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Heber, Arizona

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Snowflake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85928. It stands on Buckskin Wash. The Survey maps it on the Heber quadrangle.

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Heber within Navajo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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.

Photographs

1 photograph, 2018

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

The colorful Tin Pan Alley antiques store in tiny Heber-Overgaard in Navajo County, Arizona
The colorful Tin Pan Alley antiques store in tiny Heber-Overgaard in Navajo County, Arizona
Highsmith, Carol M, 2018. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

263 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 263 fires within 5 miles of Heber between 1992 and 2020, burning about 516 acres in total. 99 started naturally. 9 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
Natural99
Missing data/not specified/undetermined88
Recreation and ceremony36
Equipment and vehicle use11
Arson/incendiarism9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking7
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1

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 2012Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestBUCKSKIN
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHeber-Overgaard Fire DepartmentNOT NAMED
7 September 2011Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestDRAW
6 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestSTERMER
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZ-110197
4 September 2001Naturalunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestPULTZ
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZ-110196
29 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreApache-Sitgreaves National ForestBROKEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Navajo County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Heber: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Buckskin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Sand & Gravel OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Navajo County

Storms near this place

32 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heber in 32 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 13 hail, 10 heavy rain, 4 flash flood, 3 flood. 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
August 2024Flash FloodHeber-The stream gauge on Chevelon Creek showed a rapid rise of around 4 feet between noon and 200 PM MST. The creek return to near normal levels at around 100 AM MST on August 13.
July 2021Flash FloodHeber-A 10-12 inch rise was reported on Hess Creek in Heber-Overgaard. The creek came out of its banks putting debris on the roadway and threatening one home. This prompted using sand bags to protect the home.
August 2021HailHeber-A trained spotter reported one inch diameter hail near Heber-Overgaard.
August 2021Flash FloodHeber-Numerous low water crossings were flooded and roads were closed due to flash flooding in the Heber area.
July 2021HailHeber-One inch diameter hail fell one mile northwest of Heber-Overgaard.
July 2014HailHeber-Dime sized (3/4 inch in diameter) covered the ground two inches deep.
July 2014Heavy RainHeber-Between 1.50 and 1.60 inches of rain fall around Heber-Overgaard. Water started to flow over roadways.
July 2013Heavy RainHeber-Spotters in Heber-Overgaard reported from 0.48 inches of rain to 1.40 inches of rain in as little as 25 minutes. Hail up to 1/2 inch in diameter and wind gusts to 48 MPH was also reported.
July 2013HailHeber-A trained spotter reported one inch diameter hail with heavy rain and localized flooding in Heber-Overgaard.
July 2011Heavy RainHeber-A thunderstorm produced 1.53 inches of rain in Heber-Overgaard.
July 2011Heavy RainHeber-A thunderstorm produced 1.43 inches of rain on the southeast side of Heber-Overgaard.
July 2011Heavy RainHeber-Over 2.50 inches of rain fell about 8 miles northwest of Heber-Overgaard. There was lots of water everywhere.
July 2010Heavy RainHeber-A spotter reported 1.65 inches of rain in one hour.
July 2010Heavy RainHeber-Torrential rain was reported just outside of Heber-Overgaard. Water was ponding on area roads and parking lots. An estimated three inches of rain fell.
July 2009HailHeber-A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter sized (0.88 to 1.00 inch diameter) hail in Overgaard.
July 2009Heavy RainHeber-A spotter in Heber-Overgaard reported one inch of rain in just 30 minutes with dime to nickel sized hail. There was standing water in his yard.
September 2009Heavy RainHeber-Thunderstorms produced up to 2.50 inches of rain in just over two hours. The heavy rain clogged a drainage ditch, flooded a yard, and flowed into a basement.
September 2009HailHeber-Thunderstorms also produced hail from pea to not quite dime/nickel sized (1/4 to under 7/8 inch diameter). The hail covered the ground and was piled two inches deep on a deck.
July 2007Flash FloodHeber-Heavy rain from a thunderstrom caused flooding the Chevlon Ranch area, about 20 miles north of Heber.
May 2005HailHeber-A thunderstorm produced dime sized (3/4 inch diameter) hail in Heber-Overgaard.
August 2005HailHeber-Penny to quarter sized (3/4 to 1 inch diameter) hail was reported in Heber-Overgaard.
September 2005HailHeber-3/4 inch hail with heavy rain was reported in Heber-Overgaard.
August 2003Tornado (F0)Heber-Tornado reported 50 miles northeast of Heber.
September 2001Heavy RainHeber-Water was reported over Highway 377 about 15 miles north of Heber.
July 2000HailHeber-Spotter in Forest Lakes (12 miles southwest of Heber in Coconino county) reported quarter sized hail that lasted 3-4 minutes and covered the ground.
August 1998FloodHeber-A weather spotter reported flooded washes and streets as well as one inch diameter hail in downtown Heber.
August 1997FloodHeber-Minor road flooding over state route 277 near Heber.
August 1997FloodHeber-Minor flooding in the Heber area.
July 2006HailHeber-no account filed
May 2002WildfireHeber-no account filed
August 1998HailHeber-no account filed
October 1997HailHeber-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Navajo 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
Overgaard3.5 miles18
Aripine8.8 miles17
Zeniff15.2 miles15
Clay Springs16.5 miles17
Pinedale20.1 miles17
Cibecue Creek23.6 miles16
Burton24.6 miles16
Grasshopper24.6 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 29842. 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.