Charlie, Texas

Last updated

Charlie, Texas
USA Texas location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Charlie
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Charlie
Coordinates: 34°5′46″N98°18′56″W / 34.09611°N 98.31556°W / 34.09611; -98.31556
Country United States
State Texas
County Clay
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total65
Time zone Central (CST)
ZIP
76305
Area code 940
GNIS feature ID1379535 [1]

Charlie is an unincorporated community in northern Clay County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 65 in 2000. It is located within the Wichita Falls metropolitan area.

Contents

History

In 1878, the name Big Wichita Valley was given to the community when Henry T. Dunn constructed a store situated south of the Red River. Charlie Taylor bought the store from Dunn later, and the location became known as Charlie almost instantly. The store served as a well-liked commercial hub for county ranchers, farmers, and some Indians from the neighboring Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) for many years. A post office was established in the village in 1882. Charlie had more than 200 residents by the middle of the 1920s. However, the community's population fell after World War II and the Great Depression. After 1930, the Charlie post office closed. A population estimate of 65 people lived in the town in 2000, based on data from the early 1970s. [2] The population went up to 90 in 2010. [3]

On April 30, 2019, an EF1 tornado struck the town of Dean going north toward Charlie. Trees, two outbuildings, and a house were damaged. A mobile home was also unroofed. [4] A year later, on May 22, 2020, another tornado hit. Multiple storm chasers observed this tornado. Utility poles were damaged on FM 1740. [5]

Geography

Charlie is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 810 and 171, 21 mi (34 km) northwest of Henrietta, 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Petrolia, and 18 mi (29 km) northeast of Wichita Falls in northwestern Clay County. [3]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Charlie has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [6]

Education

Charlie is served by the Petrolia Independent School District.

Notable person

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak</span> Severe weather event in April 1979

On Tuesday, April 10, 1979, a widespread and destructive outbreak of severe weather impacted areas near the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. Thunderstorms developed over West and North Central Texas during the day within highly unstable atmospheric conditions following the northward surge of warm and moist air into the region, producing large hail, strong winds, and multiple tornadoes. At least 22 tornadoes were documented on April 10, of which two were assigned an F4 rating on the Fujita scale; four of the tornadoes caused fatalities.

Shannon is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 23 in 2000. It is located within the Wichita Falls metropolitan area.

Joy is an unincorporated community in southern Clay County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the Wichita Falls metropolitan area.

Thornberry is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. It is located within the Wichita Falls metropolitan area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Era, Texas</span> Unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States

Era is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tornado outbreak sequence of April 20–27, 2007</span> Weather event in the United States

An extended period of tornado activity occurred between April 20–27, 2007. The outbreak sequence is best known for producing a deadly tornado that struck the border cities of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and Eagle Pass, Texas, along the United States-Mexican border on April 24, 2007, killing ten people. Other strong tornadoes also caused damage and injuries in or near the towns of Moorefield, Nebraska, Gothenburg, Nebraska, Cactus, Texas, and Tulia, Texas. In all, 91 tornadoes were confirmed causing 10 fatalities and injuring at least 270 others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tornado outbreak of May 1–3, 2008</span> Weather event in the United States

A destructive and deadly tornado outbreak that took place across the Southern and Central United States from May 1 to May 3, 2008. The outbreak was responsible for at least seven fatalities and 23 injuries in Arkansas. There were at least 29 tornado reports from Iowa to Oklahoma on May 1 and 67 more in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas on May 2. A total of 60 tornadoes were confirmed by weather authorities.

