Voda, Kansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Collyer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67631. The Survey maps it on the Collyer 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.
- 1954 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Collyer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Voda between 2016 and 2020, burning about 72 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 29 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 016-057 |
| 14 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Voda in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 24 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voda | - | Half of a large tree down on home. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voda | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Voda | - | Rainfall of 5.20 inches was observed and it was still raining at the time of the observation. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Voda | - | Winds were 70 to 80 MPH while the giant hail fell. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Voda | - | High winds accompanied the hail. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Voda | - | A fast moving small vortex destroyed round hay bales. There was an eye witness report of seeing the funnel part of the tornado that lasted briefly. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Voda | - | Hail varied from the size of quarters to the size of golf balls. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voda | - | A milo field was flattened by the wind. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voda | - | The wind was estimated. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Voda | - | The hail almost completely covered the ground and lasted 10 minutes. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Voda | - | This tornado was moving at 60 mph but did not encounter anything to damage. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Voda | - | This tornado was moving at 60 mph and was occurring in the general vicinity as that of a second tornado. The first tornado was dissipating as this one was forming. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Voda | - | Semi and a Winnebego were blown over on Interstate 70 |
| April 2024 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Voda | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Voda | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collyer | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| WaKeeney | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Trego Center | 13.2 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Downer | 14.5 miles | 13 | |
| Ogallah | 15.8 miles | 14 | |
| Riga | 20.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 471360. 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.




