Thompson, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wilson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65285. The Survey maps it on the Mexico West quadrangle. It stands 840 feet above sea level.

Thompson within Audrain 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.

1890 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
1890 USGS Perry quadrangle1:125000
1932 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1972 USGS Mexico West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Storms near this place

16 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thompson in 16 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2008	Flash Flood	Thompson	$31,000	Between 4 and 5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 54 in various places between Vandalia and Mexico.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Thompson	$200	Large trees were blown down over extreme western parts of the county.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Thompson	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a 31 foot by 70 foot pole barn, with the debris blown south across the roadway two miles west northwest of Thompson. Also, several power lines were blown down between Thompson and the Audrain/Callaway County line.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Thompson	-	Up to 7 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highways FF, E, J and County Road 340 were underwater in various locations. Highway 15 just north of intersection with Route CC was closed due to water over the roadway. Also, several streets were flooded in Mexico. A couple of homes had water in their basements.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Thompson	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees blocking roadways. In Mexico, one tree fell onto a house causing moderate damage. Also, several power lines were blown down around town.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Thompson	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down several large limbs on Route D just east of intersection with Route DD.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Thompson	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a large oak tree onto Highway E about three quarters of a mile north of Highway 20.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Thompson	-	The County Sheriff reported Highway E flooded north of Thompson.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Thompson	-	A severe storm with downburst winds, hail and several tornadoes moved through Audrain County. An area of downburst winds occurred 1 to 2.5 miles north of the intersection of Missouri Route 22 and Highway E. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down as well as several trees. No injuries were reported.
June 2006	Hail	Thompson	-	A severe storm with downburst winds, hail and several tornadoes moved through Audrain County. Hail to nickel size fell for about 5 minutes, severely damaging a corn field. The hail nearly covered the ground. No injuries were reported.
May 2016	Hail	Thompson	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Thompson	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	Thompson	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Thompson	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Thompson	-	no account filed
April 1999	Hail	Thompson	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Audrain 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Skinner	5.4 miles	16
Mexico	5.5 miles	17
Champ	5.5 miles	16
Vandiver	7.6 miles	17
Ortiz (historical)	8.0 miles	16
Hollensville	8.6 miles	16
Molino	9.6 miles	16
Rowena	10.3 miles	16

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 Thompson	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7217655	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 729673. 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.

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.