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North English, Iowa

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in English Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52316. It stands on Gritter Creek. The Survey maps it on the North English quadrangle.

North English within Iowa County

On record in North English

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 8 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

33 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of North English between 2006 and 2017, burning about 180 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined21
Debris and open burning12

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
29 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources00 AVE. AND 335TH ST. NORTH ENGLISH, IA
9 April 2014Debris and open burning4.5 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 April 2014Debris and open burning5.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 April 2014Debris and open burning1.5 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 April 2014Debris and open burning4.5 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Iowa County

Storms near this place

25 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North English in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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
May 2003HailNorth English$500,000no account filed
May 1996LightningNorth English$50,000no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindNorth English$20,000Large tree fell on a home.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindNorth English$10,000Downburst winds blew the roof off a farrowing house in rural North English and snapped large tree limbs in North English proper.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindNorth English$3,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth English-Damage to a shed at this location. The time was estimated by radar data.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth English-The COOP Observer reported that one tree in N. English was snapped off 12 to 15 feet up and fell on a house and garage. Another tree was broken off above the base and fell on a deck and pool. Both of these trees were approximately 12 to 18 inches in diameter.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth English-Thunderstorm wind damage report in North English with several large tree limbs down across town.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth English-A public report of several smaller tree limbs down in North English.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth English-A COOP Observer reported several tree branches down of various sizes in town. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
April 2024HailNorth English-A public report of a lot quarter size hail occurring right now. They also estimated winds of 50 MPH.
May 2019Flash FloodNorth English-The North English River, west of Q Avenue rose above flood stage rapidly due to the heavy rain.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindNorth English-Broadcast media reported that power lines were down on Highway 149.
February 2017HailNorth English-Local law enforcement reported pea to nickel size hail in the 2800 block of 330th Street.
May 2017HailNorth English-A public report was received of quarter sized hail, also winds up to 55 MPH and heavy rain.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindNorth English-A trained spotter relayed a public report of winds of 60 to 70 mph.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth English-The emergency manager reported widespread wind damage at North English, Millersburg, Parnell and Williamsburg. The damage occurred between 1020 pm and 1035 pm.
May 2012HailNorth English-The largest hailstones that fell were dime sized.
June 2011HailNorth English-Golf ball sized hail fell in North English, IA at 853 pm CDT June 8.
June 2011HailNorth English-Quarter sized hail fell in North English, IA at 854 pm CDT June 8.
June 2007HailNorth English-Nickel size hail fell in North English.
March 2022HailNorth English-no account filed
May 2012HailNorth English-no account filed
May 2000Tornado (F0)North English-no account filed
April 1999HailNorth English-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Iowa 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
Millersburg6.0 miles8
Parnell6.1 miles8
Armah (historical)7.2 miles8
Ambrose (historical)8.4 miles8
Holbrook10.2 miles12
Green Center10.2 miles12
Williamsburg10.8 miles8
Genoa Bluff13.2 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 459577. 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.

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.