BlockUnion, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Fluvanna-Ira census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79549. The Survey maps it on the Snyder quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Snyder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
196 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Union between 2006 and 2018, burning about 32,432 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined | 92 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | S C GOLF COURSE |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 19TH ST & AVE Q |
| 2 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 261 AND WEST HWY 180 |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHITE |
| 12 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 253 |
| 11 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCURRY COUNTY GOLF COURSE |
| 9 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE OF TEXAS- HWY 84 |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TEXAS AVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union in 12 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $100,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Scurry County and produced wind damage near Snyder. A storm survey was done and the first indications of damage were southwest of Snyder, just west of Highway 351 and approximately 2 miles south of Highway 180. From this location, the swath of damage extended northeastward across the city of Snyder for nearly 4 miles. The NWS survey team found the damage to residential and business structures indicative of that produced by winds of 85 to 100 mph. With no circulations evident, the event has been determined to be a straight-line wind event. Multiple power lines were broken and RVs were toppled over. The time of the event was estimated from radar. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $20,000 | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Union | $18,000 | Eleven power poles were reported down between County Road 242 and County Road 264 along FM 1611. Time estimated from radar. Wind speeds were estimated to be 100 mph. Property cost damage is an estimation. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Union | $1,000 | Heavy rain fell across Scurry County and produced flash flooding near Union, TX. A car was stranded in eight inches of water crossing over FM 1609. Several other low water crossings in the area were reported to be flooded. Damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Union | - | A thunderstorm moved over Scurry County and produced quarter sized hail in Union. The hail was covering the roadway at FM 1609 and W 37th. |
| October 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Union | - | A tornado was reported near Union by the Scurry County Sheriff's Office at 2120 CST. Also, power poles were twisted off, and power lines and fences were knocked down in northeast Snyder. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Union | - | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Union | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Union | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Union | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Union | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Union | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1349034. 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.