Southland, Texas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Post West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79364. The Survey maps it on the Southland quadrangle.

Southland within Garza County

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 7 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.

1954 USGS Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1965 USGS Southland quadrangle1:24000
1986 USGS Slaton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

25 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Southland between 2006 and 2016, burning about 504 acres in total. 1 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	10
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Smoking	3
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Debris and open burning	1
Natural	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
16 August 2011	Smoking	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASS FIRE
11 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASS FIRE
6 July 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	SOUTHLAND
4 July 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	CR HH
11 July 2016	Power generation/transmission/distribution	45 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	WILDLAND FIRE
6 April 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	160 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
5 April 2006	Equipment and vehicle use	160 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
30 April 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garza County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Southland: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	A-Rock Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Storms near this place

27 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southland in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 flood. 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
July 2010	Flash Flood	Southland	$1,500,000	The Garza County Sheriff's Office initially reported impacts from flash flooding shortly after 05:00 CST. At 05:03 CST, high water reportedly began to threaten a home in Southland and water was beginning to rapidly flow through many Post city streets. By 05:53 CST, reports indicated that a playa lake at the Post city pool had flooded and was overflowing with rapidly flowing water spilling over U.S. Highway 84 at a depth that was over the guard rails. By 06:02 CST, emergency officials reported widespread flooding of structures in Post, and that sewer was backing up into many homes and businesses. A door-to-door search was conducted to remove residents from flooded structures. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal interviewed a woman who's car stalled in flood waters on her way to work. The woman then managed to walk to her place of business, a Post nursing home, where ankle-deep water filled the facility. \|\|The failure of the Lake Stuart dam in eastern Lynn County resulted in a flood wave that travelled down the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River. Flash flooding along the river washed out a number of county roads in southwestern Garza County.\|Farther downstream, flash flooding along the Double Mountain Fork upstream of Lake Alan Henry washed away support beams for two small oil lines. As a result, 165 barrels of crude oil spilled into the river and threatened Lake Alan Henry. \|\|Despite these significant public impacts, no serious injuries were reported. State and county officials estimated the total economic loss in the county at $1.7 million. For the purposes of this report, these damages are differientiated here by flash flood and flood at $1.5 million and $200,000 respectively.
May 2015	Flood	Southland	$250,000	no account filed
September 2008	Flash Flood	Southland	$80,000	The Garza County Sheriff's Office reported that persistent heavy rainfall resulted in rapidly flowing water over portions of U.S. Highway 84 between Post and Southland. Authorities conducted high water rescues when at least eight vehicles were swept off of the highway. No injuries were reported. In addition, a number of other roadways across Garza County were reportedly flooded.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	$25,000	An electric cooperative official reported nine power poles downed by strong winds approximately six miles south of Southland.
July 2010	Heavy Rain	Southland	$15,000	Scattered showers and thunderstorms initially began to produce rainfall around midday on the 1st. This activity gradually evolved toward heavy tropical downpours, especially during the evening hours of the 3rd through the morning hours of the 4th.\|\|Although no heavy rains were occurring at the time, wet pavement from earlier heavy rains contributed to the hydroplaning of a vehicle on U.S. Highway 84 near Post around 23:30 CST. The vehicle reportedly came to rest 60 feet off of the highway in a canyon area along the Caprock escarpment. No significant injuries were reported.\|\|The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet measured storm rainfall totals that included: 9.78 inches at Post, 9.08 inches at Graham, and 5.88 inches at Lake Alan Henry. Local newspapers reported unofficial amounts between 10.00 and 12.00 inches in western Garza County.
April 2012	Flood	Southland	$500	Slow-moving thunderstorms this night flooded a portion of Highway 84 near Southland to such an extent that tractor trailers were unable to proceed.
June 2023	Hail	Southland	-	Law enforcement in Garza County reported golf ball size hail southeast of Southland.
June 2023	Flash Flood	Southland	-	Thunderstorms that became anchored over Lynn County bringing extensive flash flooding slowly moved into central and northern Garza County spreading intense rain rates along with it. Widespread flash flooding was reported throughout central and northern Garza County. Additionally, a tractor trailer rolled over on US Highway 84 near Farm to Market Road 399 also causing a multiple vehicle wreck.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	-	A swath of wind damage was observed from just south of Southland along US Highway 84 into Post. Several transmission power poles were downed within this swath. The Garza County Sheriff's Office relayed numerous reports of wind damage in and around Post including outbuilding flattened, carports lifted, roofs damage, and a tractor trailer flipped over. The Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site one mile northeast of Post reported a peak wind gust of 73 mph at 2120 CST. Severe winds were observed from 2110 through 2130 CST.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	-	A NWS co-op observer in Southland estimated straight line winds of 60 mph. No damage was reported.
April 2012	Hail	Southland	-	A trained spotter reported golfball size hail in Southland. No damage was reported.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	-	A NWS COOP observer estimated 65 mph winds associated with a nearly stationary rotating thunderstorm ahead of a squall line. As the squall line's outflow interacted with the rotating updraft, tight low-level rotation ensued for a short period of time before the outflow undercut the storm.
April 2010	Hail	Southland	-	Hail that ranged in size from peas to quarters was reported in Southland just after 21:00 CST.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	-	A National Weather Service cooperative observer estimated thunderstorm winds in excess of 60 mph in Southland. The winds were reportedly accompanied by a wall of dust. No damages were reported.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	-	A National Weather Service cooperative observer estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph in Southland. No damages were reported.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	-	A cluster of thunderstorms developed over western Garza County during the afternoon hours of the 9th and produced locally severe winds. The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Graham recorded a 67 mph wind gust at 17:25 CST. National Weather Service cooperative observers additionally reported 60 mph in Southland. No damage was reported.
September 2004	Flash Flood	Southland	-	Flooding was reported in and around Southland.
June 2003	Hail	Southland	-	The public reported two inch diameter hail.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Southland	-	The Terry County Sheriff's Office reported several Farm-to-Market roads closed due to flooding. In Garza County, the Southland cooperative observer measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 53 knots (61 mph).
July 2015	Flood	Southland	-	no account filed
November 2011	Hail	Southland	-	no account filed
October 2004	Hail	Southland	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Southland	-	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Southland	-	no account filed
February 2000	Hail	Southland	-	no account filed
April 1997	Hail	Southland	-	no account filed
June 1995	Hail	Southland	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Garza 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Hackberry	5.2 miles	7
Buenos	5.5 miles	7
Pleasant Valley	6.7 miles	7
Close City	10.9 miles	7
Post	14.9 miles	7
Graham	15.2 miles	7
Verbena	19.7 miles	7
Augustus	20.8 miles	7

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1368839. 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.