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Panther, 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 Panther quadrangle.

Panther 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

9 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Panther between 2007 and 2020, burning about 50 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/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3

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
6 April 2020Debris and open burning3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 April 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
21 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 November 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresIowa Department of Natural ResourcesMINBURN
15 November 2018Debris and open burning2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 October 2020Equipment and vehicle use25 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

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Panther: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
Ross PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this place

13 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Panther in 13 storm reports between 2007 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008FloodPanther$500,000Water was over the road at 210th St and J Ave.
June 2008FloodPanther$500,000Water was over the road at 210th St and J Ave.
June 2008Flash FloodPanther$20,000Five inches of water flowing over the road and rising.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindPanther$5,000Trained spotter reported shingles off of roof, estimated 60 mph wind gusts.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindPanther$3,000One half of a tree was snapped off. Section of the tree was one foot in diameter. Winds were estimated at 55 to 60 MPH.
June 2007HailPanther$2,000no account filed
June 2009HailPanther$1,000no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindPanther-Trained spotter reported a measured wind gust of 62 mph.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindPanther-Trained spotter reported a large tree limb hit a home, causing the home to lose power.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindPanther-Trained spotter reported a large tree limb hit a home, causing the home to lose power.
May 2019HailPanther-Trained spotter driving along Highway 44 reported large hail to quarters or just larger and strong winds kicking up dust in fields.
August 2014Tornado (EF0)Panther-Longest track tornado of the event remained in rural areas of Dallas county. Only damage was to crops along the path. Tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery.
June 2009HailPanther-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
Black Corners4.4 miles14
Kennedy5.7 miles14
Minburn6.3 miles12
Adel6.9 miles14
Dallas Center7.7 miles10
Redfield8.3 miles14
Wiscotta8.7 miles14
Linden9.1 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 460012. 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.