BlockKerr, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Pulaski Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72142. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Kerr between 1999 and 2017, burning about 260 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 73 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kerr in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Hail | Kerr | $5,000,000 | The devastating hailstorm moved eastward out of Pulaski County, and continued east across all of Lonoke County. The hail swath about 10 miles wide. The hail ranged in size from the size of nickels (0.88 inch) to the size of baseballs (2.75 inches). Communities affected included South Bend, Parnell, Furlow, Fairview, Brownsville, Lonoke, and Carlisle. ||The largest hail fell a few miles north and northeast of Lonoke, where much of the hail was golf ball size (1.75 inches) to baseball size (2.75 inches). The hailstones ruined roofs, damaged siding on houses, broke windows in houses, broke car windshields, killed birds perched in trees, and destroyed gardens and crops. The worst damage was found in the vicinity of these roads: Plafcan Rd., Fred Koch Rd., Watson Lane, E. Watson Rd., Ferguson Ln., Wesley Kittler Rd., Kittler Rd., E. Schafer Rd., Raymond Schafer Rd., Brownsville Loop, Arkansas Highway 13, Lawson Rd., Lilly Rd., Oakdale Rd., Northcutt Rd., D.K. Bennett Rd., Bud Young Rd., and Arkansas Highway 31.||The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service indicated that between 22 and 27 farmers lost 60% to 100% of their crops. Altogether, about 26,000 acres of crops were lost, including 16,260 acres of soybeans, 8,130 acres of rice, and 1,600 acres of corn. Corn stalks that were 8 feet tall were cut in half and soybeans were beaten to the ground.||For the sake of completeness, all hail reports received by the National Weather Service are listed individually. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Kerr | $4,600,000 | This tornado exited Pulaski County south-southeast of Jacksonville and entered Lonoke County north of Kerr. In Lonoke County, the tornado affected the South Bend and Furlow communities, then continued to the northeast, passing south of Cabot and east of Ward. A Red Cross survey indicated: 20 houses and 14 mobile homes destroyed, 27 houses and 6 mobile homes with major damage, 50 houses and 22 mobile homes with minor damage, and 15 houses and 14 mobile homes affected. In addition, numerous trees and power lines were blown down. The tornado exited Lonoke County north-northeast of Jacksons Store and entered White County southeast of Beebe. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Kerr | $25,000 | Many roads in southern Lonoke County were flooded, including Arkansas Highway 13 south of Carlisle and Arkansas Highway 31 between Blakemore and Coy. Several county roads in Coy, Allport and Humnoke were flooded. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr | $10,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Kerr | $5,000 | Flooding occurred over Arkansas Highway 31. Flooding also occurred on U.S. Highway 70 near Kerr and near Dogwood Road. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew some limbs down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr | - | Numerous trees and power lines were down along Kerr Rd. north of I-40. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Kerr | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Kerr | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kerr | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meto (historical) | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Union Valley | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Meto | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| South Bend | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Country Club | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Furlow | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bevis Corner | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Walkers Corner | 5.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77398. 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.