BlockCentral Lakes, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Ellsburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55724. The Survey maps it on the Cotton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Hibbing quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Cotton quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Hibbing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Central Lakes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 283 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 June 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Central Lakes in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Lakes | $10,000 | A dock was flipped along with some damage to a pontoon boat. A few trees were down as well. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Central Lakes | $2,000 | The tornado touched down in a back yard, lifted over a house, and touched down again in the front yard. Ten trees were uprooted, and window screens were blown in. A vehicle was also damaged by flying debris. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Lakes | - | Multiple trees were reported down along Murphy Lake Road near Central Lakes. Trees were conifers that were snapped near the base. Power outages were reported in the area as well. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Lakes | - | A few trees measuring three to four inches in diameter were knocked down and blocked the south bound side of United States Highway 53 near Murphy Lake Road. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Central Lakes | - | Water was over the roadway at Old Highway 53. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Central Lakes | - | A supercell thunderstorm developed east of Zim, MN at 3:40 PM CDT and moved initially northeast, but quickly turned easterly, taking on supercell characteristics by 4:00 PM CDT. A tornado developed at 4:25 PM CDT one-quarter mile northwest of Moilan Lake and uprooted several trees on the northwest shore and continuing to the northeast shore. Damage at the start of the track was rated EF-0 with estimated peak winds of 80 mph. The tornado initially tracked southeastward and turned easterly over a homestead on the southeast shore of the lake. Numerous mature softwood trees were uprooted and some trees were broken near the base. Winds near the homestead were estimated between 85 and 90 mph, with the intensity increasing to low-end EF-1. The tornado continued to break and uproot mature trees as it traveled eastward and crossed Moilan Road. The tornado reached peak intensity as it traveled through a stand of trees one-quarter miles east of Moilan Road. Numerous trees were broken near their base. Winds at this location were estimated between 90 and 95 mph, still an EF-1 tornado. The tornado continued eastward and began to weaken crossing Tavern Road and turning northeast. Several trees were broken and uprooted near Tavern Road with estimated winds between 80 and 95 mph. The tornado moved across two homesteads east of Tavern Road as it was weakening and dissipated at 4:31 PM CDT after crossing Pond Road, approximately three-tenths of a mile east of the intersection with Tavern Road. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Lakes | - | Many trees were blown down. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Central Lakes | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Central Lakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Central Lakes | - | 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 1989115. 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.