BlockDarragh, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Excelsior Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49646. The Survey maps it on the Westwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Mancelona quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Westwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Darragh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALKASKA 08 |
| 18 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALKASKA 07 |
| 12 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 020.692 - 2020 |
| 4 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALKASKA 03 - TOWER RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Darragh in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2018: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Darragh | $160,000 | An EF-1 tornado impacted northeast Kalkaska County. Most of the damage was comprised of uprooted or broken hardwood and softwood trees. Several residences were damaged by falling trees. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darragh | $4,000 | Several trees were downed in the Bear Lake area, knocking out power to local residents. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darragh | $3,000 | Multiple large tree limbs were broken off, downing power lines. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darragh | $3,000 | Two large trees were blown over. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darragh | $3,000 | Trees downed. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darragh | $1,000 | Tree downed on Blue Lake Road. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darragh | - | Trees down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Darragh | - | Strong winds downed numerous trees along forrest road in the vicinity of Blue Lakes. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Darragh | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Darragh | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617513. 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.