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Lorenzo, Idaho

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rigby census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83442. The Survey maps it on the Ririe quadrangle. It stands 4,862 feet above sea level.

Lorenzo within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

6 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Lorenzo between 2001 and 2014, burning about 11 acres in total. None 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/undetermined2
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
19 August 2001Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictANNIS
5 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.7 acresIdaho Falls DistrictARCHER
11 July 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO
28 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.3 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO
21 April 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictANNIS
24 March 2004Debris and open burning2.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lorenzo: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

15 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lorenzo in 15 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$100,000Ten power poles downed, numerous power pole cross arms broken, and at least 15 large trees downed, some snapped at various heights and some uprooted, along E 600 N between N 3950 E and N 4062 E. One large tree fell through the bedroom of a residence.
May 2018FloodLorenzo$100,000Seasonal snow melt flooding along with heavy rain caused significant damage to the levee near Lorenzo as it was eroding 500 feet per day. The Snake River and Henry's Fork of the Snake flowed at action stage for several weeks causing the event. Jefferson County declared disaster as it was costing 9,000 dollars per day for seven days. The County used all of their 40,000 dollars for the repairs to the levee and required further assistance from the US Corps of Engineers.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$12,000Two very large trees uprooted along N 3950 Ed, one measured at 4 feet in diameter and another 3.5 feet in diameter, along with 1 power pole down. At least 7 additional trees down along Long Island Canal. A local farmer reported approximately 20 sheep killed due to falling trees.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$8,000Multiple large trees uprooted in the area of E 600 N and N 4100 E. Trees down on at least two homes with a hole in the side of one home.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$6,000Area of significant tree damage with numerous trees down and wires down at the intersection of N Yellowstone Highway and E 550 N. At least 4 trees measured at 3 to 4 feet in diameter uprooted and down across Yellowstone Highway with multiple other smaller trees down.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$5,000Jefferson County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down in the area of E Menan Lorenzo Highway and N 3950 E.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$4,000Large tree over 2 feet in diameter snapped off and down on top of a dump truck.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$3,000A large tree downed partially destroying a trailer home.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$3,000Trees downed along E 600 N reported by social media.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$1,500A tree downed on a house along 600 N between Rigby and Menan.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$1,000Large tree downed along E Menan Lorenzo Highway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLorenzo$1,000Large tree limbs down in Labelle area.
August 2014HailLorenzo-One inch hail reported 4 miles west northwest of the town of Lorenzo.
August 2010HailLorenzo-One inch hail fell 6 miles south southeast of Lorenzo.
May 2009HailLorenzo-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson 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
Labelle1.8 miles11
Annis3.4 miles12
Rigby4.5 miles12
Rudy5.3 miles11
Menan6.3 miles12
Midway7.2 miles13
Lewisville7.7 miles13
Garfield8.1 miles12

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 Q127566388The 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 397873. 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.