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Lampe, Missouri

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Pine B Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65681. It lies near Black Oak Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Lampe quadrangle. It stands 1,309 feet above sea level.

Lampe within Stone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Lampe between 1992 and 2020, burning about 88 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
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
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 August 1997Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use5.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177449-10404-07232018-1717
10 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.9 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178951-10404-06102019-1701
9 April 2019Debris and open burning11 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178822-10404-04092019-1500
8 April 2020Debris and open burning4.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190450-10404-04082020-1530
24 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176955-10404-04242018-1731

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stone County

Storms near this place

47 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lampe in 47 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 29 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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
December 2010Tornado (EF1)Lampe$2,000,000The NWS storm survey revealed that a strong EF-1 tornado impacted the eastern shore line of the Highway DD peninsula. This tornado crossed six different coves, damaging or destroying 11 boat docks. There were approximately 25 boats that were either damaged or destroyed. Approximately 60 homes experienced minor to moderate roof damage. One well built brick home had lost its entire roof. This home was located in the Trails End community. The peak wind speeds were estimated at 110 miles per hour.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLampe$100,000Two boat docks were heavily damaged and several others broke loose from their moorings. Several house boats were damaged.
June 2014HailLampe$50,000Hail damaged numerous metal roofs and cars along with breaking windows.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindLampe$25,000Several power lines and poles were reported down causing multiple power outages.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindLampe$5,000A swath of tree and power line damage occurred from severe thunderstorm wind gusts across the Table Rock Lake area.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLampe$1,000Tree tops were broken off in the Lampe area.
March 1994HailLampe$500no account filed
October 1993HailLampe$500no account filed
May 2024HailLampe-Report of ping pong ball size hail.
May 2024HailLampe-Report of golf ball size hail.
April 2023HailLampe-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
May 2022HailLampe-Quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2022HailLampe-Hail from quarter to ping pong balls in size was reported.
May 2022HailLampe-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported.
May 2020HailLampe-Hen egg sized hail was reported in Lampe and confirmed via social media. No significant damage was reported as the reported came from a rural area around Table Rock lake.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindLampe-The Mesonet Station FW1021 recorded a wind gust of 58 mph.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindLampe-Several trees were reported down on the road just north of Baxter Marina.
April 2019HailLampe-The broadcast media relayed a picture from the public of half dollar sized hail near Lampe on H Highway.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindLampe-The Mesonet station F1021, 2 ENE of Lampe measured a 66 mph wind gust.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindLampe-A large tree was reported down.
September 2015HailLampe-There was a report of dime to nickel size hail.
August 2013Flash FloodLampe-Several roads were reported closed across southern Stone County from flood waters.
August 2012HailLampe-Gusty winds were estimated up to 40 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindLampe-A large tree was blown down blocking the exit to Dogwood Canyon Nature Park.
August 2012HailLampe-Dime to nickel sized hail completely covered the ground at Dogwood Canyon Nature Park.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLampe-Several trees were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLampe-Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree on Highway 13.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindLampe-A large tree fell into some power line along Highway H.
March 2006Tornado (F1)Lampe-This tornado is a continuation of the Carroll County Arkansas tornado. A five mile swath of tree damage occurred across extreme southern Stone County on the south end of Table Rock Lake.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLampe-Several large trees near Lampe sustained damage from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
March 2015HailLampe-no account filed
June 2014HailLampe-no account filed
May 2012HailLampe-no account filed
October 2011HailLampe-no account filed
April 2011HailLampe-no account filed
May 2010HailLampe-no account filed
April 2008HailLampe-no account filed
April 2007HailLampe-no account filed
April 2007HailLampe-no account filed
May 2006HailLampe-no account filed
May 2006HailLampe-no account filed
April 2005HailLampe-no account filed
March 2003HailLampe-no account filed
May 2001HailLampe-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLampe-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindLampe-no account filed
May 1995HailLampe-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stone 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
Dorcas (historical)2.7 miles16
Baxter2.9 miles16
Coney Island3.0 miles16
Homer3.7 miles16
Marmaros3.9 miles16
Radical4.2 miles16
Kimberling City4.9 miles14
Blue Eye5.0 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on LampeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3471547The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750646. 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.