BlockPalito Blanco, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Alice census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78332. It stands on Guajillo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Palito Blanco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1917 USGS Ben Bolt quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Laredo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Palito Blanco quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alice quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Palito Blanco between 2006 and 2016, burning about 2,834 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2295 & 440 |
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FENCE |
| 14 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2295 |
| 5 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 440 |
| 1 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 440 |
| 18 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM.2295& CR.440 |
| 1 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 446 |
| 5 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Palito Blanco in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palito Blanco | $100,000 | NWS storm survey indicated scattered coverage of large trees down in the community of Palito Blanco. Damage to roofs of several homes occurred due to the winds. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palito Blanco | $75,000 | NWS storm survey concluded damage in and around Palito Blanco was the result of straight-line winds estimated at 60-70 mph. The damage path was approximately 2 miles wide and 4 miles long, beginning 2 miles northwest of Palito Blanco and ending roughly 2 miles southeast of Palito Blanco. The damage consisted primarily of large broken tree limbs, and a few uprooted trees. Several traffic sign poles made of fiberglass were broken off at their bases. Some sheet metal damage to the roof of an open barn was observed. The roof was partially blown off of one mobile home in Palito Blanco. Crops were blown down flat in a few fields. All debris throughout the damage swath was lying in the southeast direction. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palito Blanco | $50,000 | Scattered thunderstorms moving through Jim Wells County produced wind damage near the community of Palito Blanco in the late afternoon. Winds tore a sheet metal roof off of a shed, blew down an outdoor patio, and peeled back part of a roof. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palito Blanco | $10,000 | Reports of wind damage near Palito Blanco to some homes. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palito Blanco | $5,000 | Trees were uprooted near Farm to Market road 735 southwest of Alice. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palito Blanco | - | Two large mesquite branches 12 inches in diameter were snapped by winds. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palito Blanco | - | A large tree was uprooted on F.M. 735, near Palito Blanco. |
| November 2001 | Hail | Palito Blanco | - | Video of a man holding baseball sized hail in Palito Blanco. |
| April 1997 | Flash Flood | Palito Blanco | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bolt | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| English Acres Colonia | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Coyote Acres | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Goldapp Colonia | 8.9 miles | 7 | |
| Ella | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Alice Acres Colonia | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| Coyote Acres Colonia | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Alice Acres | 10.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1343457. 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.