BlockTours, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Axtell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76691. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
142 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Tours between 2004 and 2020, burning about 588 acres in total. 2 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 | 70 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE BRICKYARD RD 1833 |
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS-HWY |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID-LEROY-GRASS |
| 5 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF170 |
| 26 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS-TRASH |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tours in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 2 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Tours | $200,000 | A tornado developed north of Tours, just west of Berger Road. This tornado initially damaged trees and a shed, but strengthened as it crossed Czech Hall Road. The tornado hit a property on County Line Road causing EF-2 damage to a barn and a shop on the property. The tornado scattered heavy farm material into the field to the east. The tornado continued into Hill County crossing CR 3238 where an eye witness reported it dissipated before developing the next tornado. Maximum estimated winds were 110 to 115 mph. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Tours | $20,000 | Northbound Interstate 35 near West was shut down due to high water on the interstate. A few high water rescues were needed in the area as drivers attempted to find alternate routes around the closed highway and got stuck in high water on side roads. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Tours | - | A brief, weak tornado damaged trees west of Heritage Pkwy and south of Easy Rd northwest of Tours. Maximum estimated winds were 75 mph. |
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.
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 Q104868072 | The 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 1348664. 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.