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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.

Westfall within Lincoln 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

2 since 2015

Regional 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 use1
Debris and open burning1

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
29 November 2016Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresKansas Forest Service10
27 January 2015Debris and open burning26 acresKansas Forest Service1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

59 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2007Tornado (EF1)Westfall$125,000The tornado damaged a few barns, sheds, and downed several power lines.
September 2009HailWestfall$50,000The baseball sized hail produced a swath of damage a mile wide, destroying crops and vehicles in its path.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWestfall$13,000A 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 1995Thunderstorm WindWestfall$12,000One tree was blown onto the top of a house and the roof was blown off of a grain elevator.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindWestfall$10,000The highway patrol reported tractor trailers blown over along Interstate 70.
February 2007HailWestfall$5,000Pea to marble size hail accumulated up to two feet deep, and combined with 50 mph winds to strip paint from a camping trailer.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindWestfall$2,000Larege tree limbs were blown down.
May 2018FloodWestfall$100Flooding was over the roadway at Elk and 240th Street.
June 1994HailWestfall$50no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindWestfall-Reported a 75mph wind gust on I-70 south of Westfall.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindWestfall-Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.
May 2021HailWestfall-This report was from Mping.
September 2021Heavy RainWestfall-A Cocorahs station reported 3.05 inches of heavy rainfall.
May 2020HailWestfall-A small amount of quarter sized hail with minimal damage. Time is estimated from radar.
June 2020FloodWestfall-Several fields are covered in running water. Fortunately, no roads had water covering them at this time.
May 2018HailWestfall-The hail was reported by the Sheriff deputy in Westfall. The hail was mixed with quarter sized hail.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindWestfall-This was reported on highway K14.
June 2017HailWestfall-Also reported 50 mph winds.
April 2017HailWestfall-About 3 miles north of Interstate 70.
April 2017HailWestfall-Reported 3 miles north of Interstate 70 near Colt drive.
April 2017HailWestfall-Reports sent via Twitter. Drifts of hail were also reported.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindWestfall-A trained spotter estimated 50 to 60 mph winds.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindWestfall-One and three quarter inch hail also occurred.
October 2016HailWestfall-Seventy mph winds also occurred.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWestfall-A trained spotter reported 60 to 70 mph winds. Torrential rainfall was also reported.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWestfall-Limbs 4 inches in diameter were broken in Westfall.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWestfall-Reported by trained spotter.
May 2011FloodWestfall-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 2011HailWestfall-The hail was covering the ground.
June 2011HailWestfall-Occurred at mile marker 233 on Interstate 70.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWestfall-Winds were estimated at around 65 mph.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindWestfall-The strong winds accompanied baseball sized hail, causing damage to crops.
June 2009Tornado (EF0)Westfall-A brief tornado touchdown was reported by KWCH Channel 12.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWestfall-A trained spotter reported the strong winds.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindWestfall-Large tree blown over onto a house.
May 2024HailWestfall-no account filed
April 2017HailWestfall-no account filed
April 2017HailWestfall-no account filed
August 2013HailWestfall-no account filed
August 2009HailWestfall-no account filed
April 2009HailWestfall-no account filed
May 2008HailWestfall-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindWestfall-no account filed
May 2006HailWestfall-no account filed
February 2004HailWestfall-no account filed
March 2004HailWestfall-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindWestfall-no account filed
August 2004HailWestfall-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWestfall-no account filed
March 2002HailWestfall-no account filed
April 2002HailWestfall-no account filed
May 2002HailWestfall-no account filed
April 2001HailWestfall-no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindWestfall-no account filed
May 1999HailWestfall-no account filed
March 1998HailWestfall-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindWestfall-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindWestfall-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindWestfall-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Juniata2.7 miles16
Edalgo3.4 miles13
Barton5.6 miles13
Beverly6.0 miles14
Shady Bend6.1 miles12
Quartzite7.7 miles12
Lincoln10.4 miles12
Goldenrod15.3 miles12

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.