BlockLydia, Kansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Leoti Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67861. The Survey maps it on the Lydia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Lydia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Leoti quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Leoti quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Lydia in 2020, burning about 1,800 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,800 acres | Wichita County | K-25 AND RD 17 |
Storms near this place
40 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lydia in 40 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 29 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lydia | $15,000 | Wichita County Dispatch relayed an officer report of near zero visibility due to blowing dust caused by winds with an estimated peak gust of 100 mph. The strong winds were able to snap a power pole at mile marker 106 along Kansas Highway 25. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lydia | $500 | Caller reported estimated 50 to 70 mph winds that lasted for a duration of 10 minutes as a supercell thunderstorm moved over the location. The strong winds were able to snap three inch diameter tree branches off of trees on the property. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Lydia | $500 | Ground completely covered the ground. Hail damage to gutter. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Lydia | $10 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lydia | - | Report if 1 inch hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Lydia | - | Pea to penny size hail reported but mostly dime size hail fell. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Lydia | - | Trained spotter reports golf ball sized hail with heavy rain and about 25 MPH wind gusts. Falling hail did shrink to 1 inch by 19 minutes after the hour. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Lydia | - | Pea to 0.75 inch hail fell over a duration of 10 minutes. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lydia | - | Public report of 1 inch hail. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Lydia | - | A few one inch hailstones were reported. Hail fell over the location approximately three minutes. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Lydia | - | Spotter reported a mix of nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Lydia | - | Report received of hen egg sized hail at location. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Lydia | - | Report received of dime to quarter sized hail that covered the ground at location. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Lydia | - | Wichita County Dispatch relayed an officer report of nickel sized hail at mile marker 106 along Kansas Highway 25. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Lydia | - | Estimated wind gusts of 30-40 MPH accompanied the hail. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Lydia | - | A large tornado was reported near Lydia. This tornado originally formed in Kearny County at 19:10 CST, then moved into extreme southeast Wichita County at 19:17 CST. The tornado later moved into Scott County at 19:36 CST where it finally dissipated at 19:44 CST. No damage was reported with this tornado over Wichita County because it traveled over open country. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Lydia | - | Nickel size hail fell along with 1.10 inches of rainfall. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lydia | - | Relayed through Spotter Network. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Lydia | - | Tornado report relayed via The Spotter Network. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Lydia | - | Brief tornado touchdown reported via The Spotter Network. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Lydia | - | Tornado continued into Scott County. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Lydia | - | Lost electricity for a little while. Hail fully covered the ground with mostly smaller hail sizes. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lydia | - | Spotter estimated peak wind gust of at least 60 mph with a live 6-inch diameter tree branch down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lydia | - | Peak winds were estimated at 60 mph with minor shingle damage reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lydia | - | Three-inch diameter tree limbs down. Rainfall of 1.15 inches was also reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lydia | - | Three-inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Lydia | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lydia | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Leoti | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Marienthal | 15.0 miles | 10 | |
| Selkirk | 19.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484564. 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.