BlockTwist, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Twist Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72331. The Survey maps it on the Monterey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1940 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1966 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Monterey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
1 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Twist in 1 storm report in 2002: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2002 | Tornado (F2) | Twist | $25,000 | The tornado touched down just southwest of Twist and moved northeast and later moved into Crittenden County. Some farm buildings were damaged. Several trees and power poles were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarbo Place | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Togo | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Fortune | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Coldwater | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Love Place | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Colton Crossing | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Welford (historical) | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Turney (historical) | 5.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58776. 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.