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Clarkville, Colorado

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Yuma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80731. The Survey maps it on the Clarkville quadrangle. It stands 4,015 feet above sea level.

Clarkville within Yuma County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

2 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Clarkville between 2018 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreYuma Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma Rural Fire Protection District)N/A
10 May 2018Natural4.0 acresYuma Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma Rural Fire Protection District)UNKNOWN

Every fire recorded in Yuma County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clarkville: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Yuma County

Storms near this place

60 of 125 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarkville in 125 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 86 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2011Thunderstorm WindClarkville$3,400,000At least two residences sustained major damage, and many others significant damage, as an intense thunderstorm moved over northeast Yuma county. Several large grain bins were destroyed with others damaged. One grain bin fell on a parked semi-trailer causing additional damage to the vehicle. Ten irrigation sprinkler systems was overturned, numerous trees were uprooted. Window and siding damage occurred at several residences with parts of roofs damaged. Y-W electric reported a loss of 44 utility poles. In addition, thousands of acres of cropland were impacted by the hail accompanying the storm. Dollar estimates of damage are approximate and based on figures from the USDA.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindClarkville$20,000Strong winds associated with a thunderstorms knocked down powerlines at the intersection of County Roads 55 and T. Blowing dust associated with the thunderstorm was also reported. Visibility was down to one-quarter mile at times.
June 1998HailClarkville$20,000Golfball hail and strong winds broke house windows and did $13,000 damage to 2 vehicles.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindClarkville$14,000Pictures of damaged farm buildings received via social media. Damage seen included snapped wooden posts, debris driven into a metal grain bin, and a building with a tin roof partially stripped and an awning partially collapsed. Wind speed estimated based on storm damage.
August 2019HailClarkville$2,000Significant damage was reported to a car windshield. Hail stones ranged from golf ball to baseball in size.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindClarkville$2,000Several limbs blown down and a pull behind trailer moved 20 ft. Estimated time of report from radar.
June 2010HailClarkville$1,000Public reported multiple windows were broken.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Ambient weather site Struckmeyer reported the gust.
June 2025HailClarkville-Spotter reported penny sized hail near the intersection of County Road 52 and County Road L.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindClarkville-An automated weather station recorded a 59 MPH gust.
August 2025HailClarkville-A 2 inch hail report via Spotter Network.
August 2025HailClarkville-A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail. This was with a separate storm than what produced the 2 inch hail earlier.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Ambient weather site named My Weather Station measured the wind gust. Wind gust appears to be associated with outflow just ahead of the storm.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Ambient weather station named Struckmeyer measured the wind gust.
April 2024HailClarkville-Chaser reported 1.25 inch hail.
April 2024HailClarkville-Public report with photo via social media of golf ball size hail.
April 2024Tornado (EFU)Clarkville-Tornado captured on video northeast of the CR U and 57 intersection. No damage was reported due to the tornado remaining over open fields.
April 2024Tornado (EFU)Clarkville-Landspout tornado visible for several minutes located approximately north of CR 55 and S. Based on video the landspout remained nearly stationary. No damage was reported.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Ambient weather station Struckmeyer recorded the wind gust.
August 2024HailClarkville-Report of 1 inch diameter hail near Hwy 59 and CR 54 intersection.
May 2023HailClarkville-Report received via social media of quarter sized hail at location. Event time is radar-estimated.
April 2021HailClarkville-A supercell thunderstorm moved into northwest Yuma County producing dime to nickel sized hail.
August 2021HailClarkville-Hail ranged in size from peas to quarters.
August 2021HailClarkville-Hail ranged in size from peas to quarters.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Yuma County Emergency Management reported an estimated wind gust of 60 mph in Clarkville associated with a strong thunderstorm.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindClarkville-These winds occurred as an outflow moved through behind the line of storms.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Unknown number of power poles near the intersection of Highway 59 and CR 54 were blown down.
May 2019HailClarkville-Up to half dollar sized hail reported. Pasture grasses blown down. Via Facebook.
May 2019Tornado (EFU)Clarkville-Brief, weak touchdowns under rotating wall cloud.
July 2019HailClarkville-The public reported that at least quarter size hail destroyed 500 acres of corn and that the hail was all flat.
August 2019Tornado (EFU)Clarkville-A brief tornado was observed roughly 7 miles south of Clarkville.
June 2018HailClarkville-A second hand report from the emergency manager.
June 2017Flash FloodClarkville-Heavy rainfall caused an unnamed creek at the CR 58 and CR N intersection to flood a small part of CR 58. Flooding occurred shortly after the first wave of heavy rainfall, then continued as more rainfall occurred for the next few hours. At one point the water was 18 inches deep.
June 2017FloodClarkville-Flooding just east of the CR N and CR 58 intersection over CR 58 continued through the morning of the 3rd before falling to only an inch or two deep.
May 2016HailClarkville-The hailstones are currently falling.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Pea size hail also occurred with the storm.
May 2016HailClarkville-Report was sent in by social media.
April 2015Tornado (EF0)Clarkville-A rope tornado was on the ground for several minutes.
September 2014HailClarkville-Most of the hail was small, but a few stones were golf ball size.
May 2014HailClarkville-The ground turned white from hail. Rainfall totaled 0.40 inches.
September 2014FloodClarkville-Water was running over Colorado Highway 59 in multiple locations. Some county roads also have water running over them including county road 54. Water appears to be spreading into fields and receding.
April 2013HailClarkville-Hail report received via The Spotter Network.
July 2013FloodClarkville-Numerous roads either washed out or flooded due to previous evening's rainfall upstream in Logan County. Roads most impacted were in the vicinity of Roads C to J and Roads 53 to 56 which is west and southwest of Clarksville. Damage to county roads has not been fully assessed at this time.
May 2011Heavy RainClarkville-Observer reported 3.96 inches of rain between 3 and 10 pm with a 24-hour total the following morning of 4.57 inches.
June 2011HailClarkville-Spotter reported pea to quarter size hail covering the ground. Little wind accompanied the hail at this time.
June 2010HailClarkville-Time of this report was estimated from Doppler radar.
August 2008Flash FloodClarkville-County Rd 52 was closed between Road L and M due to high water from heavy overnight rainfall.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Clarkville-Brief tornado in extreme northern Yuma county just west of US Highway 385. Over open fields...no known damage.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Two-inch diameter tree limbs down.
April 2007HailClarkville-Hail covering the ground.
April 2007HailClarkville-Hail covered the ground.
July 2006Heavy RainClarkville-Storm total precipitation measured 3.10 inches.
July 2006HailClarkville-Hail cracked front window in truck.
May 2003HailClarkville-Hail covering the ground to a depth of 1-2 inches.
June 2003HailClarkville-Vinyl siding on north side of home severely damaged by wind and hail. 850 acres of crop damaged.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Estimated 80 mph wind. Also, 3/4 inch hail and winds to 50 mph 8 E of Clarkville at 1637 MST.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindClarkville-Brief gustnado observed by spotter.
June 1998HailClarkville-Also, 1.10 inch of rainfall.
June 1995HailClarkville-Three inches of rainfall in two hours caused water to flow over County Road D.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindClarkville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Yuma County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Schramm19.4 miles8
Yuma19.5 miles9
Eckley20.7 miles8
Wauneta20.9 miles8
Robb24.3 miles7
Alvin29.8 miles8
Wray30.7 miles9
Heartstrong31.0 miles8

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 ClarkvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q96375097The 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 182886. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.