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Milberger, Kansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67665. The Survey maps it on the Galatia quadrangle. It stands 1,854 feet above sea level.

Milberger within Russell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

3 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Milberger between 2015 and 2018, burning about 11 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/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
12 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKansas Forest Service18039
9 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRussell County17024
24 June 2015Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresKansas Forest Service15021

Every fire recorded in Russell County

Storms near this place

60 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milberger in 79 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 48 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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
April 2005Tornado (F1)Milberger$75,000Farmstead hit sustaining the following damage: Two sheds and one garage destroyed. House sustained broken windows on it's south side. Several trees uprooted.
May 1997Tornado (F0)Milberger$20,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger$10,000Winds estimated around 70 mph produced some damage near the Russell/Barton county line 6 miles north of Susank, including a blown over stock trailer and downed tree limbs and power lines.
June 1998HailMilberger$5,000Damage sustained to windows, screens, siding and outbuildings.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMilberger$200Three to four-inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindMilberger$100Tree limbs were knocked down.
June 2008FloodMilberger$100no account filed
May 2023HailMilberger-Brief quarter size hail was reported via a Twitter video.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Fifty to 60 mph winds were reported.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.
May 2016HailMilberger-The report was courtesy KWCH Channel 12.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Power lines were knocked down.
August 2014Tornado (EF1)Milberger-A brief rope tornado flipped tractors and broke windows in Milberger. The sizes and number of tractors were not reported.
August 2014HailMilberger-Diameters ranged from pea to quarter-sized. Time of event estimated per Doppler.
May 2012Tornado (EF0)Milberger-The tornado moved over open country.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Estimated gust reported by a trained spotter.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-The strong winds snapped the steel pole of a basketball goal.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Dime size hail occurred with the wind.
May 2011HailMilberger-Winds estimated at 60 mph occurred with the hail.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Tree limbs 5 inches in diameter were downed.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Measured by a Davis Weather Station.
September 2010HailMilberger-Goflball to hen egg sized hail was observed by a trained weather spotter.
September 2010HailMilberger-The hail was one to one and a half inches in diameter.
April 2010HailMilberger-Winds of 40 to 50 mph occurred with the hail.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindMilberger-A trained spotter estimated 80 mph winds 6 miles north of Susank.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMilberger-A trained spotter reported the gust.
May 2008HailMilberger-Winds of 50 mph occurred with the hail.
May 2008HailMilberger-Reported at the intersection of 186th and Stickney.
June 2008HailMilberger-Hail stones ranged from pea to quarter sized.
June 2008HailMilberger-Hail ranged from dime to nickel sized.
May 2008Flash FloodMilberger-Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms training over Russell County during the afternoon and evening hours of May 25th produced very heavy rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches over a 3 to 5 hours time frame. Consequently, South County Line Road along the Russell/Barton county line about 2 miles southwest of Milberger submerged underwater for a time during the evening hours. No damages or injuries were reported.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMilberger-Lawn furniture was blown down the block.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Milberger-Remained in open country.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Milberger-Occurred in open country.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Milberger-Reported by KWCH-12 spotter, initial touchdown occurred just north of Russell/Barton County line with tornado lifting 0.5 mile south of this border.
July 2001Flash FloodMilberger-From Milberger north/northeast to midway between Waldo and Luray some rural and gravel roads washed out and obviously impassable. In Luray, some streets were flooded just over the curbs.
May 2018HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2016HailMilberger-no account filed
June 2013HailMilberger-no account filed
April 2012HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2012HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2012HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-no account filed
May 2011HailMilberger-no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindMilberger-no account filed
August 2011HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2011HailMilberger-no account filed
September 2010HailMilberger-no account filed
April 2010HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2010HailMilberger-no account filed
September 2010HailMilberger-no account filed
July 2010HailMilberger-no account filed
July 2010HailMilberger-no account filed
July 2009HailMilberger-no account filed
June 2008HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2007HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2007HailMilberger-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMilberger-no account filed
May 2006HailMilberger-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Russell 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
Balta11.9 miles13
Homer12.5 miles14
Russell13.0 miles13
Gorham13.1 miles14
Bunker Hill15.8 miles13
Dorrance19.5 miles14
Fairport23.9 miles12
Paradise27.7 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 MilbergerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6850832The 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 475411. 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.