Soil Data Explorer - CYCLONE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CYCLONE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CYCLONE, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to CYCLONE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2025-01-21). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
111A	08N0855	RC2006IN023SH010003	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3726959,-86.3187027
111A	08N0856	RC2006IN023SH010008	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3619041,-86.3325729
111A	08N0860	RC2006IN023SH016001	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.27565,-86.2473602
111A	08N0862	RC2006IN023SH016017	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3302116,-86.270401
111A	08N0863	RC2006IN023SH021002	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3005829,-86.2809677
111A	08N0864	RC2006IN023SH021006	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2656403,-86.3002777
111A	08N0876	RC2006IN023SH032001	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2024422,-86.2475662
111A	08N0877	RC2006IN023SH032005	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.18713,-86.2666321
111A	08N0878	RC2006IN023SH032010	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2505569,-86.2471237
111A	08N0879	RC2006IN023SH032015	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2447624,-86.2438049
n/a	CS7403	1974IN017003	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6599056,-86.3618167
n/a	DC7604	1976IN031004	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.4463833,-85.5912333
n/a	WB7613	1976IN169013	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7075667,-85.8423694
n/a	WB7615	1976IN169015	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7602667,-85.8430944
n/a	WB7618	1976IN169018	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7342,-85.8966972
n/a	CT7701	1977IN023001	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2393028,-86.2928917
n/a	HY7806	1978IN065006	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.9783694,-85.4836361
n/a	RU7818	1978IN139018	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.7714694,-85.4880444
n/a	RU7917	1979IN139017	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.4682583,-85.3858417
n/a	CA8402	1984IN015002	Cyclone	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.4897944,-86.6492306
n/a	99P0275	S1998IN169002	CYCLONE	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CYCLONE soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the CYCLONE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2025-10-03), parsed OSD records (updated 2025-10-07) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2025-12-01).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CYCLONE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2025-10-08).

Geomorphic description summaries for the CYCLONE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2025-10-06).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CYCLONE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2025-10-07) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2025-12-01).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CYCLONE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2025-10-08).

Geomorphic description summaries for the CYCLONE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2025-10-06).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CYCLONE, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2025-12-01).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. IN-2010-09-09-04 | Boone County - 2004

   General pattern of soils, topography, and parent material in the Starks-Crosby-Cyclone association (Soil Survey of Boone County, Indiana; 2004).

2. IN-2012-01-20-02 | Rush County - January 1986

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Miami-Xenia-Russell map unit (Soil Survey of Rush County, Indiana; 1986).

3. IN-2012-01-20-03 | Rush County - January 1986

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Fincastlel-Cyclone-Xenia map unit (Soil Survey of Rush County, Indiana; 1986).

4. IN-2012-01-20-10 | Wabash County - February 1983

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Fincastle-Cyclone map unit (Soil Survey of Wabash County, Indiana; 1983).

Map Units

Map units containing CYCLONE as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CxdA	9915	200917	2thyg	in005	2002	1:12000
Urban land-Cyclone complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	UfoA	62	208348	6zsx	in005	2002	1:12000
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CxdA	21882	678703	2thyg	in011	2003	1:12000
Urban land-Cyclone silty clay loam complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	UcyA	548	3105055	2y47c	in011	2003	1:12000
Cyclone-Urban land complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	YcxA	270	3105073	2y8l5	in011	2003	1:12000
Cyclone silty clay loam-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	YcyA	65	3105056	2w57y	in011	2003	1:12000
Urban land-Cyclone complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	UfoA	40	695402	rbmb	in011	2003	1:12000
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cz	36722	165160	2thyg	in015	1987	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	33649	162423	2thyf	in017	1979	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	37306	162323	2thyf	in023	1978	1:20000
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	26804	162379	2thyf	in031	1980	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CxcA	951	1612822	2thyf	in041	1958	1:15840
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CxdA	472	1612823	2thyg	in041	1958	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	8458	162271	2thyf	in047	1984	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	6627	3291278	2thyf	in057	1976	1:15840
Cyclone-Urban land complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	YcxA	382	3291282	2y8l5	in057	1976	1:15840
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CxdA	1	3291303	2thyg	in057	1976	1:15840
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	52317	165256	2thyg	in065	1984	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	2832	3291326	2thyf	in067	1967	1:20000
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	CxdA	109	633187	p7wd	in079	2010	1:12000
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	34397	3291338	2thyf	in095	1965	1:15840
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cz	12322	163011	2thyg	in107	1984	1:15840
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	21004	160977	2thyg	in139	1983	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	5775	3291360	2thyf	in159	1985	1:15840
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CxdA	4339	1612972	2thyg	in161	1958	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CxcA	3148	1612971	2thyf	in161	1958	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cy	14641	161165	2thyf	in169	1980	1:15840
Cyclone silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Cz	3714	163105	2thyg	in171	1987	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CvA	514	1589963	2thyf	oh017	1977	1:15840
Cyclone silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CyA	7086	624766	2thyf	oh135	2005	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CYCLONE soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2025-10-19).