Tom B. Owens is the namesake of the community. Owens' population was reported as 75 from 1980 through 1990, then went down to 40 in 2000.[2]
On May 5, 2015, two F0 tornadoes struck Owens. A storm chaser observed the first narrow tornado that touched down for three minutes in open country. It soon roped out and merged with a new tornado, which crossed Texas State Highway 207. No damage was observed.[3][4][5]
^National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Lubbock, Texas (2015). Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado (Report). National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved August 30, 2015. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Lubbock, Texas (2015). Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado (Report). National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved August 30, 2015. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.