BlockSveadahl, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Adrian Township. It lies in ZIP code area 56081. The Survey maps it on the Godahl quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Godahl quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sveadahl in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 2 flood, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain, 1 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 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Sveadahl | $5,000 | A funnel had been visible for several minutes before it touched down. The tornado stirred up some dirt, knocked over some small items, and tore off a few shingles. |
| August 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Sveadahl | - | The tornado mostly moved across corn and bean fields, with non-continuous crop damage. It did move across a farmstead where it uprooted numerous trees, but there was little damage to nearby structures. A power pole was damaged. Several storm chasers took video of the tornado, including one who filmed it for nearly seven minutes. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sveadahl | - | There were several trees blown down around the Sveadahl community. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Sveadahl | - | Flood waters from snow melt caused Highway 4, north of St. James which is along the Watonwan River, to close for several days. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Sveadahl | - | A local observer measured 3.27 inches in the last 24 hours. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Sveadahl | - | County Road 116, and several neighboring township roads were closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darfur | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Saint James Place | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Butterfield | 8.5 miles | 6 | |
| Saint James | 8.7 miles | 7 | |
| La Salle | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Echols | 10.9 miles | 7 | |
| Grogan | 11.5 miles | 10 | |
| Odin | 14.3 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 652872. 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.