Erdahl, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Erdahl Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56531. The Survey maps it on the Erdahl quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1911 USGS Barrett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Erdahl quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lake Minnewaska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Erdahl between 1993 and 2017, burning about 466 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | FEDJE WF |
| 3 May 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | REDHEAD SLOUGH WF |
| 8 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | FEDJE |
| 23 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | ODENS |
| 20 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 288 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erdahl in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 8 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erdahl | - | Trees were blown down at a golf course. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Erdahl | - | The hail and heavy rain fell along highway 113. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Erdahl | - | Dime to nickel sized hail fell. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Erdahl | - | Very large hail and damaging winds decimated several sections of corn and beans across southeastern Sanford and southern Erdahl townships. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erdahl | - | Numerous large tree branches were broken down in shelterbelts in southern Erdahl Township. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Erdahl | - | A funnel was viewed near the Douglas County line. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Erdahl | - | Nickel sized hail fell for ten minutes. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Erdahl | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Erdahl | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Erdahl | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Erdahl | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Erdahl | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorsborg (historical) | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Barrett | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Ashby | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Elbow Lake | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hoffman | 11.3 miles | 10 | |
| Wendell | 15.3 miles | 10 | |
| Hereford (historical) | 17.2 miles | 9 | |
| Herman | 21.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 643390. 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.





