Westfall, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67455. The Survey maps it on the Westfall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Ellsworth quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Westfall quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Russell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Westfall between 2015 and 2016, burning about 29 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 use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 10 |
| 27 January 2015 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
59 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westfall in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 30 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Westfall | $125,000 | The tornado damaged a few barns, sheds, and downed several power lines. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Westfall | $50,000 | The baseball sized hail produced a swath of damage a mile wide, destroying crops and vehicles in its path. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | $13,000 | A tractor trailer was blown into the center median at mile marker 233 along Interstate 70. Several three inch tree limbs were blown out of trees as well. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | $12,000 | One tree was blown onto the top of a house and the roof was blown off of a grain elevator. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | $10,000 | The highway patrol reported tractor trailers blown over along Interstate 70. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Westfall | $5,000 | Pea to marble size hail accumulated up to two feet deep, and combined with 50 mph winds to strip paint from a camping trailer. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | $2,000 | Larege tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Westfall | $100 | Flooding was over the roadway at Elk and 240th Street. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Westfall | $50 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | Reported a 75mph wind gust on I-70 south of Westfall. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Westfall | - | This report was from Mping. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | Westfall | - | A Cocorahs station reported 3.05 inches of heavy rainfall. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Westfall | - | A small amount of quarter sized hail with minimal damage. Time is estimated from radar. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Westfall | - | Several fields are covered in running water. Fortunately, no roads had water covering them at this time. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Westfall | - | The hail was reported by the Sheriff deputy in Westfall. The hail was mixed with quarter sized hail. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | This was reported on highway K14. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Westfall | - | Also reported 50 mph winds. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Westfall | - | About 3 miles north of Interstate 70. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Westfall | - | Reported 3 miles north of Interstate 70 near Colt drive. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Westfall | - | Reports sent via Twitter. Drifts of hail were also reported. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | A trained spotter estimated 50 to 60 mph winds. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | One and three quarter inch hail also occurred. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Westfall | - | Seventy mph winds also occurred. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | A trained spotter reported 60 to 70 mph winds. Torrential rainfall was also reported. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | Limbs 4 inches in diameter were broken in Westfall. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | Reported by trained spotter. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Westfall | - | The swollen Salt Creek, Spillman Creek and Saline River produced areas of flooding across portions of Lincoln County. Numerous roads were flooded along those creeks and rivers and associated tributaries. Any property damage that may have occurred is unknown. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Westfall | - | The hail was covering the ground. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Westfall | - | Occurred at mile marker 233 on Interstate 70. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | Winds were estimated at around 65 mph. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | The strong winds accompanied baseball sized hail, causing damage to crops. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Westfall | - | A brief tornado touchdown was reported by KWCH Channel 12. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | A trained spotter reported the strong winds. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | Large tree blown over onto a house. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfall | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475259. 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.





