Westbrook, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Westbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79565. The Survey maps it on the Westbrook quadrangle. 201 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,162 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresWestbrook fell from 203 to 201 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 203 | |
| 2010 | 253 | +50 (+25%) |
| 2020 | 201 | -52 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Westbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Big Spring quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Westbrook between 2006 and 2019, burning about 1,507 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE FM 1308 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westbrook in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 37 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1997 | Hail | Westbrook | $200,000 | Hail damaged many vehicles on Interstate 20. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Westbrook | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | $25,000 | Several roofs and trees were damaged or downed by 65 mph thunderstorm winds, including one 25 foot tree with a three foot diameter trunk. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Westbrook | $20,000 | Hail was potentially as big as baseballs. Skylights and windows busted out in Westbrook. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | $20,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Mitchell County and produced wind damage near Westbrook. A grain silo was blown across Farm to Market Road 1983. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | $20,000 | The public reported that four telephone poles were downed by thunderstorm winds west of Westbrook. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | $10,000 | Heavy rain moved over Mitchell County and produced flash flooding six miles south of Westbrook. Stranded vehicles were reported as a result of this flooding. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. The crop damage is estimated to be zero since there were no reports of any crop damage. There were no reports of injuries. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Westbrook | $10,000 | The first tornado to impact Mitchell County was located about two miles southeast of Westbrook. Several mesquite trees were found to be sheared off and damaged near the top. Two power poles were found on the ground, split about six feet from the bottom. A large water trough was displaced by the tornadic inflow winds, and rolled for just over one mile. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Westbrook | $5,000 | Baseball sized hail was reported north of Westbrook. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Westbrook | $5,000 | A second tornado rolled a large hay baler (weighing approximately a ton) a distance of 100 feet by tornadic winds across Farm to Market Road 670, leaving numerous scar marks along the pavement. The width of this tornado was estimated to be 30 yards, with a path length of 100 yards. |
| May 2005 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | $5,000 | A local radio station relayed a report of flash flooding that affected a rural homestead in southwestern Mitchell County. Local residents reported that more than two inches of rain fell in a short period of time. This resulted in high water that briefly threatened a home. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | $1,500 | A thunderstorm moved across Mitchell County and produced wind damage south of Westbrook. Highline wires were blown down. The cost of damage is a rough estimate. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Westbrook | - | A report was received from the public of quarter-size hail a mile west of Westbrook. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Westbrook | - | A report was received of golf ball-size hail in Westbrook. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Westbrook | - | Trained spotter reports completely flooded roads in Westbrook. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Westbrook | - | Spotter measured hail of ping pong ball size. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | - | Heavy rain fell across Mitchell County and produced flash flooding near Westbrook. There was flooding along FM 670. Several city streets within Westbrook were also covered with water. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | - | A thunderstorm moved across Mitchell County and produced a 70 mph wind gust five miles north of Westbrook. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | - | A thunderstorm moved over Mitchell County and produced a 70 mph wind gust in Westbrook. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | A storm moved over Mitchell County and produced three inch hail thirteen miles south of Westbrook. A rotating wall cloud was reported with this storm. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Westbrook | - | Law enforcement reported a tornado one mile north of I-20 near mile marker 204. A trained spotter e-mailed a picture of this tornado for further confirmation. Tree damage was reported north of I-20. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | - | A spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts. No damage was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Westbrook | - | Marble to quarter size hail fell in Westbrook. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Westbrook | - | Baseball size hail fell at a residence about four miles southwest of Westbrook. No damage was reported. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | - | The public reported nearly half a foot of water flowing across a county road north of Westbrook. Water also was accumulating under the overpasses on Interstate 20. The Mitchell county sheriff's office reported that county roads 145, 147, and 149 were "flowing like a river" in northeastern parts of the county. They were in the process of barricading those roads. Also reported was an 18-wheeler that hydroplaned on the wet pavement of Interstate 20 a mile west of Loraine. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | - | Six inches of water was reported on FM 1229. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Westbrook | - | Penny to nickel size hail reported by the public. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Westbrook | - | A second severe thunderstorm developed near Westbrook and resulted in numerous reports of large hail up to the size of golfballs along a broad swath from the city of Westbrook to along State Route 208 south of Colorado City. This storm evolved into a right moving classic supercell as it tracked southeast across the central parts of Mitchell County. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Westbrook | - | Hail ranging in size from peas to walnuts fell in Westbrook for fifteen minutes. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | - | High water covered the Interstate 20 access road east of Westbrook. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Westbrook | - | The Glasscock county tornadic storm occluded, then formed another mesocyclone in the southwest corner of Mitchell County. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Westbrook | - | The Howard County tornadic storm evolved another mesocyclone and spawned this tornado reported by the DPS. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | - | The Mitchell County Sheriff's Office reported 2-3 feet of water over Farm to Market Road 1229. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Westbrook | - | Baseball size hail fell across western Mitchell County. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Westbrook | - | Heavy rains caused flooding in the streets of Westbrook. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Westbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Westbrook | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iatan | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Spade | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Colorado City | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cuthbert | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Buford | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lowe | 14.4 miles | 8 | |
| Valley View | 15.8 miles | 9 | |
| Pecan Crossing | 16.1 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Westbrook | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q978889 | 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 1349851. 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.



