 were 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 | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 190 |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 440 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 652 |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 78 |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 212 |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Big Thicket National Park | TFS 625 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nona in 8 storm reports between 2017 and 2024: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Nona | $25,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a tornado started near HWY 326. The tornado then moved about 6 miles to the southeast and ended near Rock Creek Ridge Road. Mostly tree damage was noted with minor roof damage. The maximum estimated winds were 80 mph. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Nona | - | Black Creek overflowed flooding Highway 326. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Nona | - | Black Creek caused FM 326 to become impassable. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Nona | - | Several roads were reported flooded in Lumberton and Silsbee, some with deep water. The gauge on Mill Creek also indicated the stream exceeded its banks. |
| December 2024 | Flash Flood | Nona | - | A stream gage reported minor flooding along Black Creek. This caused minor flooding of roads north of Sour Lake. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Nona | - | Black Creek at Highway 326 reached minor flood stage. This produced minor flooding of several roadways near Black Creek. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Nona | - | Black Creek rapidly rose into minor flood stage after 3 to 8 inches of rainfall. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Nona | - | The stream gauge on Black Creek indicated flooding. The department of highways also reported water over FM 1293. |
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 1378759. 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.