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Harney, Florida

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Tampa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33610. The Survey maps it on the Thonotosassa quadrangle.

Harney within Hillsborough County

Then and now

1943 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 52 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Harney, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Harney, surveyed 1943

Compare 1943 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

26 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Harney between 1992 and 2018, burning about 131 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural3
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
4 September 2009Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service29 RIVER PARK
5 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTROUT CREEK PARK (29)
9 June 2006Fireworks1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service29 DEERWOOD
4 May 1994Railroad operations and maintenance8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 May 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 May 2017Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceLETTUCE LAKE PARK (29)
16 May 1994Natural30 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 April 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hillsborough County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Harney: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Hillsborough County

Storms near this place

3 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harney in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2018: 2 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 2012LightningHarney$385,000A fire burned down an apartment building at Garden Isles Apartments off North 56th Street and Sligh Avenue. Investigators determined that the fire was most likely caused by a lightning strike. One resident, a 58 year old woman, died in the fire.
June 2018Tornado (EF0)Harney$100,000Broadcast media reported on moderate roof damage to a 2 story apartment building, where a portion of a roof was removed. Little, if any, surrounding damage was observed. A weak radar rotation was observed in the vicinity at the same time, indicating that the damage was likely caused by a tornado.
May 2009Tornado (EF0)Harney$75,000The tornado touched down briefly, snapping three power lines in an industrial park on Industrial Drive and moving through an open field before lifting and shifting its track to the southeast. The tornado then touched down again on Vanderbaker Road, moved across Grand Circle and East River Drive, before lifting along Broxburn Avenue. Several large but damaged trees were uprooted, including one that fell onto a house, numerous large branches were snapped off, and some decorative shutters were blown off of the front of a house along the path. Winds were estimated at 80mph.

Every storm recorded in Hillsborough 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
Del Rio1.4 miles18
Temple Terrace1.6 miles18
Temple Terrace Junction1.6 miles16
Altos Verdes2.8 miles18
Orient Park2.9 miles16
Sixmile Creek3.4 miles16
Clarkwild3.8 miles16
Kennedy Hill3.9 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295337. 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.