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Foose, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65622. It lies near Brushy Mound. The Survey maps it on the Halfway quadrangle.

Foose within Dallas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

11 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Foose between 1994 and 2014, burning about 228 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
8 September 1996Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 September 2000Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 July 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 March 2014Debris and open burning7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 March 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 February 2014Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 February 1994Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas 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 Foose: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this place

14 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Foose in 14 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. The reports record 1 death and 15 injuries. 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
February 2012Tornado (EF2)Foose1 killed, 12 hurt, $650,000This is a continuation of the EF-2 rated tornado that touched down in Polk County at 23:58 and moved into Dallas County from one mile north northwest of Foose to two miles east of Buffalo. In Dallas County, two frame home and six mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, three turkey barns were damaged along Wildlife Road and numerous power poles and trees were downed. One fatality occurred in a mobile home.
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Foose3 hurt, $1,000,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-2 tornado impacted a section of Dallas County, including the city of Buffalo. Approximately 40 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed, and three people were injured. The path of destruction extended over an industrial plant and flipped airplanes at the Buffalo Airport. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 120 mph.
June 2015Flash FloodFoose$25,000There was a high water rescue at Springfield Road along Greasy Creek. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across the entire Dallas County for this storm event. Several roads, bridges, and low water crossings were damaged.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Foose$18,000A brief EF-0 tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Buffalo, with maximum wind speeds of 65 mph and a width of 100 yards. Numerous large branches were found broken and a few trees were snapped or uprooted along the tornado path. One home sustained shingle damage to its roof.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFoose$12,000A large limb fell on a carport causing significant damage.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFoose$8,000Trees were downed and a chicken barn was damaged northeast of Foose.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindFoose$5,000no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindFoose$2,000Several tree limbs were blown into power lines across Dallas County. Time was estimated by radar.
April 2022HailFoose-Quarter sized hail was reported via social media.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindFoose-Numerous tree limbs were reported down on Highway 65 south of Buffalo.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindFoose-Trees were uprooted near Granger Lane.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindFoose-A few limbs were down near the intersection of Roxdale and Springfield Roads.
June 2007Flash FloodFoose-A heavy storm that became stationary over southern Dallas County caused significant flash flooding along the Highway 215 corridor. A section of Highway 215 approximately six miles east of Pleasant Hope was inundated with three feet of water and impassable to motorists. A water rescue occurred along this section of flooded roadway. Also, the intersection of Highway 65 and Highway 38 became flooded and impassable to motorists. 3.60 inches of rain in three hours was measured near this location.
April 2015HailFoose-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dallas 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
Redtop4.0 miles17
March4.0 miles17
Reynolds5.4 miles19
Boyd5.6 miles17
Spring Grove5.8 miles17
Buffalo6.4 miles17
Olive7.3 miles19
Hico (historical)7.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 737901. 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.