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Elwood, Missouri

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Center No. 1 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65802. The Survey maps it on the Brookline quadrangle.

Elwood within Greene County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 21 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

25 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Elwood between 1997 and 2014, burning about 58 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning8
Smoking5
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2

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
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 August 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 August 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 July 1997Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 July 1997Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 July 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Elwood: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownCopperPast Producer
Conco QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Graystone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Noble MineIronPast Producer
UnknownIronPast Producer
UnknownIronPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownIronPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

36 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elwood in 36 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 8 flash flood, 7 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2008HailElwood$300,000Windows were broken and shingles were blown off roofs in the Meadows Subdivision.
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Elwood$120,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a brief EF-1 tornado occurred approximately 3 miles southwest of Elwood around 9:24 AM. It progressed northeast for a little over a minute before dissipating to strong straight-line winds at 9:25 AM approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Elwood. The tornado had a path length of 1.55 miles, a width of 50 yards, and estimated maximum wind speeds of 90 mph. Many trees were uprooted in different directions, with some trees falling on a residence. It also damaged the roof of a barn and outbuilding.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindElwood$50,000Significant wind damage was reported to the gas station at the corner of Highways AB and EE.
May 2019Flash FloodElwood$25,000Numerous roads in western Greene County were closed due to flash flooding. Some road surfaces were reported damaged by flowing water.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindElwood$20,000A home suffered minor roof damage near Highways AB and EE.
April 2025HailElwood-Penny sized hail was reported.
April 2025HailElwood-Quarter sized hail was reported lasting 5 minutes.
May 2023HailElwood-Quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2023HailElwood-Nickle sized hail was reported.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindElwood-The Springfield Airport ASOS measured a 78 mph wind gust.
March 2021Heavy RainElwood-Rainfall totaling 6.51 inches fell at the National Weather Service office over the 4 day period from March 11th to 15th. Similar totals were reported across much of the Ozarks. Single day totals between and one inch and three inches were reported with some multi-day totals as much as seven to eight inches. This heavy rainfall lead to widespread flooding across much of the Ozarks.
May 2020Heavy RainElwood-The National Weather Service office in measured 3.80 inches of rainfall over a 24 hour period.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindElwood-The Springfield ASOS measured a 62 mph wind gust.
May 2019Flash FloodElwood-Flooding was reported over Farm Road 89, north of State Highway 266.
May 2019Flash FloodElwood-The road at Highways 106 and AB was flooded and impassable.
May 2019FloodElwood-Water flooded on to Highway EE between Farm Road 89 and 81. High water signs were placed closing the road to traffic.
May 2019Heavy RainElwood-The National Weather Service observed a 6 hour rainfall accumulation of 4.64 inches.
May 2019Heavy RainElwood-The ASOS at the Springfield/Branson National Airport recorded a 24 hour rainfall of 3.89 inches between 7 pm and 7 pm.
March 2018Heavy RainElwood-The weather station at the Springfield Airport reported 2.24 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindElwood-The ASOS station SGF, Springfield-Branson National Airport measured a 68 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
September 2018Heavy RainElwood-The ASOS Station at the, Springfield-Branson National Airport reported a 24 hour rainfall of 2.57 inches.
September 2018Heavy RainElwood-The Mesonet station SLCM7, reported a 24 rain total of 2.19 inches.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindElwood-A thunderstorm wind gust of 64 knots was measured at the Springfield/Branson National Airport by ASOS.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindElwood-The Springfield ASOS measured a 64 mph wind gust.
May 2017HailElwood-Half dollar size hail was observed at the NWS Springfield Office.
July 2016Flash FloodElwood-An off duty NWS employee observed a large section of Farm Road 97 flooded and impassable to motorist.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindElwood-A tree was blown down along Farm Road 108 near Clear Creek Cemetery.
July 2015Flash FloodElwood-Water was over the roadway at Airport Road north of Highway 266.
July 2015Flash FloodElwood-Water was over the road at Airport Road north of Highway 266.
December 2015Flash FloodElwood-Two to three inches of water running was over the road at the intersection of State Highway B and Highway 266.
May 2013Flash FloodElwood-A foot of water was over the intersection of Highway B and Highway 266.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindElwood-A large tree was downed by strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindElwood-The Springfield Automated Surface Observing System measured a 66 mph wind gust.
March 2015HailElwood-no account filed
March 2015HailElwood-no account filed
April 2011HailElwood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Haseltine2.7 miles21
Yeakley (historical)3.3 miles21
Ritter3.5 miles21
Nichols3.7 miles22
Yeakley4.4 miles19
Bois D'Arc4.5 miles16
Brookline4.5 miles21
Willard5.3 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735599. 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.

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.