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Annelly, Kansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67154. The Survey maps it on the Whitewater quadrangle. It stands 1,391 feet above sea level.

Annelly within Harvey County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

5 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Annelly between 2015 and 2019, burning about 26 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
29 April 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresKansas Forest Service3353
9 November 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service1
13 November 2015Debris and open burning20 acresKansas Forest Service1503030
4 January 2018Fireworks2.0 acresKansas Forest Service35
14 January 2017Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresHarvey County1700135

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harvey County

Storms near this place

45 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Annelly in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 24 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 heavy rain. 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
April 2015Thunderstorm WindAnnelly$40,000A mobile home was rolled by a channeled microburst and completely destroyed. Three people were inside the home and climbed out of the rumble. All three were injured in the damage and transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAnnelly$10,000Winds estimated between 60 and 70 mph effected the Newton area, to about 6 miles southeast of Newton. Several tree limbs were downed across the area, and a shed lost part of its roof 5 miles southeast of Newton. Property damage amounts are rough estimates.
April 2026HailAnnelly-Pea to ping pong ball size hail was reported.
April 2026Tornado (EFU)Annelly-Retired NWS employee reports landspout which lasted for a few minutes.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-Off duty NWS employee had a personal weather station measure a 72 mph wind gust.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-Measured wind gust reported with tree damage. Time estimated by radar.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-Home weather station report.
August 2023Heavy RainAnnelly-Rain fall total 24 hours of 1.70 inches.
November 2022Heavy RainAnnelly-A Cocorahs observer reported 2.70 inches of rainfall.
May 2019HailAnnelly-The sheriff's deputy reported quarter-sized hail in Whitewater.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-The time of the event was estimated from radar.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-This report came in via social media.
May 2016HailAnnelly-The quarter sized hail covered the ground.
May 2016HailAnnelly-The half dollar sized hail covered the ground.
June 2016Flash FloodAnnelly-Wide spread flooding was noted across the county with water over hoods of cars and a few were completely submerged. There were several stranded motorists due to the high waters and high water rescues were performed.
October 2016HailAnnelly-An off duty NWS employee reported dime to nickel size hail.
August 2015Tornado (EF0)Annelly-An off duty weather service employee reported a very weak landspout in open country. The width of the landspout was 40 yards.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-A trained spotter reported the winds.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-A trained spotter estimated the wind gust.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-Significant tree damage was reported due to strong winds.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-Occurred along Highway 196.
May 2025HailAnnelly-no account filed
April 2025HailAnnelly-no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-no account filed
April 2024HailAnnelly-no account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-no account filed
June 2019HailAnnelly-no account filed
June 2016HailAnnelly-no account filed
May 2012HailAnnelly-no account filed
May 2012HailAnnelly-no account filed
June 2011HailAnnelly-no account filed
June 2011HailAnnelly-no account filed
June 2011HailAnnelly-no account filed
May 2010HailAnnelly-no account filed
March 2009HailAnnelly-no account filed
March 2009HailAnnelly-no account filed
April 2009Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-no account filed
March 2006HailAnnelly-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindAnnelly-no account filed
May 2005HailAnnelly-no account filed
June 2005HailAnnelly-no account filed
June 2005HailAnnelly-no account filed
April 2002HailAnnelly-no account filed
July 1995HailAnnelly-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harvey 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
McLains3.8 miles14
Newton9.2 miles16
McGraw9.3 miles16
Sand Creek9.9 miles16
Putnam9.9 miles15
North Newton10.3 miles16
Walton10.5 miles16
Van Arsdale12.1 miles15

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 AnnellyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4768981The 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 484651. 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.