BlockPettus, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Richwoods Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72086. The Survey maps it on the Pettus quadrangle. It stands 230 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 15 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.
- 1937 USGS England quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS England quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS England quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS England NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Pettus quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pettus in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Pettus | $20,000,000 | A tornado destroyed 51 large steel power transmission towers. These towers carried 500 kilovolt transmission lines. For the most part, the towers fell into open farm fields, but one fell into a pond on a fish farm. The power cables that fell with the towers blocked a number of roads, including Arkansas Highway 31. Power poles, power lines, and trees were blown down as well. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettus | $10,000 | A house under construction was blown down. Only the foundation and framing for the walls had been completed. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettus | - | A 60 mph wind gust was estimated near the intersection of Hwy. 31 and Simpson Rd. in southern Lonoke County. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettus | - | A large tree was down along Hwy. 31 at Simpson Rd. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettus | - | Minor structural damage was reported at Caney Creek Baptist Church along Hwy. 31 near Laster Rd. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Pettus | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southern Lonoke County roughly 3 miles northeast of Pettus. The tornado was only on the ground for a few minutes, and caused minor tree damage. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pettus | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Meto | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Blakemore | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Culler | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Bevis Corner | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Cobbs | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Wabbel | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Willow Belle | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Keo | 7.2 miles | 18 |
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 Pettus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888722 | The 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 57155. 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.
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.