BlockPaducah, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Paducah North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79248. The Survey maps it on the Paducah quadrangle. 1,063 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,860 feet above sea level.
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On record in Paducah
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Cottle County Courthouse Historic Districtlisted 2004
Population over time
3 figuresPaducah fell from 1,498 to 1,063 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,498 | |
| 2010 | 1,186 | -312 (-21%) |
| 2020 | 1,063 | -123 (-10%) |
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 Plainview quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plainview quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Childress quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Paducah between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,254 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROADSIDE FIRE |
| 26 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROADSIDE GRASSFIRE |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CO RD 428 |
| 14 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CITY WELL FIELD - GRASSFIRE |
| 12 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 170 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paducah in 170 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 96 hail, 60 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $220,000 | The line of previously severe storms over western Cottle County weakened as they approached Paducah. However, another severe storm quickly developed over southeastern Cottle County and propagated northwestward. This resulted in a cell merger just south of Paducah. A series of damaging downbursts followed the merger, and resulted in approximately $220,000 worth of damage in the Paducah vicinity.Damaging winds estimated to exceed 80 mph initially impacted the Paducah Country Club just southeast of the city at 16:47 CST. These winds peeled tin roofs off of several light-weight structures, and snapped eleven medium voltage utility poles. Tree and utility damage continued northwestward along Farm to Market Road 1038 into the city, where numerous poorly constructed homes and businesses sustained damage. Residents of Paducah and surrounding areas were without power through the night. No injuries were reported. |
| September 2001 | Hail | Paducah | $200,000 | A severe multi-cell thunderstorm developed over southern Hall County. The storm drifted east-southeast at 15 mph and produced nickel size hail in Cee Vee in northwestern Cottle County. As the storm moved into central Cottle County, it quickly intensified and started moving to the south as it took aim on Paducah. A few miles north of town it began to show the radar characteristics of a high-precipitation supercell and its strength peaked just as it moved over the town. Copious amounts of hail, mostly golfball to tennis ball size but some as large as grapefruits (4 inch diameter stones), were wind-driven through windows and into the sides of homes and businesses resulting in damage to every building in town. Winds that accompanied the hail were on the order of around 70 mph based on a damage survey. Power poles were snapped, power lines and trees were blown down, and several buildings sustained minor structural damage from the wind. In addition to the damaging wind and hail, the town also experienced extreme rainfall rates (possibly on the order of 5 to 6 inches per hour) that resulted in flash flooding. Several cars were stranded in high water and several homes had water up to six inches deep in them. Estimated total property damage in Paducah from this severe thunderstorm is $200,000 with another $100,000 damage estimated to crops in the area around the town. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $150,000 | Local officials reported that large hail was accompanied by damaging thunderstorm winds estimated up to 75 mph along a swath of U.S. 62/70 from west of Paducah to near the city. The Paducah Fire Department initially estimated 75 mph winds and hail west of Paducah at 18:39 CST. A KVII-TV schoolnet site in Paducah recorded a peak gust of 59 mph at 18:46 CST. Winds estimated up to 75 mph, however, were again reported by the Cottle County Emergency Manager in Paducah at 18:51 CST. Damage to trees and utilities was reportedly widespread, including the loss of a historic tree at a church. A few light weight structures, such as barns and car ports, were additionally damaged. The roof also was reportedly blown off a business. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $100,000 | A storm severely impacted the area near and south of Paducah. The Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site 10 miles southwest of Paducah measured a wind gust to 80 mph. A schoolnet site in Paducah measured a wind gust to 64 mph 11 minutes later. There were also multiple reports of thunderstorm wind damage especially at Paducah High School. The Paducah fire department reported utility poles downed 10 miles south of Paducah. Minor structural damage was reported at Paducah High School including severe damage to the press box at the football field. Additionally, the garage door was blown in at the High School agricultural building with accompanying tree damage in the area. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Paducah | $75,000 | Flash flooding was reported over parts of southwestern Cottle County, where very intense downpours associated with a slow moving high-precipitation supercell and runoff caused high water to flow over several highways. Flood waters were initially reported at 15:32 CST, when high water inundated the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2278 and County Road 233 five miles southwest of Paducah. By 16:15 CST, flood waters flowed over a stretch of U.S. Highway 83 seven miles south-southwest of Paducah. A stretch of that major highway, several hundred yards in length, was closed due to flood waters. A portion of the highway was under construction, and some damage occurred to the temporary driving surfaces. Initial reports that a bridge had been washed out were false. