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Kennedy, Iowa

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Colfax Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50003. The Survey maps it on the Adel quadrangle.

Kennedy within Dallas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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 Kennedy between 2006 and 2011, burning about 74 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/undetermined6

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
2 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources2359 OLD HWY 6 F-29 ROAD, IA
15 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
21 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
17 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Kennedy: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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
UnknownFlagstonePast Producer
Dudley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clay Pit No. 6ClayProducer
Goodwin Brick and Tile CompanyClayPast Producer
Redfield PitClayProducer
Redfield PlantClayProducer

Every working recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this place

12 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kennedy in 12 storm reports between 2007 and 2018: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 funnel cloud, 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
May 2008Tornado (EF1)Kennedy$100,000Power lines and trees were damaged as well as farm outbuildings being damaged or destroyed.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindKennedy$25,000Significant crop damage and a 12 inch limb down.
November 2015Tornado (EF1)Kennedy$10,000Damage to outbuildings and up to moderate tree damage. Damage initially reported by Emergency Manager.
June 2008Flash FloodKennedy$10,000Houston place was washed out between 260th and 270th.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindKennedy$5,000Trees and power lines down.
May 2007HailKennedy$2,000no account filed
June 2012Thunderstorm WindKennedy$1,000Small limbs were blown down.
June 2018Funnel CloudKennedy-Trained spotter reported a rope funnel near the intersection of P57 and Highway 6.
June 2014HailKennedy-no account filed
May 2014HailKennedy-no account filed
June 2013Funnel CloudKennedy-no account filed
May 2013Funnel CloudKennedy-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dallas 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
Wiscotta3.9 miles14
Redfield4.0 miles14
Panther5.7 miles14
Adel5.7 miles14
Quarry5.9 miles14
Garretville6.6 miles14
Black Corners7.8 miles14
De Soto8.0 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464602. 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.