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Kalvesta, Kansas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Garfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67835. The Survey maps it on the Kalvesta quadrangle. It stands 2,667 feet above sea level.

Kalvesta within Finney County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

2 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Kalvesta between 2006 and 2018, burning about 6,401 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
Equipment and vehicle use1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
1 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresKansas Forest Service1
15 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined6,400 acresKansas CountiesHODGEMAN WEST

Every fire recorded in Finney County

Storms near this place

60 of 115 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kalvesta in 115 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 67 hail, 36 thunderstorm wind, 8 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
July 2025HailKalvesta-One inch dimeter hail was reported by the public.
July 2025HailKalvesta-Two inch diameter hail was reported by the Public.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-A public report of a 70 mph wind gust.
September 2021FloodKalvesta-County roads were under water from previous rains the night before.
September 2021Heavy RainKalvesta-Rainfall of 5.65 inches was observed.
May 2015HailKalvesta-The hail covered the ground.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Kalvesta-This tornado crossed into the county from Lane county at 5:53 PM CDT.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Part of the roof of an implement dealer was removed by the high wind.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Winds were estimated to be at least 75 MPH.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Kalvesta-This tornado moved slowly and made a fish hook type of loop. There was mostly grass land in this area.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Kalvesta-This tornado got wrapped in rain several times but no damage was found. It's mostly grassland in this area.
August 2010HailKalvesta-Wind gusts to 63 mph were measured as the hail fell.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Hail 1.5 in diameter accompanied the high wind.
April 2009Tornado (EF2)Kalvesta-This was a multiple vortex tornado that heavily damaged a farm that included outbuildings and some damage to the home itself. There was also some tree damage. The tornado moved slowly and steadily into Hodgeman county at 224 PM CDT.
April 2009Tornado (EF0)Kalvesta-This tornado periodically made contact for two minutes but did not encounter anything to damage.
April 2009Tornado (EF0)Kalvesta-This tornado formed north of another larger tornado along a shear axis but did not hit anything.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-The trained spotter estimated the winds were at least 60 mph.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-One to one and half inch diameter tree branches were broken by the strong wind.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-The corner portion of a roof was blown off an old barn. A horse trailer was also flipped over.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Kalvesta-This small tornado moved into Hodgeman county at 18:29 CDT.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Had dime sized hail with the wind.
August 2007Heavy RainKalvesta-Overnight rain measured 2.50 inches at this location.
June 2007HailKalvesta-There was also a wind gust of 80 mph.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Large tree branch blown down.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Semi was blown over.
September 1997Flash FloodKalvesta-Highway 23 flooded.
September 1995Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-Tree limbs blown down.
July 2018HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2017HailKalvesta-no account filed
May 2013HailKalvesta-no account filed
October 2013HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2011HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2011HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2011HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2011HailKalvesta-no account filed
August 2010HailKalvesta-no account filed
April 2009HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2008HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2008HailKalvesta-no account filed
May 2008HailKalvesta-no account filed
May 2008HailKalvesta-no account filed
September 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-no account filed
May 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
October 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
October 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
October 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
June 2007HailKalvesta-no account filed
May 2006HailKalvesta-no account filed
May 2006HailKalvesta-no account filed
May 2006HailKalvesta-no account filed
July 2006HailKalvesta-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-no account filed
August 2005HailKalvesta-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindKalvesta-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Finney 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
Ravanna8.6 miles8
Pierceville24.2 miles12
Mansfield27.2 miles14
Garden City31.7 miles14
Tennis33.9 miles10
Gano34.4 miles10
Quinby34.4 miles14
Plymell35.4 miles13

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 KalvestaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6354743The 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 471575. 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.