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Germann, Arizona

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Chandler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85212. It stands on Queen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Higley quadrangle.

Germann within Maricopa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

171 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 171 fires within 5 miles of Germann between 1993 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 were 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined155
Arson/incendiarism8
Natural6
Debris and open burning1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office77611
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreQueen Creek Fire Department77540
27 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeNOT NAMED
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreQueen Creek Fire Department74993
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
16 September 1994Debris and open burning2.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
13 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office72843

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Germann: 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Marble, Dimension, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Buckhorn-Higley GeothermalGeothermalProspect
Superior Marble MillMarble, DimensionProducer
Higley BasinGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence1973
Higley BasinGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Maricopa County

Storms near this place

6 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Germann in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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
September 2020Thunderstorm WindGermann$20,000Thunderstorms with gusty and damaging outflow winds developed to the southeast of Phoenix during late afternoon hours on September 8th. Some of the stronger storms affected communities such as Higley. At 1710MST a trained spotter located about 2 miles southeast of Higley reported that outflow winds estimated to be as high as 60 mph downed multiple trees along Germann Road between Greenfield and Power Roads. There were no reports of injury due to the falling trees.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindGermann$15,000Scattered thunderstorms brought gusty and damaging microburst winds to the southeast part of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on August 11th, and they especially affected the community of Chandler. According to a trained weather spotter located about 2 miles southwest of the Phoenix Mesa-Gateway airport, microburst winds estimated to be at least 70 mph in strength downed seven large trees in a neighborhood near Power Road and Germann Road. The trunk diameters ranged from six inches to two feet. In addition, a railroad crossing arm was damaged by the strong winds at the intersection of Power and Pecos.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindGermann$6,000Thunderstorms developed across the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during the late evening hours on August 9th; some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds that affected communities such as Gilbert. According to a report from the public, at 2345MST gusty wind estimated to be as high as 65 mph downed a number of trees about 2 miles to the southwest of the Phoenix Mesa-Gateway Airport. The trees were downed near the intersection of Power Road and Germann Road. No injuries were reported.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindGermann$1,500A cold front moved east across the greater Phoenix area during the late evening hours on November 4th. Isolated weak thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of the cold front. The combination of the front and the thunderstorm downdrafts produced gusty and damaging winds. A trained weather spottered reported that strong winds blew down a tree 1/8th of a mile west of the intersection of Germann and Power roads in Gilbert. The spotter estimated the tree height at 20 feet, and the diameter at 1 foot. Peak wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 knots.
September 2020HailGermann-Thunderstorms with moderate hail developed in the community of Higley during the afternoon hours on September 8th. At roughly 1700MST hail with diameters up to 0.88 inches fell about 3 miles southeast of Higley and just to the southwest of the Mesa-Gateway airport. The hail, which fell near the intersection of Power and Germann Road, was reported via a CoCoRaHS report. There was no damage reported due to the hail.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindGermann-Strong thunderstorms developed across the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during the early evening hours on August 3rd. Some of the storms generated strong gusty outflow winds. According to a trained weather spotter just northwest of the town of Queen Creek, at 1841MST a wind gust to 52 knots was measured just to the south of Phoenix Mesa Gateway airport, along East Rittenhouse Road.

Every storm recorded in Maricopa 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
Queen Creek2.8 miles19
Sanokai Village3.1 miles19
Higley3.4 miles20
Chandler Heights4.6 miles19
Nortons Corner6.7 miles20
Hacienda Solano Park6.7 miles20
Colonial Coronita7.0 miles20
Sonora Town7.5 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24427. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.