Moody, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65777. It stands on Moody Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moody quadrangle. It stands 978 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1944 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS West Plains SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Moody quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Plains quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Moody between 1992 and 2020, burning about 626 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176713-80001-04092018-1311 |
| 5 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 185 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | CABIN HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Moody: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G and G Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Taylor Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Verbick Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| C&G Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1950 | |
| Fletcher Carter Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| M. H. Webb Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Virgil Lambeth | Iron | Occurrence | 1910 |
Storms near this place
39 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moody in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 17 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Moody | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Two feet of swift moving flood water over a low water crossing washed a vehicle off of the road resulting in a water rescue. One woman drowned as she was swept out of the vehicle and carried downstream. The man was also swept out of the vehicle and was carried up on an embankment and survived with minor injury. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | $25,000 | A mobile home suffered significant damage just off of Highway E south of Moody. Trees and power lines were reported down in the same area. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Moody | $10,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down 4 miles east northeast of Moody. Large limbs were broken and one home had minor roof damage. An unsecured carport was thrown 150 yards through the air. One small tree was uprooted. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down as well as several trees. An outdoor shed was blown over. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power lines. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | $2,000 | A metal carport was blown onto the road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | $1,000 | A tree was blown down across Highway E. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Moody | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Moody | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| October 2021 | Hail | Moody | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Moody | - | Golf Ball size hail was reported in a rural part of the county. No damage was reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | A tree was blown down over County Road E near Moody. MODOT had to remove the tree. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | A tree was blown down on E Highway just north of Moody in Howell County. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | A large limb was blown onto a road near Moody. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Moody | - | One to two feet of flowing water was over a low water crossing near Moody. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | Large limbs were blown down. A person estimated the wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Moody | - | Highway 142 near County Road 6410 was flooded and impassable. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Moody | - | State Route 142 was closed due to flooding near Moody. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Moody | - | State Route E was closed south of State Route 142 due to flooding. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a tree. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Moody | - | Slow moving thunderstorms caused flash flooding of low lying areas of southern Howell County. |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Moody | - | Heavy rain caused Horn Creek to flood over Highway 142 west of Moody. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | Several trees and highway signs were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts along Highway 63. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees along Highway 142. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moody | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Moody | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Moody | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leota | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lebo | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Amy | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hocomo | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Egypt Grove | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| South Fork | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Arditta | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wetherhill (historical) | 7.3 miles | 12 |
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 Moody | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6907186 | The 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 722555. 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.







