BlockMedora, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Squaw Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50210. It stands on Skinaway Creek. The Survey maps it on the Medora quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS New Virginia quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS New Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1983 USGS Medora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Medora between 2006 and 2020, burning about 282 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 burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Medora in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Medora | $200,000 | Brief EF1 tornado confirmed by NWS damage survey. The tornado touched down three miles east of New Virginia and tracked about a mile to the east-northeast before dissipating. The tornado severely damaged several farm outbuildings and flipped several camper trailers. Wind speeds were estimated around 100 MPH. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Medora | $30,000 | Ray Street and Highway 69 was washed out. County G76 and Highway 69 had the shoulder washed out. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Medora | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medora | $10,000 | Pieces of tin reported in the road at the intersecton of 80th Ave and Quebec |St. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medora | $10,000 | Two 12 inch diameter trees were blown down at 80th Ave and Quebec St. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Medora | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Medora | - | Delayed report. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Medora | - | Trained spotter reported 2.35 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Medora | - | Amateur radio relayed report fo quarter sized hail. |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Medora | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Medora | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cool | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Liberty Center | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| New Virginia | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| South River Crossing (historical) | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Marys | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Hammondsburgh (historical) | 10.8 miles | 9 | |
| West Saint Marys | 11.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 458948. 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.
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.