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Erie, Minnesota

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Highlanding Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56725. The Survey maps it on the Erie quadrangle.

Erie within Pennington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 6 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

9 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Erie between 1992 and 2018, burning about 356 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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
Arson/incendiarism6
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 May 1993Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 May 2013Debris and open burning25 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 May 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 April 2018Arson/incendiarism24 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
26 April 2018Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
17 April 2015Arson/incendiarism40 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 November 2011Arson/incendiarism260 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 October 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pennington County

Storms near this place

17 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erie in 17 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023HailErie-Delayed report from social media. Broadcast Media reports golf ball to egg size hail 6 east of Goodridge.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindErie-Peak winds were measured at an RWIS station along Hwy 1.
June 2022HailErie-Received a public report of large hail that fell for around 10 minutes.
June 2022Tornado (EF0)Erie-Tornado tracked for less than a minute through an open field. The ground based dust swirl was filmed or photographed by at least three spotters. A persistent and low wall cloud structure was tracked into the area and was above the swirl, with only a brief condensation cone apparent. First reported via social media and through broadcast media sources. Time estimated based on radar, along with photo and video records. Peak winds estimated to 70 mph, with a maximum width to 75 yards.
June 2022Funnel CloudErie-Law enforcement reported a persistent wall cloud and a brief funnel.
June 2022Tornado (EF0)Erie-A brief touchdown was noted in an open field just north of MN Hwy 1. A dust swirl was evident but no damage was apparent. A nearby MNDOT RWIS station registered a peak wind of 71 mph. Maximum width estimated to 40 yards.
June 2022HailErie-Received a public report of ping pong ball to hen egg sized hail.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindErie-A few 10 to 12 inch diameter trees were snapped and other large branches were blown down in a grove.
July 2018HailErie-The hail was accompanied by very heavy rain.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindErie-A resident reported a roof anchored antenna was ripped off and a well anchored eight foot tall wind mill was blown over. The power was also out from 430 pm to 830 pm.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindErie-Numerous large tree branches and limbs were broken down around Star and Hickory townships. At least two wooden power poles were snapped, resulting in widespread power outages.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindErie-Numerous large tree branches and limbs were broken down in shelterbelts across Highlanding Township.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindErie-Twenty trees were blown down. One tree fell across a road.
June 2002Flash FloodErie-Several county roads were under 1 to 2 feet of water.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindErie-no account filed
May 2010HailErie-no account filed
May 2007HailErie-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pennington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
River Valley4.7 miles6
High Landing4.7 miles6
Goodridge6.6 miles6
Mavie12.4 miles6
Hazel21.0 miles10
Challenger Court23.9 miles10
Basswood Court24.4 miles10
Greendale Manor24.4 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2093593. 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.