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Beardsley, Kansas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rocewood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67730. The Survey maps it on the Beardsley quadrangle.

Beardsley within Rawlins County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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.

Storms near this place

54 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beardsley in 54 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 34 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 2021HailBeardsley$2,000Report received of siding of a mobile home destroyed due to wind driven hail. Hail was estimated to be up to a penny in size.
July 2011LightningBeardsley$1,000Lightning strike started a bale fire overnight, resulting in response of two fire departments.
August 2023HailBeardsley$300Report received of half dollar sized hail at location that broke a windshield on a vehicle.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-The mesonet site named K5ADT reported 63 mph gust.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-KDOT mesonet station K5ADT along Highway 36 reported consistent 60 to 69 mph gusts over a duration of 20 minutes.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-Report received of several electric poles broken and roofs torn off of outbuildings due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Total crop loss also reported due to strong winds and wind-driven hail. Time is radar estimated and wind speed is estimated from damage indicators.
August 2023HailBeardsley-Report received of hail with sizes ranging between peas and slightly larger than quarters. Most of the hail was dime to nickel in size.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-Wind gust was estimated to be about 70 mph. Some accumulation of dime size hail was also reported.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-Estimated by spotter.
July 2019Flash FloodBeardsley-Flooding of rural county roads was reported as Beaver Creek started to overflow its banks due to heavy rain.
August 2019Flash FloodBeardsley-North Beaver Creek was running out of its bank.
August 2019Tornado (EFU)Beardsley-A storm chaser reported a brief tornado lasting about 2 minutes approximately half a mile south of US Hwy 36 south of Beardsley, KS.
May 2018HailBeardsley-The hail was measured by a storm chaser.
August 2017HailBeardsley-The wind driven hail severely damaged a corn field near town. The size of the field was not given.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-Estimated duration of the report from radar data.
July 2015Flash FloodBeardsley-The North Beaver creek was out of its banks. Received a total of 1.30 inches of rainfall.
August 2015HailBeardsley-Heavy rainfall is also accompanying the hail.
June 2014HailBeardsley-Hail reported 10 miles north of McDonald and 2 miles east on Road D.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-Strong winds lasted about 10 minutes at same location as hail report, 10 miles north of McDonald and 2 miles east on Road D.
June 2014HailBeardsley-Report relayed by the Rawlins County Dispatch.
May 2013HailBeardsley-Also measured 0.55 inches of rainfall so far.
August 2011HailBeardsley-Public also reported 2.25 inches of rain between 1415 CDT and 1630 CDT. No reports of flooding or damage were received. Hail ranged from pea to nickel size. Time of nickel hail report estimated from radar.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-Spotter estimated peak winds to be near 70 mph.
June 2011HailBeardsley-Observer also received 0.90 inches of rain. Report time is estimated from radar.
August 2007HailBeardsley-Estimated 50 mph wind gusts also occurred.
September 1995Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph broke several three to four inch diameter branches and moved a 100 pound picnic table 20 feet. pea-size hail accompanied the strong winds.
April 2021HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-no account filed
June 2018HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-no account filed
May 2018HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 2012HailBeardsley-no account filed
July 2011HailBeardsley-no account filed
August 2011HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 2011HailBeardsley-no account filed
April 2008HailBeardsley-no account filed
April 2008HailBeardsley-no account filed
April 2008HailBeardsley-no account filed
April 2008HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 2006HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-no account filed
May 2006HailBeardsley-no account filed
May 2006HailBeardsley-no account filed
July 2003HailBeardsley-no account filed
August 2001HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 2000HailBeardsley-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-no account filed
May 1997HailBeardsley-no account filed
September 1997HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindBeardsley-no account filed
August 1996HailBeardsley-no account filed
June 1994HailBeardsley-no account filed
May 1993HailBeardsley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rawlins 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
Blakeman5.9 miles9
McDonald8.1 miles9
North Atwood9.6 miles9
Atwood9.8 miles9
Chardon14.3 miles8
Ludell14.5 miles8
Achilles21.9 miles9
Midway23.9 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484542. 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.