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Paducah | $75,000 | Lightning struck a home resulting in major damage. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $50,000 | A downburst tore the roof and porch from of a small home, destroyed a grain silo, downed several power lines, and caused minor structural damage to a few buildings in Paducah. Additionally, heavy rains created extensive water damage to the home that lost its roof. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $50,000 | A linear complex of severe thunderstorms resulted in significant wind damage at a homestead north of Paducah along U.S. Highway 62/83 shortly before 23:00 CST. Local emergecy management officials reported that thunderstorm winds caused heavy roof and window damage to a permanent home. A number of large trees were blown down and five utility poles were snapped by the winds. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Paducah | $40,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Paducah | $30,000 | Large hail broke windows and damaged automobiles. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Paducah | $30,000 | Very heavy rainfall that fell in a short period of time from a high-precipitation supercell caused flash flooding that was up to 300 yards wide and five feet deep in some places in town. The NWS cooperative observer for Paducah measured over three inches of rain from the storm but given the limitations of the instruments in high wind situations, that was likely an underestimate of the actual rainfall. Several cars were stranded in high water and a few homes had water up to six inches deep in them. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $25,000 | A severe storm near Paducah produced severe wind gusts that ripped an aluminum roof off of a structure and downed power lines and large trees. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Paducah | $25,000 | The NWS Cooperative Observer reported baseball size hail had broken windows. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $24,000 | The Paducah Fire Department reported several power poles downed from strong winds west of Paducah. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $20,000 | The Paducah Fire Department reported that thunderstorm winds downed utility lines along U.S. Highway 83 south of Paducah. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds, accompanied by large hail, downed power lines and utility poles south of Paducah. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $20,000 | The Paducah Fire Department estimated severe thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 MPH along U.S. Highway 83 north of Paducah at 20:30 CST. As the parent thunderstorms propagated south, damage was reported in the city. Numerous large tree limbs were downed onto houses and vehicles. This resulted in a few instances of minor roof damage and significant damage to at least one pickup truck. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Paducah | $20,000 | The Cottle County Sheriff's Office reported tennis ball size hail. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Paducah | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Paducah | $15,000 | Local emergency management officials reported baseball size hail along U.S. Highway 63/83 north of Paducah, and a resident of the Dunlap community reported tennis ball size hail. The giant hail accompanied the core of an intense high-precipitation supercell that produced a damaging swath of wind-driven hail over central Cottle County during the 18:00 CST hour of the 29th. Local newspaper accounts state that at least one motorist sustained severe damage to his vehicle while traveling along U.S. Highway 63/83 north of Paducah. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind caused severe damage to the roof of a house. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $10,000 | An intense wet downburst was measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station southwest of Paducah around 17:00 CST on the 4th. A wind gust of 89 mph was recorded by the mesonet site ten miles southwest of Paducah at 17:00 CST and a subsequent gust of 67 mph was measured at 17:05 CST. The winds were accompanied by a 7 millibar rise in surface pressure and 1.71 inches of rain within a twenty-five minute period. ||A nearby National Weather Service cooperative observer, at Delwin, reported significant tree damage across an area several miles in width. A large mulberry tree was reportedly split in half. Part of the tree fell onto the roof of a home. Many other large trees were said to have their tops broken. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Paducah | $10,000 | Storm spotters affiliated with the Paducah Fire Department reported baseball size hail. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $6,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several power poles. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $5,000 | Storm spotters affiliated with the Paducah Fire Department estimated 70 mph wind gusts had blown down trees and power lines in town. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $5,000 | A tractor trailer was blown over by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $5,000 | Downburst winds of 65 miles an hour caused minor roof damage in the Chalk Community, in southeastern Cottle County. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $4,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several power poles. