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Tremaine, Arizona

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85233. The Survey maps it on the Chandler quadrangle.

Tremaine within Maricopa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

1,065 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,065 fires within 5 miles of Tremaine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,317 acres in total. 10 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1037
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Debris and open burning1

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 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical DepartmentNOT NAMED
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical DepartmentNOT NAMED
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office153942
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Officenot named
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMesa Fire and Medical Department71440
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChandler Fire Department332401
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChandler Fire Department333144
7 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTempe Fire Department1820604

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa 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 Tremaine: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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
Arizona S&R Plant #3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chandler Ready Mix PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Maricopa County

Storms near this place

10 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tremaine in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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
October 2010Thunderstorm WindTremaine1 hurt, $500,000A series of powerful storms caused major damage to SRP facilities and power poles. Thirteen power poles for a 69/12-kilovolt distribution line along the Western Canal near Dobson road in Mesa were knocked down. Twelve of the poles landed on homes causing considerable damage. As many as 20,000 customers were temporarily without power. All told, there were at least 40 utility poles downed in southwest Mesa, which damaged 20 to 30 homes.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindTremaine$100,000High winds with nickel sized hail caused damage to cars, trees downed and power poles damaged.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindTremaine$20,000Thunderstorms with strong and damaging outflow winds moved through the eastern portion of the greater Phoenix area during the early evening hours on August 12th. One of the stronger storms affected the community of Tempe. According to a report from the public, at 1820MST gusty outflow winds estimated at 70 mph downed a large pine tree about 3 miles southeast of Tempe. The tree was knocked into an apartment building in Dobson Ranch which is located to the southeast of the intersection of the Superstition Freeway and the Loop 101 freeway. There were no reports of injuries due to the fallen pine tree.
January 2021Thunderstorm WindTremaine$10,000A cold front associated with a strong winter storm moved through the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix area during the early afternoon on January 25th. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms associated with the front produced strong wind gusts estimated to be in excess of 60 mph at times. According to a trained weather spotter located 5 miles southwest of Mesa, the strong winds blew a rooftop air conditioner off of the roof at about 1345MST. Additionally, roof shingles were stripped off of rooftops in the area as the winds blew through the area. The damage occurred southeast of the intersection of Baseline and Cooper roads. There were no reports of injury due to the damaging winds.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindTremaine$10,000Thunderstorms developed across the southeast portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the afternoon hours on August 3rd, and some of them impacted communities such as Tempe and Guadalupe. Some of the stronger storms developed gusty and damaging outflow winds, estimated to be as high as 60 mph. According to a report from local broadcast media, a strong wind gust downed a light pole in a parking lot, near the intersection of Baseline Road the the Loop 101 freeway in central Tempe. At the same time, in far south Tempe, a trained weather spotter reported a large Palo Verde tree downed near the intersection of Ray Road and Kyrene Road. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect at the time of the damage; it was issued at 1706MST. At 1735MST, a public report via Twitter indicated that a large tree was downed near the intersection of Baseline Road and McClintock Road. Additionally, at 1735MST another public report was received, via Twitter, indicating a downed awning due to strong outflow winds. This was just southeast of the intersection of Guadalupe Road the the 101 freeway. A second Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect at the time of the last 2 damage reports; it was issued at 1727MST.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindTremaine$3,000Social media images showed a large tree uprooted at the driveway of a house, located near the intersection of West Guadalupe and North Cooper Roads. The tree landed on top of a car parked on the driveway. Timing estimated from radar. No injuries were reported.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindTremaine$1,000Thunderstorms developed across the eastern portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the early evening hours on July 14th, and some of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds which affected the area around Fiesta Mall in Mesa. According to an amateur radio report, at 1840MST a thunderstorm wind gust measured at 49 mph blew down a tree with a diameter of approximately 14 inches. The location of the downed tree was about 3 miles east of Fiesta Mall.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindTremaine-A social media video showed a large uprooted tree in the Sahara Palms Apartments complex in Gilbert. No injuries were reported.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindTremaine-Thunderstorms with strong gusty outflow winds affected the eastern portion of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area during the early evening hours on August 12th. One of the stronger storms moved over the communities of Tempe and Mesa. At 1825MST a trained weather spotter located 4 miles southeast of Tempe measured a wind gust of 63 mph. The gust was observed just southeast of the intersection of Dobson Road and Guadaupe Road.
August 2010Heavy RainTremaine-Spotters in Mesa and other East Valley locations reported torrential downpours and small hail. One spotter indicated 0.50 inches of rain in 30 minutes.

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
Falfa0.9 miles20
Esplanada0.9 miles20
New Horizons0.9 miles20
Vista Alegre1.1 miles20
Mission Valley1.1 miles20
Amberwood II1.1 miles20
Marlborough Mesa1.1 miles20
San Carlos1.3 miles20

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 Q122541657The 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 24661. 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.