BlockCorwin, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Township 2. It lies in ZIP code area 67061. The Survey maps it on the Corwin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1889 USGS Anthony quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Anthony quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Corwin quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Corwin in 2018, burning about 500 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 500 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2383 |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corwin in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 14 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Corwin | 1 hurt, $5,000,000 | Heavy rainfall from numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours on the 26th produced widespread flooding across much of Harper county. Rainfall amounts across the county ranged from 3 to 6 inches. Numerous roads were closed countywide. It is estimated that around 100 homes were flooded or received some form of water damage in the Anthony area, along with several other homes and businesses across the county. Portions of the elementary school and hospital in Harper were flooded. Three water rescues took place, one of which produced an injury near Third Lake Road when a vehicle attempted to cross a flooded roadway. Crop damage estimates are unknown, and property damage values are rough estimates. The Wichita Eagle, Harper Advocate, Anthony Republican and the Hutchinson News contributed to this report. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Corwin | - | Hail ranging from half dollar sized to two inches in diameter fell between Waldron and Attica. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Corwin | - | Hail was the size of a quarter. |
| March 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Corwin | - | Rope tornado that remained in the country. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Corwin | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Corwin | - | 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 470544. 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.