BlockMiloma, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in La Crosse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56137. The Survey maps it on the Heron Lake quadrangle. It stands 1,427 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Heron Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Worthington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Miloma in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 6 flood, 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2024 | Flood | Miloma | - | Flooding continued from June on the Des Moines River at Jackson, with declining river levels. The river fell below flood stage on the afternoon of July 7th. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Miloma | - | The West Fork of the Des Moines River at Jackson rose above flood stage the morning of June 22nd, cresting around 4.03 feet above flood stage (16.03 feet) on June 26th. This crest is in the Major Stage. The river stayed above flood stage into July. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Jackson County. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Miloma | - | Nickel to quarter size hail resulted in some minor damage to roof shingles. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Miloma | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 1.42 inches 2 miles northeast of Lakefield and 1.15 inches at Windom) resulted in significant flooding of agricultural lands and park areas in Jackson. The Des Moines River at Jackson (gage site JCKM5) crested 2.08 feet above flood stage on March 24. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Miloma | - | Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and very early April maintained significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Des Moines River, as well as some flooding of the City Park in Jackson. The Des Moines River at Jackson (gage site JCKM5) crested at 0.74 feet above flood stage on April 1. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Miloma | - | A state of emergency was declared as rainfall from 3 to 5 inches (locally 5 to 10 inches upstream) during the first three days of July exacerbated flooding through the Des Moines River basin. Several county, state and local roadways flooded for several days and the city parks in Jackson were inundated. Significant amounts of crop and pasture land near the Des Moines River were severely impacted by moderate flooding as river levels climbed to 1.9 feet above flood stage at Jackson (gage site JCKM5) on July 8. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Miloma | - | A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 4 to 8 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 24. Weekly rainfall totals included 5.60 inches at Windom and 3.73 inches 2 miles northeast of Lakefield. Moderate flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated, as well as numerous township and county roads, as the Des Moines River at Jackson (gage site JCKM5) crested 0.8 feet above flood stage on June 30. The river remained in moderate flood stage at the end of the month. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Miloma | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miloma | - | Thunderstorm winds lifted a shed off its foundation. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Miloma | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged numerous trees in a shelter belt. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Miloma | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Miloma | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Miloma | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okabena | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Heron Lake | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Rost | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Wilder | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Spafford | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lakefield | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| Sioux Valley | 15.5 miles | 7 | |
| Bergen | 19.9 miles | 6 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Miloma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6860406 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654830. 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.
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.