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Paducah | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Paducah | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Paducah | $1,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls damaged a Texas Tech University mesonet site ten miles southwest of Paducah. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Paducah | - | A storm chaser and NWS cooperative weather observer reported a swath of hail from the city of Paducah to approximately four miles northeast of Paducah. Hail ranged in size from half dollar to ping pong ball size. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts from 0053 CST through 0056 CST. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured at 0053 CST. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts from 2200 CST through 2201 CST. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured at 2200 CST. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts from 1732 CST through 1737 CST. A peak wind gust of 77 mph was measured at 1733 CST. Additionally, an NWS cooperative weather observer reported that the north side of a large shed was blown in approximately ten miles south of Paducah. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | Local broadcast media relayed a photograph of large tree limbs down in the town of Paducah due to severe wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Paducah | - | Numerous storm chasers reported a swath of severe hail in and around the town of Paducah. The largest hail was located on US Highway 83 south of Paducah and along US Highway 70 northeast of Paducah. Hail ranged in size from quarters to tennis ball size. No damage was reported at the time. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts 2110 CST through 2111 CST with a peak gust of 71 mph. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts from 0146 CST through 0156 CST. A peak gust of 65 mph was measured from 0148 CST through 0149 CST. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A swath of severe wind gusts were measured from near Paducah to near Hackberry. Texas Tech University mesonet sites near Paducah and Hackberry measured severe wind gusts from 1917 CST through 1933 CST. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured near Paducah from 1917 CST through 1919 CST. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at Hackberry at 1933 CST. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts from 0215 CST through 0221 CST. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at 0216 CST. |
| October 2023 | Hail | Paducah | - | A swath of hail was reported by storm chasers from Paducah to approximately three miles southwest of Paducah. Hail ranged in size from quarters to ping pong balls. |
| October 2023 | Hail | Paducah | - | A National Weather Service cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A storm chaser estimated wind gusts of 70 mph on the south side of Paducah. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A storm chaser estimated 60 mph wind gusts north of Paducah. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Paducah | - | A local emergency manager in Cottle County reported hail ranging from quarter size to golf ball size approximately six miles to the west of Paducah along US Highway 62. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured intermittent severe wind gusts from 2024 CST through 2030 CST. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured at 2026 CST. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured a wind gust of 58 mph at 2146 CST. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A storm chaser measured a wind gust of 65 mph with a handheld anemometer west of Paducah. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured a wind gust to 59 mph. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Paducah | - | A trained spotter recorded a video of a brief tornado south of Paducah along the leading edge of a thunderstorm. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Paducah | - | A report was received of quarter size hail about four miles west-southwest of Paducah. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured a wind gust to 61 mph. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paducah | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured a peak wind gust to 65 mph at 1635 CST. Intermittent severe wind gusts were measured from 1630 through 1700 CST. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Paducah | - | The emergency manager for Cottle County witnessed and provided video evidence of a tornado near the intersection of County Road 108 and Farm to Market Road 1037 northwest of Paducah. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Paducah | - | Damage information was not available. |
| December 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Paducah | - | Video of a weakly rotating funnel cloud located north of Paducah was posted to Facebook. No evidence was available that this funnel matured into a tornado. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Paducah | - | Hail up to golf ball size fell in Paducah for about five minutes. Damage information was not available. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ginsite | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Jacobs (historical) | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Dunlap | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Narcisso | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Sneedville | 9.2 miles | 8 | |
| Hackberry | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Chalk | 10.1 miles | 8 |
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 Paducah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982382 | 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 1364686. 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.