BlockPaloma, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Quemado census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78852. It lies near Consuelo Hill. The Survey maps it on the Paloma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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.
- 1940 USGS Paloma quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Paloma quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eagle Pass quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paloma in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paloma | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the AWOS at Maverick County Memorial International Airport outside Eagle Pass. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paloma | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust measured at 50 kts. by the AWOS at the Maverick County Memorial International Airport. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Paloma | - | Hail was reported at the Maverick County airport. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Addition Colonia | 6.5 miles | 6 | |
| Darling | 7.6 miles | 6 | |
| South Elm Creek Number 3 Colonia | 8.3 miles | 6 | |
| Deer Run Number 1 Colonia | 8.3 miles | 6 | |
| South Elm Creek Number 4 Colonia | 8.3 miles | 6 | |
| Deer Run Number 3 Colonia | 8.3 miles | 6 | |
| Deer Run Number 2 Colonia | 8.3 miles | 6 | |
| Elm Creek | 8.4 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380321. 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.
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.