Wink, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Wink census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79789. The Survey maps it on the Wink North quadrangle. 915 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,792 feet above sea level.
On record in Wink
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Rig Theaterlisted 2003
Population over time
2 figuresWink fell from 940 to 915 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 940 | |
| 2020 | 915 | -25 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pecos quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Wink North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Kermit quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Wink between 2007 and 2020, burning about 2,782 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 1 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 | 39 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUMP ROAD #2 |
| 30 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELCO ENERGY |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PIGMEN#2 |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1232 #3 |
| 2 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ANTLEY#1 |
| 15 September 2010 | Natural | 55 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HOTZE#1 |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FRYING PAN #3 |
Storms near this place
55 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wink in 55 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 24 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 8 flash flood, 1 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | $35,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind damage in Wink, TX. The winds caused light roof damage to a church, damage to nearby power poles, and uprooted a tree. Winds were estimated to be between 70 to 80 mph. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | $30,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced wind damage in Wink. Trees were down and roofs were damaged in Wink. The power was also knocked out too. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Wink | $25,000 | Public and media reports indicated that tennis ball size hail broke windows out of vehicles and caused damage to melon crops near Wink. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | $14,000 | A total of 7 distribution power poles were knocked down/snapped along County Road 101 just south of Wink, TX. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Wink | $10,000 | Penny to quarter size hail fell in 60 to 65 mph winds in both Kermit and Wink, breaking many windows and shredding south facing building sides. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Wink | $5,000 | Significant street flooding, up to 3 feet, occurred in the town of Wink due to heavy rainfall. Several vehicles were stranded in high water. At least one home had floodwaters on the 1st floor that had to be pumped out. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | $1,000 | The Winkler County Sheriff's Office reported that a tree was downed by thunderstorm winds and landed on a carport. They also reported that power lines were downed around Wink. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Wink | $500 | Heavy rain fell across Winkler County and produced flash flooding in Wink. The intersection of State Highway 115 and Wildcat Drive was closed due to flooding. The timing of flooding was estimated. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Wink | $500 | The weather observer at the Wink weather station reported quarter-size hail. No significant damage was observed. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Wink | - | Winkler County EMC reports golf ball size hail at 113 Aiport Road in Wink. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Wink | - | A trained spotter relayed a report from his son of approximately golf ball size hail 7 miles south of Wink. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm produced a 61 mph wind gust at the ASOS site near Wink. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm produced a 69 mph wind gust at the ASOS site near Wink. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 66 mph wind gust near Wink. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 60 mph wind gust at the Winkler County Airport. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 69 mph wind gust four miles northwest of Wink. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 61 mph wind gust at the Wink ASOS site. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 72 mph wind gust near Wink. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 62 mph wind gust near Wink. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 66 mph wind gust at the Wink ASOS. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at the Wink ASOS site. No damage was reported. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 62 mph wind gust three miles northwest of Wink. No damage was reported. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Wink | - | Local television meteorologists reported one and a half to two feet of water running over streets in the city of Wink, including Texas Highway 115. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Wink | - | One foot of water flowed over Texas State Highway 115. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | The Automated Surface Observing System at Wink (KINK) recorded several wind gusts of 59 mph. No damage was reported. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Wink | - | One and a half to two feet of water flowed rapidly across the intersection of Texas Highway 115 and Wildcat Drive in Wink. Other roads were filled with water from curb to curb. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Wink | - | An airport employee reported that the entrance road to the airport was under six inches of water. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | The Automated Surface Observing System at Wink (KINK) recorded two 72 mph wind gusts, one at 5:26pm CDT, the other at 5:34pm CDT. No damage was reported at this time. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | High based convection resulted in severe wind gusts near Wink. A gust to 62 MPH was recorded at the Winkler County Airport. No damage was reported. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | The Winkler County Airport ASOS recorded a severe thunderstorm wind gust to 63 MPH. No damage was reported in Winkler County. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | The Wink ASOS (KINK) recorded severe thunderstorm wind gusts between 62 and 68 miles per hour over a period of approximately ten minutes. No damage was reported. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | The Wink ASOS (KINK) measured a wind gust of 62 miles per hour. No damage was reported. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Wink | - | Several reports were received of golfball size hail in Wink. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Wink | - | Texas State Route 115 was barricaded and closed to traffic through much of the evening due to flash flooding caused by a low water crossing that flooded and inundated the highway near Wink. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | Severe thunderstorm winds broke large tree limbs up to half a foot in diameter near a rural residence in northeastern Winkler County. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | The Winkler County Airport ASOS measured a severe wind gust from thunderstorm outflow. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Wink | - | Brief tornado that became rain-wrapped very quickly. Brief glimpse of large cone-shaped funnel. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Wink | - | An intense single cell storm that moved eastward across the county but weakened quickly before crossing into Ector County. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wink | - | The observer at the Winkler County Airport recorded a 53 knot (61 mph) gust. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Wink | - | Baseball-size hail damaged vehicles in Kermit. Reports from sheriff's office and public. At Wink the hail covered the ground. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| October 2012 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Wink | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Wink | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Vesrue | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Magwalt | 12.1 miles | 7 | |
| Cheyenne | 16.2 miles | 7 | |
| Cowden Place | 19.0 miles | 7 |
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 Wink | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q647117 | 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 1371804. 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.



