Soil Data Explorer - STORM

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the STORM soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of STORM, 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 STORM were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
48A	85P0866	85CO051001	Storm	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1199989,-107.2880554
48A	86P0859	86CO033005	Storm	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.6502762,-108.2005539
48A	88P0090	87CO107006	Storm	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7772217,-107.3138885
n/a	88P0933	88CO107002	Storm	7	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 STORM 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 STORM series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the STORM 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 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the STORM 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 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with STORM share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the STORM 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 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the STORM 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 2023-10-04).

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

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with STORM, 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 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing STORM 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
Storm-Sambrito family complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes	66	10524	509374	k31f	co647		1:24000
Boatsteam-Storm family, very bouldery-Pineguest family complex, 30 to 55 percent slopes	76	7207	509398	k326	co647		1:24000
Arrowpeak-Storm family association, 35 to 75 percent slopes, very stony	26	2102	509322	k2zr	co647		1:24000
Targhee-Storm families complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	302B	10400	507541	k149	co650		1:24000
Storm, very stony-Targhee families, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	303C	8940	507542	k14b	co650		1:24000
Storm family very cobbly sandy clay loam, 10 to 65 percent slopes	140	12039	505046	jyjt	co663	2000	1:24000
Vanwirt-Storm complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	144	6221	505050	jyjy	co663	2000	1:24000
Storm extremely flaggy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	832	8970	507275	k0vq	co672	2003	1:24000
Storm extremely flaggy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	816	6974	507268	k0vh	co672	2003	1:24000
Lulude-Storm complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	127	6030	505179	jyp3	co674	1998	1:24000
Storm extremely flaggy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	161	39	505219	jyqd	co674	1998	1:24000
Lonniebee, very stony-Storm-Como, extremely stony families, complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	6280F	578	3169250	2v2sj	mt600	1969	1:24000
Storm, very stony-Lonniebee, stony-Garlet families, complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	6370F	95	3169265	2v2sh	mt600	1969	1:24000
Kamack-Dranburn families-Rock outcrop, complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	6347G	75	3169263	2w752	mt600	1969	1:24000
Storm family-Urban land complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	6999	6	3005131	2tyn1	mt619	1988	1:24000
Storm, very stony-Lonniebee, stony-Garlet families, complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	6370F	730	3094112	2v2sh	mt630	1991	1:24000
Lonniebee, very stony-Storm-Como, extremely stony families, complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	6280F	6537	2838440	2v2sj	mt632		1:24000
Helmville, very stony-Storm-Wander families, complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	6256F	5348	2838446	2v2ss	mt632		1:24000
Storm, stony-Mikesell, very stony-Sigbird, extremely stony, 8 to 35 percent slopes	6335E	5301	2968230	2wxbf	mt632		1:24000
Storm, very stony-Lonniebee, stony-Garlet families, complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	6370F	4366	2838439	2v2sh	mt632		1:24000
Storm, rubbly-Cowood, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	6340G	3761	2911039	2w758	mt632		1:24000
Kamack-Dranburn families-Rock outcrop, complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	6347G	1614	2911033	2w752	mt632		1:24000
Cuberant-Cowood-Storm complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	6240G	968	2911049	2w75g	mt632		1:24000
Storm, extremely stony-Pricepeet, stony-Hierro families, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	6257D	861	2838445	2v2sr	mt632		1:24000
Storm family-Urban land complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	6999	221	2826856	2tyn1	mt632		1:24000
Dromedary-Storm families, complex, 10 to 40 percent slopes, rubbly	61	1372	812394	w8c8	ut651		1:24000
Storm-Basaltlake-Butchlake families, complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	118		3302906	5977	wy629		1:24000
Grafen-Storm complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	6602	960	2487402	2phbs	wy635		1:24000
Storm-Basaltlake-Butchlake families, complex, 25 to 70 percent slopes	118	147911	157828	5977	wy656	2008	1:24000
Telay-Storm-Needleton families, complex, 25 to 75 percent slopes	116	86441	157827	5976	wy656	2008	1:24000
Storm-Sigbird-Cuberant families, complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	176	38623	157842	597p	wy656	2008	1:24000
Storm-Cuberant-Needleton families, complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes	177	25212	157843	597q	wy656	2008	1:24000
Storm-Basaltlake families-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	119	22198	157917	59b3	wy656	2008	1:24000
Basaltlake-Cuberant-Storm families, complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	114	19272	157825	5974	wy656	2008	1:24000
Needleton-Worock-Cowood families, complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	143	10567	157829	5978	wy656	2008	1:24000
Needleton-Worock-Storm families, complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	180	10552	157845	597s	wy656	2008	1:24000
Butchlake-Storm-Cowood families, complex, 20 to 35 percent slopes	144	10410	157830	5979	wy656	2008	1:24000
Charpeak-Storm families, complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	147	8644	157832	597c	wy656	2008	1:24000
Worock-Storm families, complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	165	7702	157859	5987	wy656	2008	1:24000
Storm-Cowood-Needleton families, complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes	148	3684	157833	597d	wy656	2008	1:24000
Midfork-Storm families-Rock outcrop, complex	2159	1288	157940	2xts2	wy656	2008	1:24000
Midfork-Storm-Quazar families, complex	2195	100	157941	59bw	wy656	2008	1:24000
Southeast Mountains Till Plains, Subalpine Fir Complex	7341	4865	151906	5326	wy662	1998	1:24000
Storm family-Rubble land-Tamarron family, complex, 40 to 90 percent slopes	316	21303	152000	5357	wy663	2012	1:24000
Storm family-Kingmine family-Rubble land complex, 40 to 90 percent slopes	356	4003	152018	535t	wy663	2012	1:24000
Grafen-Storm complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	6602	227	2633702	2phbs	wy663	2012	1:24000
Midfork-Storm families-Rock outcrop, complex	2159	90621	3056510	2xts2	wy665	1996	1:62500
Midfork-Storm-Quazar families, complex	2195	55742	3056520	2xts4	wy665	1996	1:62500

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the STORM 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 2023-10-04).