Wallace, Nebraska
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Wallace precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69169. The Survey maps it on the Wallace quadrangle. 318 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,110 feet above sea level.
On record in Wallace
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Johnston Memorial Buildinglisted 1986
Population over time
2 figuresWallace fell from 366 to 318 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 366 | |
| 2020 | 318 | -48 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS McCook quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Imperial quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Wallace between 2007 and 2012, burning about 15 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 May 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 May 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 99 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallace in 99 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 68 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1997 | Hail | Wallace | $1,500,000 | Thunderstorms with large hail and 60 mph winds damaged crops and property in a path across Southwest Nebraska. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $350,000 | Very strong winds overturned 12 center pivot irrigation systems west of Wallace and then broke off numerous trees and damaged roofs in Wallace. It also damaged the roof of the school gymnasium. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Wallace | $200,000 | Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall of 2 to 6 inches across Lincoln County. The heaviest rainfall occurred across the southwestern portion of the county. Asher Road 4 miles southwest of Wellfleet washed out creating a crater of 1/2 mile long by 4 feet deep. A bridge washed out south of Wellfleet on the Hayes Center Road. Numerous secondary roads were severely damaged due to water over the roads. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Wallace | $150,000 | Extensive damage to homes and cars in Wallace. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Wallace | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Wallace | $100,000 | An F1 tornado touched down 1 mile northeast of Wallace, was on the ground for 5 minutes and lifted 3 miles north of Wallace. The tornado damaged or destroyed three center pivot irrigation systems and destroyed crops in its path. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $70,000 | The intense winds broke off large tree limbs, overturned a center pivot irrigation system, and snapped off a large power pole. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $50,000 | Significant tree damage in Wallace from thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Wallace | $45,000 | Heavy rainfall led to increased flows on a small creek in southwest Wallace. Nearby homes did have water reach the foundations with flood waters into one home. The Lincoln County Emergency Manager reported that the Wallace Fire Department used a boat to check on residents surrounded by the flood waters with one resident rescued due to the flood waters. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Wallace | $35,000 | A strong thunderstorm produced up to golf ball size hail. Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Wallace | $25,000 | Twenty-four windows were broken out of a local business building, with many other reports of windows broken out of homes and vehicles in the city of Wallace. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wallace | $15,000 | Hail shattered double and triple pane windows, damaged siding, and left divots in the ground. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wallace | $10,000 | Crop damage occurred to corn and alfalfa. Vehicles sustained dent damage. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Wallace | $5,000 | Quarter sized hail dented numerous cars. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Wallace | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Wallace | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Wallace | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Wallace | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Wallace | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $4,000 | Four power poles were snapped 1 mile east of Wallace near the intersection of Highway 23 and 25A. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $4,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts blew down several large trees. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Wallace | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wallace | $3,000 | Car windows broken from hail. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Wallace | $1,500 | Hail ranging in size from golfballs to baseballs was reported 2 miles south of Wallace. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Wallace | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH downed medium sized branches and led to stripped corn. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Wallace | $1,000 | Water accumulated from slow moving storms and caused Highway 25 to be flooded by three feet of water. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wallace | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH reported at this location. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Wallace | - | Public reported golf ball sized hail at this location. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Wallace | - | Trained spotter reported egg sized hail northeast of Wallace. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Wallace | - | A trained weather spotter estimated up to baseball size hail near Wallace. All north facing windows of the house were broken. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | A trained weather spotter reported a one mile stretch of power lines downed near Highways 23 and 25. Trees were mangled and hay bales were thrown due to high winds. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Wallace | - | Public reported hail up to baseball size south of Wallace. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Wallace | - | A trained weather spotter reported hail up to baseball size and estimated winds at 80 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Wind driven hail broke north facing windows out of a house. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH reported at a mesonet station. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Wallace | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail reported at this location. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts dropped a large tree limb onto a house. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Wind gust estimated at 60 MPH at this location. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Wallace | - | In addition to golf ball sized hail, heavy rain was also reported. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Wallace | - | The Lincoln County Emergency Manager reported flood waters over highways 25 and 23 near Wallace. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | General public located 3 miles south of Wallace reported thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Trees reported down in Wallace and power lines across Highway 23. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Winds reported at 70 mph winds in Wallace. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | A storm chaser reported 70 mph winds at a location 3 miles northeast of Wallace. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | No major damage was reported with this wind gust. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Wallace | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter covered the ground to three inches in depth. |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Wallace | - | A wall cloud produced several small funnel clouds near Wallace. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wallace | - | The hail accumulated to one-half inch deep on the road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Strong winds and small hail were reported by a cooperative observer. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | A trained spotter reported wind gusts of at least 60 mph. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wallace | - | A Nebraska rain network observer reported the hail lasted for five minutes and covered the ground. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Wallace | - | Law enforcement reported water over Highway 25 three miles south of Wallace. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Wallace | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Wallace | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Wallace | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Wallace | - | 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.
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 Wallace | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2260783 | 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 834434. 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.




