Alamota, Kansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Alamota Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67839. The Survey maps it on the Alamota quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1955 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Alamota quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Alamota between 2016 and 2018, burning about 18,034 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2056 |
| 10 August 2017 | Natural | 19 acres | Lane County | 1341 |
| 6 March 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18,000 acres | Lane County | 358 |
| 17 October 2016 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2148 |
| 9 January 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 68 |
Storms near this place
45 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alamota in 45 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 28 hail, 9 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamota | $5,000 | The wind caused some roof damage and took down numerous two inch diameter tree limbs. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamota | - | Report of 93 mph wind gust. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | Reported by Off duty NWS Employee. |
| October 2017 | Hail | Alamota | - | There was virtually no wind as the hail fell. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | This was a brief tornado. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | Another tornado observed from the cyclic supercell. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | This tornado was weak. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Alamota | - | The hail was nickel to quarter sized. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Alamota | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | This tornado moved into Finney county at 5:53 PM CDT. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | This tornado became large but it occurred over grassland. It moved into Ness County at 17:59. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamota | - | Partial damage was done to a patio roof by the high wind. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | This tornado moved out of Hodgeman county and moved northwest before dissipating. This area is predominately grass land. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Alamota | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | This was one of the first tornadoes of six that occurred this day. The tornado passed over open areas. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Alamota | - | The relatively short lived tornado did not strike anything. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Alamota | - | Snow melt produced widespread flooding across the county. Many roads were covered with water and many county roads were destroyed by the flooding. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Alamota | - | Rainfall of 2.60 inches was reported. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamota | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Alamota | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 471520. 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.



