BlockOlpe, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66865. The Survey maps it on the Olpe quadrangle. 519 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,198 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1888 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Olpe quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Olpe between 2015 and 2020, burning about 3,816 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 015-076 |
| 30 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Lyon County | 2093 |
| 5 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lyon County | 1220 |
| 5 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lyon County | 1222 |
| 31 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Lyon County | 1479 |
| 4 April 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 015-037 |
| 6 March 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 016-024 |
| 31 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 015-036 |
Storms near this place
60 of 73 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olpe in 73 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 29 hail, 29 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Olpe | $100,000 | K99 highway closed by fast flowing water after nearly 5 inches of rain. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Olpe | $30,000 | Spotters reported Rock Creek was out of its banks with several inches of fast flowing water over the road. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | $5,000 | A law enforcement officer reported power poles down between Olpe and Madison. Also, near Hartford, a truck was blown off the road and into a ditch. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | $3,000 | Strong winds blew a shed onto a road. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Olpe | $1,000 | Lightning struck a tree near a power line causing some power outages for a time. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Trained spotter reported tops of trees snapped off. Small hail below quarter size as well. |
| August 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Olpe | - | Reported by a trained spotter and the emergency manager at road 40 and highway 99 south of Olpe. The funnel lasted briefly before lifting. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Olpe | - | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Report of flooded roadways in Olpe and Hartford. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Report of several road under water across southern Lyon County. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Olpe | - | Quarter size hail reported by public. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Report of at least 4 power poles snapped. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Several reports of flash flooding in southern Lyon County. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Grain bins damaged and moved from winds in excess of 70 mph. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | A garage door was blown apart and pushed down the road. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Olpe | - | KVOE radio relayed the report. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Olpe | - | Mostly quarter-size hail with few half-dollar-size stones. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Olpe | - | Hail up to golf ball size with the ground completely covered. Damage to the spotters truck was also reported. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Olpe | - | Video evidence suggests hail at least the size of quarters fell in Olpe. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Spotter was confident that he received 60 MPH winds with the leading edge of the line. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Radar estimated time. Hay barn roof re-angled and creased. Limbs up to 3 inches in diameter are down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Power lines reported down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Widespread tree damage from northwestern Greenwood County all the way to Olpe. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Delayed report. Two large trees around 2 feet in diameter were split at the base. Near Road 30 and Road P. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Tree limb 8 inches in diameter snapped. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Radar estimated time. Hay barn roof re-angled and creased. Limbs up to 3 inches in diameter down. Bricks knocked off of chimney. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Barns and homes damaged. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Tree limbs up to 12 inches in diameter down between Rd 70 and Rd 100. Old barn had 2 tin roof panels blown off, and sliding doors opposite of the open end of barn blown off. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Road J impassable due to flooding south of road 50 to the Greenwood county line. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Olpe | - | Delayed report from KVOE. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Trees blown down. Storage unit destroyed. Power outages. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Roof blown off a barn. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Kansas highway 99 is closed south of Ople. Waters on area streams rising very quickly. Up to 6 inches of water is flowing over the highway. Most roads in southern Lyon county are impassable. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Power line blown down relayed by KVOE. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Olpe | - | A brief tornado was observed approximately 4 miles southwest of Olpe by storm spotters. The tornado did no damage and was only briefly observed before dissipating. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | A trained spotter near Olpe reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | A trained spotter near Olpe reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Numerous small limbs were broken. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Water of unknown depth was running over highway 99 South of Olpe, Kansas. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Olpe | - | Thunderstorms producing heavy rains produced flooding of several roads in Olpe. The flooded roads were not closed and were known to flood during heavy rains. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Flash Flood related damage was reported to have impacted a timber culvert. Road 30 between Roads K and L was closed for three weeks for repairs. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | A 12 inch tree snapped and fell on power lines. This is a delayed report. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | A 12 inch tree snapped and fell on power lines. This is a delayed report. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | Law Enforecment and trained spotters reported areas of flash flooding to the south of Emporia. Portions of County Road 110 were reported to be underwater. Water was also reported to be quickly flowing over portions of County Road 155 near Highway 99. A trained spotter measured a storm total 4.40 inches of rain. Different trained spotters near Olpe reported a storm total of 3.80 inches, 4.25 inches, and 4.50 inches over the course of the event. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | A tree branch, estimated to be four inches in diameter, was blown down. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Olpe | - | There were several reports of water over roadways, including Road P at 150th Rd, and the intersection of Rd. N and 160th. Water filled ditches were also also spilling onto roadways. Spotters reported 2.4 of rain northwest of Olpe, and 2.00 just west of Olpe. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | Three inch diameter live tree limbs down. Power knocked out at the spotter's home. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olpe | - | 3 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs reported down. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Olpe | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Olpe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia Junction | 9.7 miles | 18 | |
| Emporia | 9.8 miles | 18 | |
| Merrick | 10.5 miles | 18 | |
| Berkeley Hills | 10.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hartford | 11.6 miles | 16 | |
| Neosho Rapids | 11.9 miles | 16 | |
| Plymouth | 13.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lang | 14.3 miles | 17 |
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 Olpe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1430883 | The 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 477418. 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.