BlockClyde, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Clear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50055. The Survey maps it on the Mingo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mingo quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Clyde between 2015 and 2019, burning about 5 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Clyde: 3 past producers. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Geisler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kilker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clyde in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $25,000 | The Collins fire chief reported an outbuilding destroyed on 110th Ave SSE of Collins, just inside the Jasper County Line. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $5,000 | Trained spotter reported strong winds estimated to be around 70 mph with many large limbs down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $5,000 | Amateur Radio Operators reported a propane tank flipped. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $2,000 | High winds uprooted a 2.5 foot diameter tree. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Clyde | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Clyde | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Clyde | - | Report via mping. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Clyde | - | Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Clyde | - | Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud near the intersection of Highway 65 and Highway 210. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Clyde | - | Heavy rainfall over the previous 24 hours of 2.00 inches was reported. |
| May 2013 | Heavy Rain | Clyde | - | Trained spotter reported 4 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Clyde | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464502. 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.