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Harmony Villa, Arizona

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85215. The Survey maps it on the Buckhorn quadrangle.

Harmony Villa within Maricopa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 21 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

286 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Harmony Villa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 993 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined231
Arson/incendiarism19
Recreation and ceremony15
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural4
Debris and open burning4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Department70804
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMesa Fire and Medical Department70271
4 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Department70432
4 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTonto National Forestnot named
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Departmentnot named
24 September 1995Smokingunder an acreTonto National ForestUSUAL
23 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Departmentnot named
22 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Department75356

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Harmony Villa: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Red Mountain MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Beeline PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Granite Reef MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mc Kellips Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel

Every working recorded in Maricopa County

Storms near this place

9 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmony Villa in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHarmony Villa$200,000Multiple homes endured significant roof damage in the Apache Wells community in East Mesa. At one residence, a carport ripped away from a residence, pulling a large portion of the roof with it, and blew into the street in front of the residence. At least 25 homes in total in the Apache Wells community reportedly suffered some form of wind damage. Two 50 foot tall trees on the Apache Wells golf course were uprooted with each falling on two separate homes. The full extent of the damage to the homes is unknown. One of the trees reportedly fell due to storms on the 10th. A 72 mph wind gust was measured at Falcon Field airport across the street. Timing based on wind gust at Falcon Field. No injuries reported.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHarmony Villa$10,000Multiple downed power poles and on top of houses in the area of Recker Road between East McDowell Road and East McKellips Road in Mesa. Multiple downed trees were also observed. Wind gusts were estimated at approximately 80 mph. No injuries were reported.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHarmony Villa$5,000Multiple large trees were snapped and/or uprooted in the area of North Power and East McKellips Roads in Mesa. Wind gusts were estimated at approximately 80 mph. No injuries were reported.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindHarmony Villa$5,000A severe squall line moved east across the eastern portion of the greater Phoenix area during the middle of the afternoon on September 27th, and the stronger thunderstorms produced damaging winds that affected communities such as Mesa. According to a National Weather Service Employee in east Mesa, gusty microburst winds estimated to be nearly 70 mph blew down a large tree with a diameter of two feet. The tree, located near the intersection of North Power Road and East McKellips Road, fell down and blocked a roadway.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindHarmony Villa$2,000Thunderstorms with strong and gusty outflow winds developed across the eastern portion of the greater Phoenix area, including the community of Mesa, during the evening hours on August 8th. Some of the stronger storms generated gusty outflow winds in excess of 50 mph. According to a report from the public, at 1930MST gusty winds estimated as high as 70 mph downed a large tree. The downed tree was located about 2 miles north of East Mesa and near the intersection of McKelllips Road and Power Road. No injuries were reported.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHarmony Villa$2,000An amateur radio operator in northeast Mesa reported an eight inch diameter tree blown down near Power and McDowell roads.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHarmony Villa$1,000Video on social media showed a tree blew over and blocked Power Road near McKellips Road. Winds were estimated around 55-60 mph. Timing estimated from radar.
August 2018Heavy RainHarmony Villa-Thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall developed across the central and eastern portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the late evening hours on August 9th. Rainfall rates with the stronger thunderstorms reached or exceeded 3 inches per hour; a Flood Control District gauge 2 miles east of East Mesa measured 1.54 inches within a 30 minute period ending at 2335MST. At 2335MST a trained spotter located 3 miles north of East Mesa reported curb to curb residential flooding near the intersection of Power Road and McDowell Road. He indicated that one inch of rain fell within 20 minutes, and peak rain rates exceeded 5 inches per hour for a brief period. Despite the intense rains, Flash Flooding was not reported as of 2335MST.
March 2024HailHarmony Villa-no account filed

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
Las Alegres0.1 miles21
Palmas del Sol0.7 miles21
Apache Wells1.0 miles21
Granite Reef Estates1.5 miles21
Sunshine Acres1.6 miles21
Velda Rose Estates2.8 miles21
Dreamland Villa2.9 miles21
Buckhorn3.1 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122569462The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 29757. 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.