BlockArnold, Minnesota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Rice Lake City. It lies in ZIP code area 55803. The Survey maps it on the Arnold quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1895 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Arnold quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Arnold between 1992 and 2020, burning about 103 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arnold in 15 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | A photo was received along with a report of numerous large pine trees down. Swaths or trees through the woods were also lost during the storm at the reporter's location. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | A photo was received showing multiple decks ripped from the side of a hose along with missing roof shingles and several trees 12 inches in diameter that were down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Multiple photos were received showing downed trees and power lines. Most trees were snapped near the base and only a few were uprooted. Multiple nearby homes had decks and roofs damaged as well. Estimates of over 100 trees were lost in a relatively small area that had stood for a long time. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Dozens of trees were found to be bent or uprooted in the area. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Arnold | - | A brief tornado tracked approximately west to east from north of the intersection of Lismore Road and Arnold Road, across Eagle Lake Road, and then across Jean Duluth Road before ending near Lady Nicole Lane east of Jean Duluth Road. This tornado caused numerous tree damage along its path, with a consistent tree fall pattern indicative of a tornado, but was unlikely above EF-0 in strength. While a few trees were snapped near the base, the vast majority of tree damage was large branches and trees that have bent over, with a few uprooted trees. The estimated maximum wind speed of this tornado was 85 mph. There was no known property damage outside of the tree damage. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Several trees were blown down across a road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | There were several trees down on the roads. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | The measurement was from a public weather station. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | A 6 to 12 inch diameter Aspen tree snapped. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Arnold | - | Most of the hailstones ranged between pea and penny size. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Arnold | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lake | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Woodland | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hunters Park | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lester Park | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Duluth Heights | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Duluth | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lakewood | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Missabe Junction | 8.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 660676. 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.