Gatzke, Minnesota

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1977. It stands in Rollis Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56724. The Survey maps it on the Gatzke quadrangle.

Gatzke within Marshall County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 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.

1918 USGS Rollis quadrangle1:62500
1943 USGS Rollis quadrangle1:62500
1954 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1957 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Roseau quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Gatzke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1977 USGS Grygla quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

41 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Gatzke between 1994 and 2019, burning about 2,757 acres in total. None started naturally. 25 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/incendiarism	25
Debris and open burning	9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5
Recreation and ceremony	1
Equipment and vehicle use	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
30 September 2015	Debris and open burning	42 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
29 September 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
25 August 2007	Arson/incendiarism	300 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
24 July 2006	Debris and open burning	1.2 acres	Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge	DITCH 2 BOUNDARY
18 July 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	229 acres	Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge	DITCH 1 EAST BOUNDARY
5 June 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
6 May 2013	Arson/incendiarism	16 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
6 May 2009	Arson/incendiarism	10 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Marshall County

Storms near this place

30 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gatzke in 30 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 14 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 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	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	$20,000	Several large four to six inch diameter branches were knocked down by the wind.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	$5,000	Several large tree branches were blown down along with heavy rain and pea sized hail.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	$5,000	Large trees and power poles were blown down.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	$1,000	Many large trees were snapped off.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	RWIS station in Gatzke reports 59 MPH gust.
July 2020	Tornado (EF0)	Gatzke	-	The tornado briefly touched down.
June 2019	Hail	Gatzke	-	Marble to quarter sized hail fell.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	The wind gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS sensor on highway 89.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	Large branches were blown down onto power lines, causing sporadic power outages.
June 2016	Hail	Gatzke	-	Brief heavy rain and occasional dime to quarter sized hail fell across far northern Rollis and southeastern Moose River townships.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	The wind gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS sensor at Gatzke.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	The wind gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS sensor along highway 89.
July 2011	Hail	Gatzke	-	A few nickel to quarter sized hail fell along with brief heavy rains and strong winds.
June 2010	Tornado (EF1)	Gatzke	-	The tornado tracked northward for roughly 3 miles along the Marshall and Beltrami county line, before crossing into Roseau County just south of Skime. The tornado continued northeastward into Roseau County for about one mile and lifted about 1 mile east of Skime. Several large trees were knocked down or snapped along the tornado path. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph.
July 2009	Hail	Gatzke	-	The hail ranged in size from dime to quarter sized.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	A MNDOT RWIS site measured the 68 mph wind gust.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	A power pole was snapped off.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	A MNDOT RWIS sensor reported a 58 mph wind gust.
July 2001	Tornado (F1)	Gatzke	-	A swath of trees were downed across highway 89.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Gatzke	-	A 63 mph wind gust was measured by a Minnesota DOT RWIS site.
September 2018	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
June 2016	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
September 2003	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
August 2002	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed
July 1999	Hail	Gatzke	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marshall 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Grygla	12.2 miles	7
Espelie	14.9 miles	6
Middle River	20.2 miles	9
Holt	23.5 miles	9
Newfolden	29.3 miles	10
Rosewood	31.3 miles	10
Strandquist	35.4 miles	10
Viking	35.9 miles	10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 644058. 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.