BlockPleasant Farms, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the West Odessa-Goldsmith census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79766. The Survey maps it on the South Cowden Ranch quadrangle.
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 Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS South Cowden Ranch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Odessa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Farms between 2011 and 2017, burning about 15,500 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NECTAIRNE FIRE |
| 6 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EISELE |
| 5 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | KLONDYKE |
| 26 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15,479 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLEASANT FARMS FIRE |
| 19 March 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIG STREET FIRE |
| 9 February 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 385 FIRE |
| 8 February 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | APPLE STREET FIRE |
| 27 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 10247S385 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
43 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Farms in 43 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 22 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | 2 hurt, $40,000 | A single wide manufactured home was completely destroyed by straight-line winds from a microburst. Two individuals were injured. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. The cost of damages and maximum wind gust is also estimated. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF3) | Pleasant Farms | $200,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Ector County and produced a tornado southeast of Odessa. The tornado developed in Ector County approximately nine miles southeast of Odessa, northeast of the Pleasant Farms community, and moved northeastward into southwest portions of Midland County. The aerial survey of this tornado revealed a clearly defined path. Numerous power poles were broken. The survey also showed pump jacks and other oil field equipment that were toppled by the tornado. The tornado had a lifespan of 15 minutes. Based on research that occurred in association with the May 14, 2010 Notrees tornado, a tornado that also knocked down oil field pump jacks, this tornado was rated as an EF-3 tornado. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $115,000 | Two single wide mobile homes were completely destroyed and a third was damaged due to straight-line winds from a microburst. Additionally, two power poles were broken due to a microburst. One was broken at the base and the other was broken halfway up the pole. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. The cost of damages and maximum wind gust is also estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $75,000 | Two single wide mobile homes lost their roofs and most walls. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. The cost of damages and maximum wind gust is also estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $65,000 | A single wide mobile home was rolled onto its side towards the northeast, a portion of a metal roof panel was removed and blown across the street towards the northeast, and a total of seven power poles were all broken near the base towards the northeast. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. The cost of damages and maximum wind gust is also estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $50,000 | One mobile home was reported damaged by thunderstorm/microburst-related winds, and another was destroyed. In addition, the power went out in the area. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. The cost of damages and maximum wind gust is also estimated. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $30,000 | A single wide manufactured home was rolled onto its side onto two vehicles. This resulted in significant damage to the home and vehicles. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. The cost of damages and maximum wind gust is also estimated. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $25,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced an intense downburst in the vicinity of Pleasant Farms. The resulting winds destroyed two barns. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $20,000 | Two reports of damaging winds were received from Pleasant Farms and the surrounding area. Damage included: Downed trees and power poles, power outages, and the roof of a trailer home was blown off. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $2,000 | A thunderstorm blew a powerline down on Highway 385 two miles north of Pleasant Farms. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a roof off a barn in Pleasant Farms. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Farms | $1,000 | A trained spotter reported 6 inches of flowing water near the intersection of FMR 1787 and US 385. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | $500 | Golfball to lime size hail fell in Pleasant Farms. The hail broke at least one window in the Pleasant Farms area. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | A report of quarter-size hail was received from mPING. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | A report was received from the public via mPING of golf ball-size hail northeast of Pleasant Farms. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | A report was received from the public via mPING of dime-size hail near Pleasant Farms. The time of occurrence is estimated by radar. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | A report was received from the public of ping pong ball-size hail near Pleasant Farms. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | A report was received from mPING of ping pong ball-size hail near Pleasant Farms. Time is estimated by radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | - | A thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust one mile west of Pleasant Farms. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | A thunderstorm moved across Ector County and produced quarter hail near Pleasant Farms. The hail was reported near FM 1787 and Highway 385. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Farms | - | Heavy rain moved across Ector County and produced flash flooding from Pleasant Farms to Highway 385. There was an estimated six inches of water over the curbs. The cost of damage is assumed to be zero since no damage was reported. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | - | A wind gust blew over an aluminum carport and twisted it. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail fell near K-Bar Ranch and Pleasant Farms. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | - | A ranch owner in rural Ector county reported that 6 inch diameter limbs were knocked off trees by high winds associated with a thunderstorm. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail on U.S. Highway 385 at the Crane/Ector county line. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | Penny hail was reported in Pleasant Farms. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Farms | - | Up to three inches of rainfall produced flooding in the Pleasant Farms area. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | Towering cumulus clouds developed during the late afternoon along an outflow boundary from previous days convection. Shortly after the surface temperature reached the convective temperature, a thunderstorm exploded along this boundary. The storm moved little, and continued to drop large hail along the Ector/Crane county line for over 20 minutes. Hail reports ranged from golfball, to peach, to baseball size. |
| October 1997 | Flash Flood | Pleasant Farms | - | Heavy rains from several slowly moving thunderstorms caused minor flooding on U.S. Highway 385 in southern Ector County. |
| December 2023 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Farms | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034944. 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.