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Kirley, South Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Haakon unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57552. The Survey maps it on the Kirley quadrangle.

Kirley within Haakon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

7 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Kirley between 2005 and 2019, burning about 223 acres in total. 4 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
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
31 August 2005Naturalunder an acreCheyenne River AgencyPHILLIP
12 August 2006Natural200 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
6 July 2005Natural15 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
1 July 2006Natural2.9 acresCheyenne River AgencyTED MINER
7 May 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresZiebach CountySMURF
15 April 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
22 November 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionMEYER COMBINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Haakon County

Storms near this place

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirley in 63 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 31 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 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
July 2001Thunderstorm WindKirley$50,000An old barn and fences were blown down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindKirley$10,000Strong winds picked up a large cattle trailer and carried it about 1/8th of a mile, through 3 corral fences and into the middle of the corral. When it went through, it knocked over the corrals, breaking off 12" x 12" square corner posts. Winds also lifted the corner tin off a barn, leaving a hole in the roof.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindKirley-Wind gusts were estimated at near 60 mph.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindKirley-The spotter estimated wind gusts at near 70 mph.
May 2023FloodKirley-Minor flooding of agricultural land along the Cheyenne river occurred. The river gage crested at 22.65 feet on May 15 at 500 AM MDT.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindKirley-Wind gusts to 70 mph caused power outages.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindKirley-Pea sized hail also fell with the storm.
June 2020HailKirley-Wind gusts reached 40 mph.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindKirley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindKirley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindKirley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindKirley-Pea size hail also fell with the storm.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindKirley-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2014Funnel CloudKirley-Several spotters watched a funnel cloud persist for almost 15 minutes near the intersection of US Highway 14 and SD Highways 34 and 63.
May 2013Flash FloodKirley-Over three inches of rain fell in about two hours, causing flash flooding.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindKirley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindKirley-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2008HailKirley-Large hail and strong wind gusts broke windows on a house.
June 1998HailKirley-Numerous broken windows.
August 2024HailKirley-no account filed
August 2024HailKirley-no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
September 2023HailKirley-no account filed
April 2022HailKirley-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
July 2020HailKirley-no account filed
August 2020HailKirley-no account filed
August 2020HailKirley-no account filed
August 2018HailKirley-no account filed
August 2018HailKirley-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
June 2017Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
July 2016HailKirley-no account filed
June 2014HailKirley-no account filed
June 2014HailKirley-no account filed
June 2014HailKirley-no account filed
May 2013HailKirley-no account filed
July 2013HailKirley-no account filed
June 2012HailKirley-no account filed
August 2011HailKirley-no account filed
June 2009HailKirley-no account filed
June 2009HailKirley-no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
May 2008FloodKirley-no account filed
June 2008HailKirley-no account filed
June 2008HailKirley-no account filed
June 2008HailKirley-no account filed
June 2008Flash FloodKirley-no account filed
June 2006HailKirley-no account filed
July 2005HailKirley-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
May 2004HailKirley-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed
July 2001HailKirley-no account filed
July 2001HailKirley-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindKirley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Haakon 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
Moenville4.4 miles6
West Fork13.6 miles5
Milesville20.0 miles6
Ottumwa20.1 miles6
Billsburg21.3 miles6
Lucerne22.7 miles6
Elbon26.1 miles6
Hartley27.7 miles6

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261117. 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.