Warman, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Peace Township. It lies in ZIP code area 55051. The Survey maps it on the Warman quadrangle. It stands 1,161 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.
- 1953 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Duluth quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Warman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mille Lacs Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Warman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 544 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.4 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Warman: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warman in 19 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 2017 | Hail | Warman | $15,000 | Another area of large hail, up to golf ball size, occurred north of Mora, between Knife Lake area east to Pomroy Lake area, lasting for 15 minutes. Some damage was reported to area homes and campers. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Warman | $10,000 | Torrential rainfall that lasted over two hours, caused flooding, especially between the Knife Lake area, east to the Pomroy Lake area. There was some damage to roads due to the flooding. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warman | - | A measured wind report of 53 knots from a private weather station. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Warman | - | Several waves of thunderstorms on Monday, July 11th, from the early morning, through the evening, caused rainfall amounts in excess of 3 to locally 5-7 inches. This caused several roads to close in Kanabec County, including Mahogany Avenue at 300th Avenue and 310th Avenue. Several pictures from social media indicated how widespread the flooding was, and included some people canoeing down county roads to get to stores. This area is also near the headwaters of the Snake River which crested above flood stage east of Kanabec County. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Warman | - | The observer reported lots of penny, up to quarter size hail for approximately five minutes. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warman | - | A 12x24 foot garage built on skids was destroyed. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warman | - | A tree was downed. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warman | - | A tree was downed. |
| August 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Warman | - | Touched down in farmer's field. No appreciable damage. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warman | - | Roofs partially off outbuildings. Windows blown out. Barn down. Numerous trees down in a five mile wide swath. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Warman | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Warman | - | 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.
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 Warman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7969598 | 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 653781. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.



