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Monteith, Iowa

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50115. It stands on Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Guthrie Center East quadrangle.

Monteith within Guthrie County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 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

9 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Monteith between 2006 and 2018, burning about 226 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
Debris and open burning2
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 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources300TH STREET AND RANCH TRAIL, IA
7 April 2018Equipment and vehicle use20 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined105 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined80 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources2907 RUST LANE, IA
11 April 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 March 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Guthrie County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Monteith: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Monteith PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Guthrie County

Storms near this place

21 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monteith in 21 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 2 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
May 2014Tornado (EF2)Monteith$1,300,000An NWS storm survey determined that an EF-2 tornado touched south southwest of Guthrie Center and tracked northeast across Lake Panorama and dissipating shortly thereafter.
October 2007Flash FloodMonteith$25,000The intersection of 280th and Quail Road, as well as 280th west of Quail road were both underwater.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMonteith$20,000City-wide tree damage in Panora. Large tree limbs and entire trees blown down, some of which impacted structures. HVAC were units blown off of Panora city hall.
April 2009Flash FloodMonteith$10,000Iowa Highway 25 was closed due to water over the road.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMonteith$3,000Measured gust from KCCI schoolnet site.
September 2010HailMonteith$3,000no account filed
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMonteith$2,000Numerous tree branches greater than 6 inches in diameter down.
April 2014HailMonteith$2,000no account filed
July 2011HailMonteith$2,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMonteith-Two reports from personal weather stations of 59 mph wind gust.
September 2025Heavy RainMonteith-Rain report of 4.5 inches. Relayed by KCCI-TV.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMonteith-Three outbuildings damaged and one destroyed. Time estimated via radar.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMonteith-Mesonet reported a 56 knot wind gust.
May 2018HailMonteith-A trained spotter reported nickel hail with a few quarter size pieces as well as the storm moved through Panora.
May 2016Heavy RainMonteith-Mesonet station in Panora reported heavy rainfall of 3.55 inches thus far this afternoon and evening.
June 2016Heavy RainMonteith-Mesonet station in Panora recorded heavy rainfall of 2.20 inches over the last 24 hours.
July 2016Heavy RainMonteith-Mesonet station recorded heavy rainfall of 2.16 inches.
July 2015Heavy RainMonteith-Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 4.50 inches since 5 pm with a full day total of 5.30 inches thus far.
June 2015HailMonteith-no account filed
June 2013HailMonteith-no account filed
June 2009HailMonteith-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Guthrie 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
Glendon2.9 miles11
Guthrie Center5.1 miles9
Dale5.2 miles11
Panora5.4 miles11
Lake Panorama5.9 miles11
Morrisburgh (historical)6.2 miles11
Menlo7.8 miles11
Fanslers8.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459189. 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.