Luzerne, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48636. It stands on East Branch Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Luzerne quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Luzerne quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Grayling quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Luzerne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 859 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WET FIRE |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SEELEY |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DEETER RD |
| 29 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DURFEE POWERLINE |
| 27 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BLUE FLAME |
| 26 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | EAST BRUSH ROAD #2 |
| 1 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BIG VALLEY |
| 23 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MISSING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luzerne in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2008: 13 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Luzerne | $1,350,000 | The Oscoda County tornado may have been the strongest of the six on the day. Thankfully, it spent almost all of its lifetime in unpopulated areas of the Huron National Forest, though that makes its strength difficult to estimate. Tens of thousands of trees were estimated to have been uprooted or otherwise downed, and many power lines were downed. About 16 structures were damaged, mostly outbuildings or cabins. Three cabins, near Cherry Lane and Cherry Creek Road, were destroyed. Winds were estimated at 115 mph, making it an EF2. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luzerne | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luzerne | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and powerlines. |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Luzerne | - | This was a continuation of the tornadic thunderstorm that crossed Crawford county. The thunderstorm maintained its pattern of producing straight-line along its entire path with occasional brief tornado touch downs. One touch down point was around 1/4 mile south of Luzerne. Inflow into the tornado caused extensive damage to trees on the south side of Luzerne. The final touch down point was 5 miles south of Mio where a single home was destroyed. The combination of straight-line and tornadic winds severely damaged or destroyed nearly 2000 acres of timber in the Huron National Forest. This was a strong F1 tornado. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luzerne | - | Spotter reported 14 to 15-inch-diameter trees down in addition to power outages. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Luzerne | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Luzerne | - | 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 1620650. 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.




