BlockOdebolt, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51458. The Survey maps it on the Odebolt West quadrangle. 994 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,360 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresOdebolt fell from 1,013 to 994 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,013 | |
| 2020 | 994 | -19 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Odebolt West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ida Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
49 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Odebolt in 49 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 4 tornado, 2 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 2011 | Tornado (EF3) | Odebolt | $2,000,000 | Tornado moved northeast for nearly 4 miles before abruptly turning north northwest for the remainder of the path. Lots of debris and power outages. Numerous homes damaged or destroyed. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Odebolt | $1,000,000 | Multiple homes damaged along the track of the storm. Storm passed through the town of Early before quickly dissipating. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $250,000 | Damage swath observed from east of Odebolt through the Early area, to the east side of Lake View. Numerous power poles down, roof blown off outbuildings, turkey, and hog confinements buildings, and boats were thrown at a dealership. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Odebolt | $90,000 | This tornado moved northward before encountering a farmstead west of Odebolt. The tornado destroyed 4 grain bins at this site and damage a few augers before taking a 90 degree turn to the east for the remainder of its path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Odebolt | $50,000 | Flooding was reported along the North Raccoon River from near Sac City to northwest of Lanesboro. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Odebolt | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Odebolt | $25,000 | Quarter to golf ball size hail covered the ground to a depth of 2 to 3 inches. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Odebolt | $25,000 | Quarter to golf ball size hail covered the ground to a depth of 2 to 3 inches. |
| August 1998 | Flood | Odebolt | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $20,000 | Several large trees were blown down in a cemetery by estimated winds of 60 MPH. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Odebolt | $10,000 | Odeboldt Fire reported golf ball size hail south of town. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $10,000 | A tree fell on a house and vehicle. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Odebolt | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Odebolt | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Odebolt | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $5,000 | Fire department reported estimated winds between 60 and 70 mph in Odebolt. |
| May 2009 | Heavy Rain | Odebolt | $5,000 | An intersection in town was blocked for a short time due to the combination of runoff from rainfall of 1.5 inches and hail drifts. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $5,000 | Wind driven hail. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Odebolt | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Odebolt | $3,000 | Strong winds also reported. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Odebolt | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $2,000 | Trained spotter reported at least 3 large trees down in their neighbor's yard. Time estimated by radar and previous reports. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $2,000 | Tree limb damage was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Odebolt | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Odebolt | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Odebolt | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Odebolt | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Odebolt | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | $1,000 | Trees fell across Highway 39. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Odebolt | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Odebolt | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | Multiple trees down with power lost. Dime-sized hail also reported. Wind gust estimated 85 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | Numerous trees down in town and the power is out. Possible structure damage in town also. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Odebolt | - | Penny to quarter sized hail with ponding of water on roads in town. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | Power poles down eat of Odebolt with damage to trees, a grain bin, and a shed. Delayed report, time estimated via radar. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | A trained spotter reported a healthy thirteen inch diameter tree limb down. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | The fire department reported numerous twelve to sixteen inch diameter tree limbs down throughout Odeboldt, blocking roads and knocking out power. A few of the limbs were reported to have rotten centers. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | Broadcast media relayed report of large trees down. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | Public report of damage to several sheet metal outbuildings including collapse or partial collapse of walls and damage to roof. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Odebolt | - | First of several weak tornadoes on this day. Tornado remained in open farmland several miles south of Schaller. Rated EF-Unknown as no damage indicators were impacted. |
| May 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Odebolt | - | Sac County Sheriff's Office relayed a public report of a funnel cloud or possible landspout spotted south of Highway 20 along Fox Ave, near Odebolt. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odebolt | - | Local fire department reported 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Odebolt | - | Public reported up to quarter sized hail. Delayed report, time estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Lake Station | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Brook Mount | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| McCloy (historical) | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Brogan (historical) | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wall Lake | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sac City Junction (historical) | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lake View | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lakeview | 10.5 miles | 8 |
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 Odebolt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q998764 | The 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 459799. 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.
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.