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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.

Wink within Winkler County

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

Population over time

2 figures

Wink 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.

YearPeople Change
2010940
2020915-25 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 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

102 since 2007

Regional 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/undetermined39
Power generation/transmission/distribution25
Equipment and vehicle use16
Natural12
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceDUMP ROAD #2
30 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceELCO ENERGY
30 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePIGMEN#2
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1232 #3
2 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceANTLEY#1
15 September 2010Natural55 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOTZE#1
11 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFRYING PAN #3

Every fire recorded in Winkler County

Storms near this place

55 since 1993

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWink$35,000A 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 2017Thunderstorm WindWink$30,000A 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 2004HailWink$25,000Public and media reports indicated that tennis ball size hail broke windows out of vehicles and caused damage to melon crops near Wink.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWink$14,000A total of 7 distribution power poles were knocked down/snapped along County Road 101 just south of Wink, TX.
March 2006HailWink$10,000Penny 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 2007Flash FloodWink$5,000Significant 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 2006Thunderstorm WindWink$1,000The 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 2018Flash FloodWink$500Heavy 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 1993HailWink$500The weather observer at the Wink weather station reported quarter-size hail. No significant damage was observed.
May 2023HailWink-Winkler County EMC reports golf ball size hail at 113 Aiport Road in Wink.
May 2023HailWink-A trained spotter relayed a report from his son of approximately golf ball size hail 7 miles south of Wink.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm produced a 61 mph wind gust at the ASOS site near Wink.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm produced a 69 mph wind gust at the ASOS site near Wink.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 66 mph wind gust near Wink.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 60 mph wind gust at the Winkler County Airport.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 69 mph wind gust four miles northwest of Wink.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 61 mph wind gust at the Wink ASOS site.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 72 mph wind gust near Wink.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 62 mph wind gust near Wink.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 66 mph wind gust at the Wink ASOS.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 58 mph wind gust at the Wink ASOS site. No damage was reported.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindWink-A thunderstorm moved across Winkler County and produced a 62 mph wind gust three miles northwest of Wink. No damage was reported.
March 2007Flash FloodWink-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 2007Flash FloodWink-One foot of water flowed over Texas State Highway 115.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindWink-The Automated Surface Observing System at Wink (KINK) recorded several wind gusts of 59 mph. No damage was reported.
July 2007Flash FloodWink-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 2006Flash FloodWink-An airport employee reported that the entrance road to the airport was under six inches of water.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWink-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 2005Thunderstorm WindWink-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 2005Thunderstorm WindWink-The Winkler County Airport ASOS recorded a severe thunderstorm wind gust to 63 MPH. No damage was reported in Winkler County.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindWink-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 2005Thunderstorm WindWink-The Wink ASOS (KINK) measured a wind gust of 62 miles per hour. No damage was reported.
July 2004HailWink-Several reports were received of golfball size hail in Wink.
September 2004Flash FloodWink-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 2004Thunderstorm WindWink-Severe thunderstorm winds broke large tree limbs up to half a foot in diameter near a rural residence in northeastern Winkler County.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindWink-The Winkler County Airport ASOS measured a severe wind gust from thunderstorm outflow.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Wink-Brief tornado that became rain-wrapped very quickly. Brief glimpse of large cone-shaped funnel.
June 1999HailWink-An intense single cell storm that moved eastward across the county but weakened quickly before crossing into Ector County.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindWink-The observer at the Winkler County Airport recorded a 53 knot (61 mph) gust.
June 1995HailWink-Baseball-size hail damaged vehicles in Kermit. Reports from sheriff's office and public. At Wink the hail covered the ground.
April 2019HailWink-no account filed
April 2019HailWink-no account filed
April 2019HailWink-no account filed
April 2017HailWink-no account filed
May 2016HailWink-no account filed
May 2015HailWink-no account filed
May 2014HailWink-no account filed
June 2013HailWink-no account filed
June 2013HailWink-no account filed
October 2012HailWink-no account filed
May 2009HailWink-no account filed
March 2007HailWink-no account filed
June 2007HailWink-no account filed
October 1998HailWink-no account filed
July 1997Flash FloodWink-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Winkler 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
Kermit8.2 miles7
Vesrue10.8 miles7
Magwalt12.1 miles7
Cheyenne16.2 miles7
Cowden Place19.0 miles7

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 WinkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q647117The 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.