Badoura, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1976. It stands in Badoura Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56467. The Survey maps it on the First Crow Wing Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS First Crow Wing Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Pine River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Badoura between 1992 and 2019, burning about 631 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 178 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 26 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Badoura in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Badoura | $200,000 | Three to four acres of downed timber was reported by a Minnesota DNR overflight. The tornado tracked about one-half mile to 4 miles south-southeast of Chamberlain by 1045 am CDT. The maximum width was 30 yards with peak winds to 100 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badoura | - | Several large tree branches were snapped and power lines were down. Power outages around first crow wing lake. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badoura | - | Received a report of trees down between First and Second Crow Wing Lakes. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Badoura | - | Large hail, heavy rain, and strong winds were reported near Island Lake. Time estimated based on radar. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Badoura | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell with very heavy rain. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badoura | - | The wind gust was measured by a RAWS mesonet sensor. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badoura | - | Multiple trees were blown down on the east side of Wolf Lake. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Badoura | - | Trees were blown down at Fourth Crow Wing Lake. The time the wind damage occurred was estimated. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Badoura | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Badoura | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Nevis | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Akeley | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Dorset | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hubbard | 13.1 miles | 10 | |
| Park Estates | 14.3 miles | 10 | |
| Park Rapids | 16.0 miles | 10 | |
| Deer Lane | 16.6 miles | 9 |
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 Q122563832 | The 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 655185. 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.





