BlockCarl, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Carl Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50841. The Survey maps it on the Corning North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Corning North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Creston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Carl between 2006 and 2020, burning about 166 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 110 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Carl: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Etna Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carl in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Carl | $30,000 | Tornado developed just south of the Adams/Adair county line moving northeast. The tornado encountered a farmstead producing EF0 damage to an outbuilding. The northeast trajectory took the tornado into Adair county shortly after impacting the farmstead. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carl | $5,000 | Trained spotter reported large limbs snapped off a tree. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Carl | $5,000 | Pea to walnut size hail was reported. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Carl | $1,000 | A weak tornado passed through rural areas of Adams county north of Prescott. Very minor tree damage was observed at one rural house. Tornado was captured on video by the public. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Carl | - | Public reported hand full of hail of various sizes including several quarter sized pieces. |
| August 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Carl | - | Public reported a funnel cloud near Mulberry Ave in northeastern Adams 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Etna | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Williamson | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Prescott | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Queen City (historical) | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Quincy | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Icarid (historical) | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Nevinville | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Carbon | 9.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 455164. 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.