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Jewell, Iowa

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Lyon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50130. The Survey maps it on the Jewell quadrangle. 1,216 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,056 feet above sea level.

Jewell within Hamilton County

Population over time

2 figures

Jewell grew from 1,215 to 1,216 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,215
20201,216+1 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

16 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Jewell between 2009 and 2020, burning about 28 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning3
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
26 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 August 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
16 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
21 June 2017Natural1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural ResourcesCENTER OF SECTION 4, LYON TWP, IA
3 May 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hamilton County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Jewell: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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
I H KnudsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mortveidt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
StorglandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hamilton County

Storms near this place

43 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jewell in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 8 heavy rain, 4 flash 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 1996Flash FloodJewell$200,000no account filed
September 1994Thunderstorm WindJewell$50,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindJewell$40,000no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindJewell$25,000Large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2010Flash FloodJewell$25,000Intersection of Highway 69 and County Highway D65/380th Street near Jewell has deep water over the road.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindJewell$25,000no account filed
August 2015Flash FloodJewell$20,000The County Sheriff reported water over Highway 69 at Jewell.
April 2006HailJewell$20,000no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindJewell$10,000Public reported trees and large branches down at Jewell Golf and Country Club. Reported via social media.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindJewell$10,000no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindJewell$10,000no account filed
May 2017HailJewell$5,000Coop observer reported up to ping pong ball sized hail covering the ground in west Jewell. Time estimated by radar.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindJewell$5,000Large tree blocking a road off of Highway 69.
August 2007Flash FloodJewell$5,000Six inches of running water was reported on the town streets and parking lots.
July 1995HailJewell$5,000A weak cold front moved southeast across Iowa. The air mass was quite unstable, but at the same time capped by warm temperatures aloft. The freezing level was around 14,300 MSL. One cell was able to develop over north central Iowa. It moved southeast across Franklin, Wright, and Hamilton Counties. The storm became severe and produced hail up to golf ball and slightly larger in size. Reports indicated the hail covered the ground in a few areas. One area was the area north of Jewell. Hail of golf ball size fell north of Ellsworth, breaking out the window in one house. A window was also broken out of a state police car as well. The damage to crops was serious. A survey of the area revealed an area about 12 miles long and two to three miles wide from east of Webster City south to near Ellsworth suffered substantial damage. About one quarter of the crop was destroyed with damage well in excess of $1 million. The WSR 88D pictures indicated a strong circulation in the cell. About that time a funnel cloud was reported southeast of Rowan in Wright County. Later as the storm passed through Hamilton County, another funnel cloud was observed near Blairsburg. The thunderstorm collapsed about as quickly as it formed. It dissipated over Story County.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindJewell$5,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindJewell$5,000no account filed
July 2011HailJewell$3,000An officer estimated quarter size hail.
April 2002HailJewell$3,000no account filed
April 2001HailJewell$3,000no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindJewell$3,000no account filed
May 2000HailJewell$3,000no account filed
September 2011Thunderstorm WindJewell$2,000Large tree limb down in town.
July 1995HailJewell$2,000A weak cold front moved southeast across Iowa. The air mass was quite unstable, but at the same time capped by warm temperatures aloft. The freezing level was around 14,300 MSL. One cell was able to develop over north central Iowa. It moved southeast across Franklin, Wright, and Hamilton Counties. The storm became severe and produced hail up to golf ball and slightly larger in size. Reports indicated the hail covered the ground in a few areas. One area was the area north of Jewell. Hail of golf ball size fell north of Ellsworth, breaking out the window in one house. A window was also broken out of a state police car as well. The damage to crops was serious. A survey of the area revealed an area about 12 miles long and two to three miles wide from east of Webster City south to near Ellsworth suffered substantial damage. About one quarter of the crop was destroyed with damage well in excess of $1 million. The WSR 88D pictures indicated a strong circulation in the cell. About that time a funnel cloud was reported southeast of Rowan in Wright County. Later as the storm passed through Hamilton County, another funnel cloud was observed near Blairsburg. The thunderstorm collapsed about as quickly as it formed. It dissipated over Story County.
June 2014HailJewell$2,000no account filed
April 2006HailJewell$2,000no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindJewell$2,000no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindJewell$1,000no account filed
May 1993HailJewell$500no account filed
June 2018HailJewell-Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail.
September 2016Heavy RainJewell-Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.72 inches.
August 2015Heavy RainJewell-Public reported heavy rainfall of 5.06 inches.
August 2015Heavy RainJewell-Public reported heavy rainfall of 9.50 inches for an event total thus far.
August 2015Heavy RainJewell-Public reported heavy rainfall of 6.00 inches event total so far.
December 2015Heavy RainJewell-Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 3.30 inches over the last 48 hours/storm total so far.
April 2014Heavy RainJewell-Storm total rainfall for the two days was 3.33 inches.
July 2014Tornado (EF0)Jewell-Brief landspout near Jewell stayed in rural agricultural fields.
April 2013Heavy RainJewell-Rainfall 1.02 inches.
June 2009Funnel CloudJewell-Funnel cloud was reported just southeast of 280th and Poplar Grove.
August 2007Heavy RainJewell-A very heavy rainfall in 40 minutes caused local flooding.
May 2008HailJewell-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindJewell-no account filed
April 2006HailJewell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hamilton 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
Ellsworth3.3 miles9
Randall5.2 miles15
Kamrar7.5 miles9
Rosedale7.7 miles15
Stanhope8.4 miles9
Blairsburg11.9 miles9
Remicker (historical)12.2 miles9
Stonega12.4 miles9

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 JewellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1931648The 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 457951. 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.