BlockBroadwater, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Como Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63870. The Survey maps it on the Malden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Malden quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Malden quadrangle1:62500
- 1978 USGS Malden quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Broadwater: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broadwater in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2020: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Broadwater | $2,000 | A long-track tornado crossed from Dunklin County into New Madrid County near the city of Malden. The tornado, which began in northeast Arkansas, only lasted a minute or two in New Madrid County before dissipating. The tornado crossed the intersection of Highway 25 and U.S. Highway 62 just east of Malden with peak winds less than 60 mph. Minimal damage was observed in New Madrid County. |
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Broadwater | - | A storm chaser captured a picture of a narrow rope-like tornado illuminated by lightning. The tornado lasted approximately three minutes. The track was over flat, open farm fields that were not planted. Visible evidence of damage was not located. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Nordlow (historical) | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Melby | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Crumpecker (historical) | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lorwood | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Baxter | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Risco | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Parma | 6.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740695. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.