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Ayr, Nebraska

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ayr Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68925. It stands on Scott Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ayr quadrangle. 83 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,834 feet above sea level.

Ayr within Adams County

Population over time

2 figures

Ayr fell from 94 to 83 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201094
202083-11 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

5 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Ayr in 2020, burning about 35 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/undetermined2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Debris and open burning1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
3 April 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
5 March 2020Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
5 March 2020Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
3 November 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Adams 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 Ayr: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Knox PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Adams County

Storms near this place

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ayr in 69 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 33 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 9 heavy rain, 5 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 2023HailAyr$2,000,000no account filed
May 2004Tornado (F1)Ayr$1,000,000A tornado traveled a 7 mile path in southeast Adams county and produced some damage, mainly to center pivot systems.
August 2023HailAyr$1,000,000no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Ayr$400,000A short-lived EF1 tornado moved east along and north of Silver Lake Road in far southern Adams County, just northwest of Blue Hill. This tornado had an estimated peak wind speed of 95 MPH based upon damage to a large outbuilding at one farmstead. The tornado damaged two center-pivot irrigation systems before hitting a farmstead. At the farmstead, the main damage was a to a large wood-framed, metal building, including blowing out the door and the back wall. Tree damage was widespread across the northern part of the farmstead. Down the road a mile or so, the tornado destroyed a lean-to shed on an old barn. Horses inside the barn were also injured. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter. Surrounding the tornado path, especially to the north and west, there were several pockets of sporadic straight-line wind damage, with gusts exceeding 70 MPH. Damage in this path included to trees, several center-pivot irrigation systems, and the destruction of an old barn at another farmstead.
December 2021Tornado (EF1)Ayr$350,000This tornado touched down in Webster County and lifted north into Adams County. This intermittent tornado path started west of Blue Hill, with damage including some irrigation pipe strewn into a tree line, and some tree damage a few miles west of town. As the tornado moved northeast, more pivots were overturned. The maximum wind gust was estimated to be 100 MPH, based upon the snapping of power poles southeast of Ayr. Spotters saw the tornado west of Glenvil, where it upset another pivot before lifting.
July 2003HailAyr$100,000no account filed
August 2014Thunderstorm WindAyr$75,000Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH.
September 2005HailAyr$75,000no account filed
June 2014HailAyr$50,000Hail ranged in size from half dollar to baseball.
May 2014HailAyr$50,000no account filed
June 2001HailAyr$50,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindAyr$40,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindAyr$35,000Thunderstorms moved northward across south central Nebraska. Large hail up to the size of baseballs damaged crops. Thunderstorm winds up to 75 mph were also reported. At Ayr, thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and outbuildings. Also a tree was blown down on top of a pickup truck. At Blue Hill, thunderstorm winds dropped several trees, one of which fell on several vehicles, while another fell on the roof of a home. The winds swept away a corn crib and several cattle pens, and caused roof damage to several buildings while flying debris broke numerous windows. Thunderstorm winds removed a roof from a hog shed and snapped several trees east of Lexington. Thunderstorm winds also damaged trees at Red Cloud, and a large window was blown out of a local business. Lightning strikes caused two separate fires, one near Inavale and another in Kearney.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindAyr$25,000Wind gusts were estimated to be near 65 MPH.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindAyr$25,000Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 mph.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Ayr$25,000Brief touchdown was reported southwest of Ayr, causing damage to a farmstead which included four sheds destroyed, fencing and the doors to an outbuilding damaged.
May 2004HailAyr$25,000no account filed
March 2006HailAyr$20,000no account filed
May 2016HailAyr$15,000no account filed
May 2011HailAyr$15,000no account filed
July 2006HailAyr$15,000no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAyr$10,000Two livestock sheds sustained minor damage. Report relayed via KSNB Local 4.
June 2008HailAyr$10,000no account filed
May 2007HailAyr$10,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAyr$5,000Minor tree damage was caused by wind gusts estimated around 60 MPH.
May 2009HailAyr$5,000Penny to quarter size hail reported.
September 2007HailAyr$5,000no account filed
May 2004Flash FloodAyr$5,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAyr$5,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAyr-A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles south of Ayr.
May 2023HailAyr-A lot of quarter size hail was reported via a delayed NeRAIN comment, breaking their rain gauge.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindAyr-A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles northeast of Ayr.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindAyr-A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles northeast of Ayr.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindAyr-A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by mesonet station located three miles northeast of Ayr.
August 2016Heavy RainAyr-Storm-total rainfall of 7.27 inches...all of which fell between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. CDT.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindAyr-Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindAyr-Wind gusts were estimated to be near 65 MPH.
May 2013Heavy RainAyr-A storm total rainfall amount of 3.34 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network Observer.
October 2013Heavy RainAyr-A rainfall total of 3.45 inches occurred.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindAyr-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph and accompanied by nickel size hail.
June 2012Heavy RainAyr-Rain total of 3.16 inches for the past 24 hours. Report comes from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th.
August 2011Heavy RainAyr-Storm total rainfall of 3.68 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network observer.
August 2010Heavy RainAyr-Storm total rainfall amount was 5.7 inches.
August 2010Heavy RainAyr-Storm total rainfall amount was 4.72 inches.
August 2010Heavy RainAyr-Storm total rainfall at this time was 4.5 inches, and rain was still falling at the time of measurement.
August 2010Heavy RainAyr-Water over the road.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindAyr-Damage included grain bins being blown onto a railroad track at the elevator, as well as tree and garage damage near Crystal Lake.
March 1993HailAyr-Hail up to quarter-size fell just west of Ayr.
May 1993HailAyr-Spotter reported softball-size hail had broken house windows and auto windshields. Most hail was golf ball-size.
October 2023HailAyr-no account filed
May 2018HailAyr-no account filed
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAyr-no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAyr-no account filed
April 2012HailAyr-no account filed
May 2012HailAyr-no account filed
May 2012HailAyr-no account filed
August 2010FloodAyr-no account filed
September 2010HailAyr-no account filed
September 2010HailAyr-no account filed
September 2010HailAyr-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Adams 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
Ayr Junction1.5 miles11
Brickton (historical)3.3 miles11
Pauline5.2 miles11
Roseland6.7 miles12
Muriel6.8 miles13
Assumption8.6 miles13
Ingleside9.8 miles14
Level10.1 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 AyrAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1290711The 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 827128. 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.