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Eudora, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65770. The Survey maps it on the Walnut Grove quadrangle.

Eudora within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

51 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Eudora between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,482 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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
Debris and open burning27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220632-03911-09232020-1640
18 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
10 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 August 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined772 acresMissouri Department of ConservationFANCY FENCE
22 August 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 July 1997Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 April 1995Arson/incendiarism10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Eudora: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Henney MineIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Polk County

Storms near this place

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eudora in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 12 hail, 11 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
August 2007Flash FloodEudora$9,000,000The remnants of Tropical Storm Erin caused serious flooding across southern and central Polk County. Numerous secondary roads were washed out along with many low water crossings. Specific locations that were flooded include a bridge on Highway W near its intersection with Highway 123, a section of Highway 215 west of Eudora where the Turkey Creek intersects the highway, a section Highway 123 south of Eudora, a few streets in the city of Bolivar, a section of Highway 13 near the Polk and Greene county Line experienced 5 feet of flash flood water, all roads leading in and out of Pleasant Hope became impassable, and areas of Pleasant Hope flooded with a few houses impacted.
June 2007Tornado (EF0)Eudora$5,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak EF-0 tornado touched down in a rural area along County Road 36 just south of its intersection with Highway W. One barn was heavily damaged along with several trees.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindEudora$5,000Wind gusts to 70 mph were reported by Skywarn spotters.
March 2024Heavy RainEudora-A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.10 inches occurred across northwestern Polk County.
May 2021Flash FloodEudora-Highway W at Turkey Creek was closed due to flooding.
December 2021HailEudora-Nickle sized hail was reported.
March 2020Flash FloodEudora-State Highway W was closed at Turkey Creek due to flooding.
August 2017Flash FloodEudora-A section of Highway W near Turkey Creek was flooded. Walnut Grove Fire Department closed this section of highway.
August 2016Flash FloodEudora-Two feet of water flooded Highway W west of Eudora.
August 2016Flash FloodEudora-Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over a section of Highway 123 north of Walnut Grove and south of Eudora. There was approximately 2 feet of water flowing over the highway.
August 2016Flash FloodEudora-Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding along a section of Highway 123 south of Eudora. This section of Highway 123 was near the intersection with County Road 560.
June 2015Flash FloodEudora-Water was over Sac River Road near Walnut Creek.
June 2015Flash FloodEudora-Highway W was closed due to flood water.
July 2007Flash FloodEudora-Excessive rainfall caused Turkey Creek to flood a section of Highway W.
June 2007Flash FloodEudora-Heavy rain caused a section of Highway W to flood in between Eudora and Dadeville.
June 1994HailEudora-Skywarn spotters reported trees blown down.
April 1994Tornado (F0)Eudora-A small tornado touched down in an open field and was followed by Skywarn spotters for several minutes.
March 2006HailEudora-no account filed
March 2006HailEudora-no account filed
May 2004HailEudora-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindEudora-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindEudora-no account filed
July 2002HailEudora-no account filed
April 2001HailEudora-no account filed
November 2001HailEudora-no account filed
December 1999HailEudora-no account filed
July 1997HailEudora-no account filed
April 1996HailEudora-no account filed
November 1995HailEudora-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Polk 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
Graydon Springs2.3 miles16
Orleans (historical)2.9 miles15
Knox3.9 miles16
West Bend4.4 miles17
Wishart4.5 miles17
Aldrich4.6 miles15
Morrisville5.8 miles17
Karlin8.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735603. 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.