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Donahue, Iowa

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Allens Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52746. The Survey maps it on the Donahue quadrangle. 335 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 709 feet above sea level.

Donahue within Scott County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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

6 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Donahue between 2006 and 2019, burning about 18 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2

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
9 April 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 April 2013Debris and open burning4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Scott 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 Donahue: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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
Buffalo QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Scott County

Storms near this place

13 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donahue in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1995HailDonahue$10,000no account filed
October 2023HailDonahue-Nickel to almost quarter size hail.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDonahue-Very strong winds winds estimated with rain blowing sideways.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDonahue-Large tree branches blown down.
July 2019Tornado (EFU)Donahue-A trained spotter observed a brief tornado in an open field. The tornado caused no damage from which the National Weather Service could assign an EF-scale rating.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindDonahue-A public report was relayed by NWS employee of a tree 4 to 5 feet in diameter blown down.
August 2018Tornado (EF0)Donahue-An EF-0 tornado touched down near the Scott County and Clinton County line. Minor damage to tree branches was observed in this area. The tornado strengthened and caused damage to trees and a house. Towards the end of its path, it caused mainly damage to corn. The peak estimated winds were 80 MPH and the tornado was on the ground for 4.14 miles.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindDonahue-A trained spotter reported estimated wind gusts to 60 mph along with very heavy rain.
June 2015Flash FloodDonahue-Law enforcement reported significant water over 115th Ave, on south side of Donahue.
May 2010Flash FloodDonahue-Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of several county roads in northern Scott County during the late afternoon and early evening hours of May 25. In particular, flood waters covered 305th and 317th streets. A co-op observer also contributed to this report.
August 2007HailDonahue-Hail two inches in diameter fell in Donahue, IA.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindDonahue-no account filed
April 2020HailDonahue-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Scott 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
Maysville3.9 miles18
Hickory Grove4.8 miles18
Long Grove4.9 miles18
Eldridge5.4 miles18
New Dixon5.8 miles16
Noel (historical)5.9 miles15
Plainview6.0 miles16
Dixon6.6 miles16

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 DonahueAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1933575The 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 455950. 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.