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Orrs, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lake O' the Pines census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75630. The Survey maps it on the Lassater quadrangle.

Orrs within Marion County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 11 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

285 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 285 fires within 5 miles of Orrs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,611 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 30 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 burning142
Missing data/not specified/undetermined60
Arson/incendiarism30
Natural15
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 1998Natural114 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
7 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBOIS D' ARC
6 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceLINDEN - 376
4 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceJACOB A. AMES
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCORP. OF ENGINEERS
30 September 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6167
28 September 2014Debris and open burning6.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6200
28 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6198

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marion County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Orrs: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Orrs Switch-Lassater DepositsIronPast ProducerGoethite, Hematite, Siderite

Every working recorded in Marion County

Storms near this place

21 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orrs in 21 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 8 injuries. 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
March 2018Thunderstorm WindOrrs1 killed, 7 hurt, $300,000A NWS Storm Survey concluded that a swath of straight line downburst winds estimated between 80-90 mph produced widespread damage across the south side of Lake of the Pines, especially within the Brushy Creek Campground. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, with several trees landing on campers, tents, and vehicles. Of the nearly 238 registered campers at the campground, seven were treated for injuries, and one fatality occurred when a tree landed on a tent, killing a 41 year old female inside.
March 2022Tornado (EF2)Orrs1 hurt, $350,000This is a continuation of the Upshur County EF-2 tornado. This tornado, which had weakened to an EF-1 with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph as it entered far Western Marion County, continued to track northeast across Jordan Drive and FM 729. The tornado damaged the roof of a home on Jordan Drive, with a metal building structure for storage of vehicles having two walls and its roof removed, lifting pillars and throwing them several hundred feet. Widespread tree damage was observed with hundreds of snapped trees. Off of FM 729, a manufactured home was picked up and rolled with an occupant in it. She suffered injuries and walked nearly a half mile to FM 729 to get to help. The tornado also significantly damaged or destroyed manufactured homes along Nash Farm Road. Winds from this tornado also caused three wooden power poles to lean significantly off of Morris County Cutoff Road, before the tornado crossed over into extreme Southeast Morris County.
April 2023HailOrrs-Quarter size hail fell just north of Lake O' the Pines.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindOrrs-A metal roof was peeled off of a home on Lakeside Place Road along Lake O' The Pines.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindOrrs-A tree was blown down off of FM 450 just south of Lake O' The Pines.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindOrrs-A large tree was blown down on Highway 729 near Lake O' the Pines.
June 2019HailOrrs-Quarter size hail fell six miles south of Avinger.
June 2019HailOrrs-A picture was posted to social media of golf ball size hail that fell on the north side of Lake O' the Pines.
June 2019HailOrrs-A picture was posted to social media of half dollar size hail that fell in the Johnson Creek area on Lake O' the Pines.
March 2018HailOrrs-Quarter size hail fell on the north side of Lake of the Pines.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Trees and power lines were blown down across the Island View community along the southwest shore of Lake of the Pines. Some trees were blown down on homes. A NWS Storm Survey concluded that straight line winds near 90 mph resulted in the widespread wind damage along the southern shore of Lake of the Pines.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Harleton Fire Dept. reported trees were blown down blocking Farm to Market Road 726 just southwest of Lake of the Pines in Southwest Marion County.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Harleton Fire Dept. reported trees that were blown down blocking Farm to Market Road 1968 near the Marion/Harrison County line.
March 2018HailOrrs-Interviews with campers at the Brushy Creek Campground on Lake of the Pines state that golf ball size hail fell around midnight shortly after the damaging downburst winds occurred, downing numerous trees in the park.
May 2017HailOrrs-Penny size hail fell along Lake O' the Pines.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Multiple trees were downed on Hwy 3612, 3503 and 3511.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Trees and powerlines were downed southwest of Avinger, Texas.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Trees were downed.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Trees were downed off of FM. 729 west of Jefferson.
July 2009Flash FloodOrrs-Report of water completely covering the Josey County Road two miles southwest of Avinger, Texas.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindOrrs-Numerous trees and power lines were downed.

Every storm recorded in Marion 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
Lassater1.3 miles11
Rock Springs3.6 miles11
Sarber3.7 miles13
Victory3.9 miles11
Warlock5.3 miles11
Mims Chapel5.6 miles13
White Oak6.4 miles13
Berea7.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378809. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.