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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.

Luzerne within Oscoda County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

75 since 1992

Regional 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 burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Recreation and ceremony10
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural3
Other causes3
Smoking3
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestWET FIRE
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestSEELEY
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestDEETER RD
29 September 2007Recreation and ceremony6.3 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestDURFEE POWERLINE
27 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestBLUE FLAME
26 September 1999Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestEAST BRUSH ROAD #2
1 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestBIG VALLEY
23 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestMISSING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oscoda County

Storms near this place

20 since 1995

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2007Tornado (EF2)Luzerne$1,350,000The 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 1998Thunderstorm WindLuzerne-Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLuzerne-Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and powerlines.
July 1997Tornado (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 1995Thunderstorm WindLuzerne-Spotter reported 14 to 15-inch-diameter trees down in addition to power outages.
July 2008HailLuzerne-no account filed
July 2008HailLuzerne-no account filed
June 2008HailLuzerne-no account filed
October 2007HailLuzerne-no account filed
July 2006HailLuzerne-no account filed
June 2005HailLuzerne-no account filed
August 2004HailLuzerne-no account filed
August 2003HailLuzerne-no account filed
August 2003HailLuzerne-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindLuzerne-no account filed
June 1998HailLuzerne-no account filed
July 1997HailLuzerne-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLuzerne-no account filed
April 1997HailLuzerne-no account filed
April 1997HailLuzerne-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oscoda 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
Red Oak6.6 miles11
Mio7.9 miles11
Biggs Settlement9.9 miles11
Kneeland11.6 miles11
Fairview13.9 miles11
Comins17.5 miles12
McKinley17.8 miles8

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.