BlockArnold, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50558. The Survey maps it on the Livermore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Humboldt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Arnold: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodges Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bradgate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foster Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Humboldt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arnold in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | $15,000 | A TV viewer reported power poles down at the intersection of Highway 169 and county road C26. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Arnold | $10,000 | Hail fell for 12 minutes and covered the ground. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | $5,000 | Law Enforcement reported a large tree downed onto Highway 169. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Arnold | $5,000 | Quarter size hail lasted about 5 minutes. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Arnold | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Greenhouse windows blown out, branches down, and power out. Delayed report with time estimated via radar. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Arnold | - | Tornado developed just east of the East Fork of the Des Moines river and moved eastward with time. Little damage occurred. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Arnold | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livermore | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Dakota City | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bode | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Humboldt | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rutland | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hardy | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Jones Siding | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Unique | 10.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464448. 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.
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.