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Lime City, Iowa

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sugar Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52778. The Survey maps it on the Lime City quadrangle.

Lime City within Cedar 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

12 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Lime City between 2011 and 2016, burning about 86 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 burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
10 August 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 June 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 April 2013Debris and open burning20 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 April 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 April 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 March 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 March 2014Debris and open burning3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 March 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cedar 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 Lime City: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Caudel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sharpless Dredge - PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lime City QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Townsend QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cedar County

Storms near this place

20 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lime City in 20 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
March 2023Tornado (EF2)Lime City2 hurtA tornado touched down 3 miles north of Atalissa, Iowa in Cedar County, snapping power poles and large trees along its path. It caused significant damage to two homes southwest of Bennett, Iowa, and flipped over a semi along interstate 80. It also damaged several concrete block silos south of Bennett. The tornado continued to track to the northeast through a rural area, causing sporadic tree damage. The tornado entered extreme northwest Scott County about a third of a mile south of 220th St., then travelled around one mile before entering Clinton County about a half mile west of the intersection of 280th St. and 110th Ave. The tornado then dissipated about 2 miles south of Wheatland. The peak winds were estimated at 120 mph. The tornado was rated EF-2 in Cedar County, and EF-0 in Scott and Clinton Counties.
June 2009Flash FloodLime City$50,000Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of several streets in Durant, IA during the evening of June 19. The flood waters were deep enough to stall cars in town. In addition, water was flowing over a road east of Highway 38.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLime City-Spotter estimated wind gust.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLime City-Photo of a power pole leaning over a gravel road sent by spotter.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Lime City-A tornado re-developed southwest of Bennett, IA, and tracked very rapidly northeast, causing sporadic tree and outbuilding damage. The tornado then struck a farmstead just west of Lowden, where it blew a grain bin off its foundation, and snapped multiple trees and power poles. The tornado was rated EF-1 with max winds around 110 mph. There were no injuries reported.
May 2024HailLime City-Report from Mping.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindLime City-Iowa Department of Transportation road sensor measured this wind gust.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindLime City-A 61 mph gust was recorded by some IADOT equipment.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindLime City-The gust was measured by a Iowa Department of Transportation RWIS station.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLime City-A trained spotter reported a barn blown down on a car with numerous trees uprooted. A fence was blown down and parts of the barn blown into the tree.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLime City-The public estimated winds of 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLime City-The public reported a large outbuilding damaged.
August 2011Funnel CloudLime City-A funnel cloud was spotted about 5 miles west of Sunbury.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindLime City-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some trees and branches just southeast of Rochester, IA around 140 pm April 30. This report was relayed by KCRG TV.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindLime City-A 65 mph wind gust was measured about 2 miles southeast of Rochester, IA at 144 pm April 30.
June 2007Tornado (EF1)Lime City-A tornado touched down about 6 miles southwest of Bennett, IA. It went through a pasture uprooting some trees.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindLime City-Winds estimated to be 60 mph blew down a tree.
March 2006HailLime City-Dime to nickel sized hail
April 2001HailLime City-Penny sized hail reported by trained storm spotter.
April 2019HailLime City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cedar 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
Ayresville4.2 miles14
Rochester4.7 miles12
Sunbury7.9 miles15
Bennett8.4 miles15
Tipton8.8 miles12
Durant9.4 miles15
Springdale9.8 miles12
Cedar Valley10.5 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464620. 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.