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Woodway, Texas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76712. The Survey maps it on the Waco West quadrangle. 9,383 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.

Woodway within McLennan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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

405 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 405 fires within 5 miles of Woodway between 2005 and 2020, burning about 817 acres in total. 1 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
Debris and open burning273
Missing data/not specified/undetermined73
Equipment and vehicle use14
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Recreation and ceremony12
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1
Fireworks1

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
9 September 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service17-2520007
8 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2510033
7 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2500034
6 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2490037
5 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2480036
5 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service16-2490003
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service13-2470007
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined24 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2617 NEW WINDSOR PKWY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McLennan County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Woodway: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Universal Atlas Clay PitClayProducer
Waco QuarryLimestone, General, ClayProducerSedimentary
Young Brazos River DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Universal Atlas Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Waco Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in McLennan County

Storms near this place

22 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodway in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2021LightningWoodway1 hurtA man was struck by lightning while under a tree in the Woodway area. He lost some teeth and had burns on his hands.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindWoodway$125,000Wind estimated at 80 mph did widespread damage to trees and power lines. At least 50 streets were blocked by downed trees and utility poles.
July 1998LightningWoodway$25,000A house was struck by lightning.
May 2010HailWoodway$20,000Waco broadcast media reported golfball sized hail in Woodway.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindWoodway$12,000The metal paneling roof and sides of a large metal barn used as a storage shed and workshop were torn off along Loop 340 on the southwest side of Waco. The beams of the barn were made of metal and still standing. A brick facade was also knocked down.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindWoodway$10,000Emergency manager reported significant wind damage to a fast food restaurant on North Valley Mills Drive.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodway$10,000A social media video indicated roof damage at the Waco First Assembly of God.
April 2008HailWoodway$10,000Golfball-size hail was reported at the intersection of North Valley Mills Drive and Cobbs Drive.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWoodway$5,000A public report was received about major roof damage to a Hobby Lobby just off of Valley Mills Drive.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindWoodway$5,000A 73 MPH wind gust was estimated at HWY 6 and Imperial Drive.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWoodway$1,000A public report of trees and power lines down was received near Woodway, TX.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodway-Large tree branches were broken at the Raintree Apartments on the southwest side of Waco.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWoodway-A public report indicated trees down in the city of Woodway, TX.
June 2016HailWoodway-Quarter size hail fell at the Mclennan County Fairgrounds.
March 2012HailWoodway-Penny sized hail fell at the Richland Mall in West Waco.
April 2008HailWoodway-Nickel-size hail was reported at the intersection of Highways 6 and 84.
April 2008HailWoodway-Quarter-size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 6 and Sanger Road.
April 2006HailWoodway-Relayed by the media.
May 2024HailWoodway-no account filed
May 2000HailWoodway-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWoodway-no account filed
May 1995HailWoodway-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McLennan 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
Jewell0.5 miles19
Ritchie2.2 miles16
Atco2.8 miles16
Beverly Hills2.9 miles19
Hewitt3.0 miles16
Beverly3.6 miles19
Speegleville4.3 miles19
Waco4.3 miles19

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 WoodwayAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q981404The 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 1371942. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.