Burkett is an unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Texas–Oklahoma flood and tornado outbreak</span> Wind and rainstorm in the south-central United States and Mexico

Preceded by more than a week of heavy rain, a slow-moving storm system dropped tremendous precipitation across much of Texas and Oklahoma during the nights of May 24–26, 2015, triggering record-breaking floods. Additionally, many areas reported tornado activity and lightning. Particularly hard hit were areas along the Blanco River in Hays County, Texas, where entire blocks of homes were leveled. On the morning of May 26, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for southwest Harris County and northeast Fort Bend County. The system also produced deadly tornadoes in parts of Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. This flood significantly contributed to the wettest month ever for Texas and Oklahoma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016</span> Tornado outbreak in the Central United States from May 22-26, 2016

An extended period of significant tornado activity affected the Central United States in late May 2016. This outbreak sequence came less than two weeks after another damaging tornado outbreak that affected similar areas. The most prolific day was May 24 when 44 tornadoes touched down with at least 12 of them spawned by an intense, long-tracked supercell near Dodge City, Kansas. The strongest tornado from this outbreak was a violent EF4 tornado on May 25 that caused severe damage near Solomon, Abilene, and Chapman, Kansas, injuring eight. Overall, 98 tornadoes were confirmed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">April 2018 North American storm complex</span> Weather event in the United States and Canada

The April 2018 North American storm complex brought a wide swath of severe and winter weather that affected much of Midwest across to the East Coast of the United States. This particular outbreak led to at least 73 confirmed tornadoes over a three-day period, most of which occurred across Arkansas and Louisiana during the evening hours of April 13. The most significant tornadoes were an EF1 that caused a fatality in Red Chute, Louisiana, early on April 14, an upper-end EF2 tornado that impacted eastern sections of Greensboro, North Carolina on April 15, causing 17 injuries, and a significant EF3 tornado that impacted areas from Lynchburg to Elon, Virginia, causing severe damage and at least 10 injuries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019</span> Weather event in the United States

A significant severe weather event impacted the South Central United States between October 20–22, 2019. Forecasters first identified the threat on October 16 as a large upper-level trough was expected to combine with an unstable atmosphere across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas particularly. On the evening of October 20, discrete supercell thunderstorms developed across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, contributing to several tornadoes. One of those tornadoes caused EF3 damage in the Dallas suburbs, becoming the costliest tornado event in Texas history, at $1.55 billion. A later squall line contributed to additional tornadoes and a widespread swath of damaging winds as the system tracked eastward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tornado outbreak of April 21–23, 2020</span> Weather event in the United States

On April 22, 2020, an outbreak of discrete supercell thunderstorms across portions of Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana led to widespread severe weather, including multiple strong tornadoes. Two people were killed by a high-end EF2 that struck the town of Madill, Oklahoma, and three more were killed by an EF3 wedge tornado that moved through Onalaska, Texas. Dozens of others were injured as well. The event came to fruition as a trough progressed eastward across the United States, interacting with a moist and unstable environment. Tornado activity continued into Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia overnight into the day on April 23. Isolated tornado activity also occurred during the overnight hours on April 21.

Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022 Late-season tornado outbreak in the Southern United States

A significant late-season tornado outbreak took place on November 4, 2022, across Northeast Texas, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Oklahoma, and northwestern Louisiana with multiple large, destructive tornadoes occurring over a span of several hours. Major damage was reported in Sulphur Springs, Powderly, Caviness, Paris, Cason, Daingerfield, Athens, New Boston, Texas, and Idabel, Oklahoma, with the latter two communities being placed under tornado emergencies. Two fatalities occurred in Cason, Texas, and Pickens, Oklahoma respectively. Numerous PDS tornado warnings were issued as well. An additional tornado embedded within a narrow, but intense line of showers with damaging winds was also confirmed in Illinois the following morning as the system progressed eastward. Strong winds affected most of the western Great Lakes throughout the day before moving into Canada that evening. Two fatalities and at least 34 injuries were confirmed from tornadoes, and an additional fatality occurred near Stilwell, Oklahoma from drowning.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charlie, Texas
  2. Charlie, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. 1 2 "Charlie, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. Texas Event Report: EF1 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019 via National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Norman, Oklahoma.
  5. Storm Events Database May 22, 2020 (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 22, 2020 via National Centers for Environmental Information.
  6. Climate Summary for Charlie, Texas
  7. Meece, Volney (December 2, 1983). "Charlie, Texas, clown after 3rd bullfighter title". The Oklahoman . Retrieved January 10, 2022.