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Spraberry, Texas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Midland South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79706. The Survey maps it on the Spraberry quadrangle.

Spraberry within Midland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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.

Fires near this place

29 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Spraberry between 2005 and 2014, burning about 10,922 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural4
Smoking2

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
15 September 2010Natural58 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGREENWOODCOMPRESSOR
20 August 2012Equipment and vehicle use321 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBRUSH 2 FIRE
12 August 2010Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM1379SPRABERRY
9 June 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM1379SOF HWY158X2
8 June 2011Natural250 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSPRAYBERRY #3 FIRE
4 June 2010Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM1379NECR160
25 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined80 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFLOYD FIRE
7 April 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJAKES FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Midland County

Storms near this place

28 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spraberry in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 19 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2019Tornado (EF2)Spraberry2 hurt, $250,000A thunderstorm moved across Midland County and produced a tornado 21 miles southeast of the City of Midland. This tornado was first viewed from near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1787 and State Highway 349, looking southeastward. Primary indications are that the tornado developed 21 miles southeast of the City of Midland, in open fields south of County Road 300 and east of State Highway 349. The tornado moved northeastward, snapping power poles along County Road 300, and produced significant damage along County Road 1160 and Farm to Market Road 1379. The snapped power poles, the damage to two RVs along County Road 1160, and the damage to manufactured trailers along FM 1379 are all indicative of EF-2 tornado damage. The tornado lifespan was 10 minutes long with an estimated peak wind of 125 mph. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
April 2019LightningSpraberry$105,000Lightning struck a tank battery which caused it to explode on FM 1379 just north of County Road 230. When the tank exploded a chunk flew off and knocked down some power lines. FM 1379 was closed briefly between CR 200 and CR 230 to put out the fire. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
October 2018FloodSpraberry$50,000Heavy rain fell across Midland County and produced flooding on Highway 158. There was a high water rescue on Highway 158 near the Midland/Glasscock County line. Highway 158 was closed just northwest of State Highway 137 due to flooding. The rushing water removed much of the pavement along this road and SH 137. A guard rail also got damaged along SH 158.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindSpraberry$15,000The local utility company reported power poles blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.
April 2024HailSpraberry-A public report from Snap Maps of roughly 1-inch hail found south of Spraberry. Time is estimated from radar.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSpraberry-Wind-driven hail was observed. Wind speeds were estimated to be 60 mph.
April 2009HailSpraberry-The duration of the hail was estimated for this event.
October 2008HailSpraberry-A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail covering the roadway at the intersection of FM1379 and FM3095. Seven minutes later, the same spotter reported half dollar sized hail about 2 miles east northeast of the same intersection.
May 2006HailSpraberry-Quarter to half-dollar size hail fell at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1357 and Farm to Market Road 1379 in southeastern Midland County.
May 2005HailSpraberry-A storm spotter reported penny size hail along Farm to Market Road 1379 at the Midland and Glasscock County line.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindSpraberry-A storm spotter reported severe thunderstorm winds that downed large tree limbs near a rural residence in eastern Midland County.
May 2003Flash FloodSpraberry-Spotters reported flash flooding resulting in high water over Farm to Market Road 1379 and Highway 158 south of Spraberry and east to the county line.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindSpraberry-Large trees were blown down on Farm to Market Road 307.
June 2003Flash FloodSpraberry-Flash flooding washed out County Road 1090 near the Upton County line.
April 2002HailSpraberry-Reported at the Western Gas Resources Inc. Plant.
May 2002HailSpraberry-Quarter size hail was reported to have covered Highway 3095. Public report.
April 2002HailSpraberry-Reported on the Midland and Upton County Line.
June 1998HailSpraberry-Thunderstorm formed along the dry line in hot and moderately humid air with a temperatures near 100 degrees and dew points near 60 degrees.
May 2024HailSpraberry-no account filed
June 2023HailSpraberry-no account filed
May 2019HailSpraberry-no account filed
March 2017HailSpraberry-no account filed
March 2017HailSpraberry-no account filed
May 2014HailSpraberry-no account filed
April 2012HailSpraberry-no account filed
March 2002HailSpraberry-no account filed
May 2002HailSpraberry-no account filed
May 1996HailSpraberry-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Midland 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
Greenwood8.1 miles9
Germania11.5 miles9
Chub12.4 miles6
Cotton Flat12.4 miles9
Ridgeheights12.7 miles9
Sandy Acres13.5 miles9
Midland14.3 miles9
Benge Corner17.4 miles7

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122593467The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1379099. 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.