Lutie, Texas

Lutie, Texas
Unincorporated community
Lutie is located in Texas
Lutie
Lutie
Lutie is located in the United States
Lutie
Lutie
Coordinates: 35°01′23″N 100°13′21″W / 35.02306°N 100.22250°W / 35.02306; -100.22250
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCollingsworth
Elevation
2,231 ft (680 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code806
GNIS feature ID1361984[1]

Lutie is an unincorporated community in Collingsworth County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 35 in 1990.

History

The population went down to only ten in 2000 through 2010.[2]

On May 5, 2007, an EF0 tornado struck Lutie. Local law enforcement observed the tornado over open fields.[3] A few minutes later, storm chasers observed an F1 tornado that largely remained over open fields.[4] On May 16, 2017, an EF0 tornado struck Lutie. This brief tornado remained over open country and caused no damage.[5]

Geography

Lutie is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1439 and U.S. Route 83, 13 mi (21 km) south of Shamrock, 12 mi (19 km) north of Wellington, 42 mi (68 km) north of Childress, and 95 mi (153 km) east of Amarillo in central Collingsworth County.[2]

Education

The Pleasant Valley Independent School District was established in Lutie in 1908 and had two teachers in 1925.[6] Today, the community is served by the Wellington Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lutie, Texas
  2. ^ a b "Lutie, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  3. ^ "[Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Forecast Office in Amarillo, Texas. 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "[Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado]". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Forecast Office in Amarillo, Texas. 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Amarillo, Texas. 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  6. ^ Lutie, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online