BlockDuquoin, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Township 6. It lies in ZIP code area 67058. The Survey maps it on the Rago 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
- 1973 USGS Rago quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Duquoin between 2015 and 2018, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 201863 |
| 21 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 201517 |
| 11 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 20158 |
Storms near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duquoin in 18 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Duquoin | $25,000 | Weak tornado, embedded in strong downburst winds, inflicted damage to one double-wide home. Damage was mainly to the roof and due to tree limb impalement to west side of house. One shed was also damaged. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duquoin | $2,500 | The roof was torn off a carport and a windmill was blown over. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duquoin | - | Trained spotter reported an estimated 60 mph winds. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duquoin | - | Trained spotter reported an estimated 65mph winds. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duquoin | - | The wind speeds were estimated to be around 65 mph. There were also multiple tree limbs down. |
| July 2023 | Heavy Rain | Duquoin | - | A trained spotter measured 2.20 inches of rainfall. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Duquoin | - | A report of up to nickel sized hail with quite a bit of smaller hail as well. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duquoin | - | Relayed by local law enforcement. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duquoin | - | A trained spotter reported downed power lines. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Duquoin | - | A 24 hour rainfall report ending at 7 am of 3.5 inches was noted. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Duquoin | - | The reports was relayed by an off duty NWS employee. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF3) | Duquoin | - | This strong tornado moved right through the middle of a wind farm. There were a total of 6 turbines that had all of the blades torn off and shredded to pieces. At the beginning of the track, a crane was toppled over. However, the wind speeds at the top of the crane were measured at 166 mph before falling. This tornado moved into Kingman County. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Duquoin | - | Occurred at NW 40th Ave./NW 150th Rd. intersection. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duquoin | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Duquoin | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Duquoin | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Duquoin | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Duquoin | - | 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 470411. 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.