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Naytahwaush, Minnesota

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Twin Lakes Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56566. It stands on Badboy Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Twin Lake quadrangle.

Naytahwaush within Mahnomen County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

1,010 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,010 fires within 5 miles of Naytahwaush between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,490 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 609 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/incendiarism609
Debris and open burning214
Misuse of fire by a minor112
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Recreation and ceremony15
Fireworks13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking3
Natural2
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 September 2012Naturalunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 September 2012Naturalunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota Agency4CORNERS
7 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota AgencyHARRY'S FIRE
30 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMinnesota AgencyHOOP
3 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreMinnesota AgencyYELLOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mahnomen County

Storms near this place

32 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Naytahwaush in 32 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 22 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2025HailNaytahwaush-Quarter size hail reported. Report relayed on social media.
September 2023HailNaytahwaush-Quarter-sized hail at the intersection of Highway 35 and 113 14 miles NE of White Earth.
June 2022Tornado (EF1)Naytahwaush-This tornado was likely wrapped in downburst winds and heavy rain as is tracked east northeastward across North Twin Lake and the community of Naytahwaush, ending around 1 ene of town by 923 pm CDT. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous pine, poplar, and oak trees. It tore roughly 40 percent of the roof decking off of one house and shingles and roofing materials off of other buildings along its path. Peak winds were estimated to 105 mph, with a maximum width of 400 yards.
August 2018HailNaytahwaush-The hail fell at the Tulaby Lake boat ramp.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-Numerous large tree branches were blown down along county road 4 near South Twin Lake.
June 2017HailNaytahwaush-The hail fell at the Elk Horn Resort on South Twin Lake.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-Numerous large tree branches and power lines were blown down around Tulaby Lake and Elbow Lake, resulting in localized power outages.
August 2015HailNaytahwaush-Quarter to golf ball sized hail fell.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-Trees were blown over county road 144.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-Several large trees and large tree branches were broken down in Naytahwaush and across northern portions of the White Earth State Forest.
June 2009HailNaytahwaush-The hail fell on the west side of Tulaby Lake.
May 2008HailNaytahwaush-Hail fell in sheets and covered the ground.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-Several large trees and tree branches were snapped on South Twin Lake. A fence was also damaged by falling tree branches.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-Eight inch diameter tree limbs were snapped.
September 2004Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-Large branches were blown down on power lines.
June 2022HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
July 2018HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
September 2018HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
June 2017HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
August 2015HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
June 2015Funnel CloudNaytahwaush-no account filed
May 2008HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
May 2008HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindNaytahwaush-no account filed
May 2006HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
August 2004HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
August 2000HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
July 2000HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
August 1998HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
June 1997HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
June 1997HailNaytahwaush-no account filed
June 1997HailNaytahwaush-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mahnomen 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
Mahkonce4.3 miles9
Beaulieu10.7 miles9
Pine Bend11.4 miles9
Waubun17.5 miles9
Mahnomen18.5 miles9
Bejou22.3 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 648434. 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.