BlockPrimrose, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Ben Wheeler-Edom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75754. The Survey maps it on the Carroll quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1948 USGS Brownsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Brownsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1984 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Primrose between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,963 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 burning | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2009 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 211 |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VAN |
| 27 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | VZCR 4929 |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 540 |
| 14 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 64 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Primrose in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 5 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 deaths and 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF3) | Primrose | 2 killed, 43 hurt, $40,000,000 | A NWS storm survey team found EF-3 damage in the city of Van. This tornado began near highway 64, near Edom before moving in a northerly direction. The storm crossed Interstate 20 on the southeast side of Van, before carving a destructive path over the eastern side of the city. The greatest damage was done in a housing development to the north of the public school administration building, where over 50 homes were damaged or destroyed. Two fatalities occurred with this tornado, as a married couple was apparently asleep in their mobile home when the tornado hit. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Primrose | $50,000 | The National Weather Service in Fort Worth conducted a survey and found that a tornado formed near the northwestern edge of a downburst damage swath. The tornado damaged a sturdy dwelling which lost a door and windows about a fourth of a mile southeast of the intersection of FM 314 and Highway 64. Also, a nearby garage had its doors removed. Numerous trees were damaged with some of them snapped near their bases. Maximum winds were between 85 to 90 MPH. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Primrose | $8,000 | Hen Egg sized hail was reported 6 miles south-southeast of Van. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | $8,000 | An 18 wheeler was blown on its side and another was blown off the road near I-20 and HWY 110 South south of Van. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | $300 | Numerous trees were blown down across the southeast part of the county. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Primrose | - | Report was received via social media. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Primrose | - | Fire department spotters observed a tornado to the north of the city of Edom. A NWS damage survey crew found evidence of EF-0 damage to several trees to the northwest and northeast of the city. Several county roads were closed for a brief period of time due to the trees blocking the roadways. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Primrose | - | Penny sized hail reported at Highway 64 and FM 314 north of Edom. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Primrose | - | Quarter sized hail was reported 6 miles south-southeast of Van. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Primrose | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Edom | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Ben Wheeler | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Owlett Green | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Van | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Redland | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mars | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Colfax | 8.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2034649. 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.