BlockHarwood, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in District 9. It lies in ZIP code area 71640. The Survey maps it on the Eminence quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1939 USGS Readland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Eminence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Readland quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harwood in 2 storm reports in 2008: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Harwood | $1,000,000 | During the late afternoon on the 3rd, a heavy band of storms developed and dumped a quick 2 to 4 inches across the eastern side of Chicot County. This rainfall fell on already soaked ground some flooding still occurring in some locations. Additional flooding occurred from this rainfall and dozens of additional roads were under water. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harwood | $100,000 | Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down across the southern portion of Chicot 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scaife (historical) | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeport | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Eminence | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Grand Lake | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Hickory Ridge | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Chicot Junction | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Eudora | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Shives | 8.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57051. 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.
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.