BlockKersey, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Wheatfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46310. The Survey maps it on the DeMotte quadrangle. It stands 663 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS DeMotte quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS De Motte quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kersey in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Kersey | $30,000 | A tornado touched down approximately 5 miles northwest of Wheatfield near the Oak Heritage Estates. This tornado caused structual damage to one mobile home, damage to multiple trees and corn fields. Damage began southwest of the intersection of North 450 West and Hawthorn Road, where a 10 yard wide path of corn stalks was completely flattened in a convergent manner. Damage continued where a roof was lifted off a mobile home and thrown into the yard. Also at this location, two trees were completely uprooted. Along the path of this tornado, the tops of many trees had sheared limbs along with scattered debris ranging from toys to trash bins. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Kersey | $10,000 | This tornado occurred northwest of Wheatfield tracking near W. 1450N Rd. Damage was done to a large pole barn with the roof blown off and multiple walls collapsed. There were also numerous trees snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated to 105 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kersey | - | Widespread wind damage was reported in an area starting just southeast of Stoutsburg to south of Wheatfield. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. One tree fell onto a vehicle. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Kersey | - | An EF-0 tornado was captured on video. There was no damage reported with this tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeMotte | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Stoutsburg | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Deer Park | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Kniman | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wheatfield | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Virgie | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Forest City | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Moffitt | 7.2 miles | 10 |
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 Kersey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6394721 | 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 450440. 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.