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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.

Westbrook within Mitchell County

Population over time

3 figures

Westbrook 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.

YearPeople Change
2000203
2010253+50 (+25%)
2020201-52 (-21%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

28 since 2006

Regional 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/undetermined21
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning1
Natural1

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
3 August 2008Equipment and vehicle use45 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
27 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined75 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
12 July 2008Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
17 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
16 June 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
8 May 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 May 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 April 2019Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE FM 1308

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mitchell County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1997HailWestbrook$200,000Hail damaged many vehicles on Interstate 20.
May 1997HailWestbrook$50,000no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindWestbrook$25,000Several roofs and trees were damaged or downed by 65 mph thunderstorm winds, including one 25 foot tree with a three foot diameter trunk.
April 2024HailWestbrook$20,000Hail was potentially as big as baseballs. Skylights and windows busted out in Westbrook.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWestbrook$20,000A 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 2006Thunderstorm WindWestbrook$20,000The public reported that four telephone poles were downed by thunderstorm winds west of Westbrook.
September 2012Flash FloodWestbrook$10,000Heavy 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 2006Tornado (F0)Westbrook$10,000The 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 2008HailWestbrook$5,000Baseball sized hail was reported north of Westbrook.
May 2006Tornado (F1)Westbrook$5,000A 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 2005Flash FloodWestbrook$5,000A 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 2014Thunderstorm WindWestbrook$1,500A 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 2025HailWestbrook-A report was received from the public of quarter-size hail a mile west of Westbrook.
June 2025HailWestbrook-A report was received of golf ball-size hail in Westbrook. The time of occurrence is estimated from radar.
April 2024FloodWestbrook-Trained spotter reports completely flooded roads in Westbrook.
April 2024HailWestbrook-Spotter measured hail of ping pong ball size.
October 2018Flash FloodWestbrook-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 2017Thunderstorm WindWestbrook-A thunderstorm moved across Mitchell County and produced a 70 mph wind gust five miles north of Westbrook.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWestbrook-A thunderstorm moved over Mitchell County and produced a 70 mph wind gust in Westbrook.
April 2012HailWestbrook-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 2008Tornado (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 2007Thunderstorm WindWestbrook-A spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts. No damage was reported.
May 2006HailWestbrook-Marble to quarter size hail fell in Westbrook.
May 2006HailWestbrook-Baseball size hail fell at a residence about four miles southwest of Westbrook. No damage was reported.
August 2005Flash FloodWestbrook-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 2004Flash FloodWestbrook-Six inches of water was reported on FM 1229.
April 2004HailWestbrook-Penny to nickel size hail reported by the public.
June 2004HailWestbrook-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 2004HailWestbrook-Hail ranging in size from peas to walnuts fell in Westbrook for fifteen minutes.
August 2003Flash FloodWestbrook-High water covered the Interstate 20 access road east of Westbrook.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Westbrook-The Glasscock county tornadic storm occluded, then formed another mesocyclone in the southwest corner of Mitchell County.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Westbrook-The Howard County tornadic storm evolved another mesocyclone and spawned this tornado reported by the DPS.
June 2000Flash FloodWestbrook-The Mitchell County Sheriff's Office reported 2-3 feet of water over Farm to Market Road 1229.
June 1999HailWestbrook-Baseball size hail fell across western Mitchell County.
June 1997Flash FloodWestbrook-Heavy rains caused flooding in the streets of Westbrook.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWestbrook-no account filed
June 2018HailWestbrook-no account filed
June 2018HailWestbrook-no account filed
June 2017HailWestbrook-no account filed
June 2013HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
April 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
April 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
April 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
April 2012HailWestbrook-no account filed
April 2009HailWestbrook-no account filed
June 2008HailWestbrook-no account filed
June 2007HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 2006HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 2006HailWestbrook-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindWestbrook-no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWestbrook-no account filed
March 2000HailWestbrook-no account filed
June 1998HailWestbrook-no account filed
April 1997HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 1996HailWestbrook-no account filed
May 1994HailWestbrook-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mitchell 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
Iatan6.2 miles9
Spade7.6 miles10
Colorado City8.2 miles9
Cuthbert8.8 miles8
Buford11.1 miles9
Lowe14.4 miles8
Valley View15.8 miles9
Pecan Crossing16.1 miles8

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 WestbrookAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q978889The 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.