Cormorant, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cormorant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56572. The Survey maps it on the Cormorant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1914 USGS Pelican Rapids quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Pelican Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cormorant quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Cormorant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 442 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
29 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cormorant in 29 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 15 hail, 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Cormorant | $20,000 | A rope tornado meandered southward for about 1.5 miles, tracking through a wind farm area with a mix of pastureland and gravel quarries. At an abandoned farmstead, it tore more of the roof off a barn and roofing panels off other farm buildings. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | $500 | Several large branches were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | $100 | Several branches were blown down. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Cormorant | - | Quarter-sized hail reported by the public along the eastern shore of Big Cormorant Lake. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Cormorant | - | Dime to quarter sized hail was reported near big cormorant lake. Time estimated based on radar. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Report of wind damage to the roof of the marina; roofing was blown off. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | An apple tree was blown down on the south side of Big Cormorant Lake. After the storm had passed, 1.58 inches of rain was also measured. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Numerous large branches were blown down between Cormorant Lake and Lake Maude. Shingles were torn off a roof and a boat launch was flipped. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Trees were blown down on the northwest side of Big Cormorant Lake and several boats were overturned. The roof on one shed was blown off. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Many large tree branches and power lines were blown down around Cormorant Lake, resulting in localized power outages. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Cormorant | - | Strong winds were also reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Large trees were blown down near Cormorant Lake. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Several large trees were either snapped or uprooted along the north shore of Lake Ida. The trees varied in size from one to 2.5 feet in diameter. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Numerous 8 to 10 inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Cormorant | - | A brief tornado track was found. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | Trees and power lines were blown down at Lake Eunice. A silage wagon was also blown into some trees. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cormorant | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cormorant | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Eunice | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bucks Mill | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Shoreham | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Audubon | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| LaBelle | 10.5 miles | 7 | |
| Lake Park | 10.9 miles | 7 | |
| Richards | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Detroit Lakes | 13.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 641502. 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.






