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South Haven, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Big Spring census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79720. The Survey maps it on the Big Spring South quadrangle.

South Haven within Howard County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

226 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 226 fires within 5 miles of South Haven between 2005 and 2020, burning about 13,092 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined105
Debris and open burning38
Power generation/transmission/distribution31
Equipment and vehicle use29
Arson/incendiarism11
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service403 RICHIE ROAD
5 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service5509 LONGSHORE
27 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1/2MILE WEST OF ELBOW
25 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceS 87 & RICHIE ROAD
24 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOVERTON & 461
24 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service87 & DRIVER RD
20 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMM 174 I-20
18 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceBOYKIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Howard County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of South Haven: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Rough Sand and Gravel Fisher QyStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Fisher QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerLimestone
Tubbs PitLimestone, GeneralProducer

Every working recorded in Howard County

Storms near this place

19 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Haven in 19 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 9 hail, 7 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2023Thunderstorm WindSouth Haven$15,000Several power poles were snapped along Highway 87. Time is estimated from radar. Wind speeds are estimated to be 90 mph. Property cost damage is an estimation.
May 2006HailSouth Haven$10,000Tennis ball size hail fell in South Haven damaging roofs and car windows and knocking one inch diameter tree limbs to the ground.
May 2021Flash FloodSouth Haven$5,000Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Elbow. There were roads flooded and cars were stranded. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindSouth Haven$5,000Thunderstorm wind gust of 55 mph was measured by the Big Spring AWOS. Reports nearby had a couple of power poles snapped and some roof damage to a couple homes. Damage costs are a rough estimate.
October 2018Flash FloodSouth Haven$2,000Heavy rain fell across Howard County and produced flash flooding south of Big Spring. There was flooding along Ranch Road 33 near US 87 at the Howard-Glasscock line. A car was stranded in flood waters.
May 2013Flash FloodSouth Haven$2,000Thunderstorms moved over Howard County and produced flash flooding in Big Spring. The 1300 block of Sixth Street, portions of Third Street, and the intersection of Alamesa and Parkway were all flooded. A taxi cab was reported to be pushed off the road in Big Spring. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
May 2016Flash FloodSouth Haven$1,000A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced heavy rain and flash flooding south of Big Spring. There was a swift water rescue on Wasson Road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
October 2018Flash FloodSouth Haven$500Heavy rain fell across Howard County and produced flash flooding south of Big Spring. Ranch Road 33 was closed off of Highway 87 due to flooding.
May 2023Flash FloodSouth Haven-Report from mPing of street flooding, road closures, or vehicles stranded.
May 2016Tornado (EF0)South Haven-A thunderstorm moved across Howard County and produced a tornado near Lees, TX. This tornado began at approximately 7:17 pm CDT just over 2.5 miles north northeast of Lees. The tornado traveled a 2.3 mile path, moving westward. The tornado dissipated approximately four miles northwest of Lees at 7:28 pm CDT. Without damage indicators, the tornado is rated as an EF-0 with an estimated width of 100 yards.
May 2016Flash FloodSouth Haven-Heavy rain fell across Howard County and produced flash flooding. High water was reported over FM 33 about three miles north northeast of Lees, TX.
May 2021HailSouth Haven-no account filed
May 2021HailSouth Haven-no account filed
May 2019HailSouth Haven-no account filed
May 2016HailSouth Haven-no account filed
September 2016HailSouth Haven-no account filed
May 2009HailSouth Haven-no account filed
May 2009HailSouth Haven-no account filed
May 2009HailSouth Haven-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Howard County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Elbow2.3 miles10
Webb Village2.6 miles12
Big Spring4.6 miles11
Ziler7.4 miles11
Forsan8.0 miles11
Morita8.1 miles11
Midway8.6 miles10
Lomax9.6 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1347472. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.