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New Madrid County, Missouri
53 topographic sheets cover 57 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 638 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 57 populated places in this county; 57 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
2Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howardville School | building | 2017 | 100001847 | |
| Hunter-Dawson House | building | 2012 | 12000563 |
Wildfire, 1996 to 2020
9 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 9 of them, burning about 6 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 January 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 January 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230739-07254-09272020-1640 |
| 11 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190441-07254-04112020-1825 |
| 5 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 251151-07254-12052020-1805 |
| 4 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220583-07254-08042020-1555 |
| 7 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190416-07254-04072020-2025 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1951 to 2025
60 of 293 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 293 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 16 injuries and about $110,564,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 106 |
| Hail | 69 |
| Flood | 50 |
| Tornado | 39 |
| Flash Flood | 15 |
| Funnel Cloud | 11 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | New Madrid | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $6,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sikeston | 1 killed, $1,000 | A large tree limb was blown down from thunderstorm winds. The tree limb struck a man in the back, who died as a result (43m, direct). |
| November 1973 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 6 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | 4 hurt, $200,000 | Four people were treated at a local hospital for minor injuries when their mobile home was destroyed near Portageville. Another trailer was overturned near Catron. The occupants of that trailer were not treated for injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Several homes were damaged by tree limbs falling on them, mostly in Lilbourn and Marston. At least one home in Marston and a mobile home in Lilbourn were uninhabitable after trees landed on them. Shingles were blown off at least several other homes. Fences, barns, and sheds were damaged around the county. Parts of the city of New Madrid remained without power through the following day, which resulted in school closings. New Madrid County was designated a federal disaster area, enabling individual residents to apply for relief. |
| February 2018 | Tornado (EF2) | Matthews | 2 hurt, $750,000 | This EF-2 tornado tracked from the south side of Matthews to one mile east of town. Roofs were partially or completely torn off dozens of homes. Semi trucks were blown over and destroyed. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed. A couple of injuries occurred due to windows being blown out of a nursing home. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Lilbourn | 2 hurt, $60,000 | A couple of mobile homes were pushed off their foundations several feet. Several projectiles were embedded in one of the mobile homes. A considerable amount of debris was stuck in the trees in the area. Numerous trees were either topped or blown down. A minivan was turned slightly while parked. A couple of small outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Near the end of the tornado track, a couple of farm trailers and a couple of empty semi trailers were overturned. Peak winds were estimated near 80 MPH. The tornado lifted south of Highway U near the railroad tracks. |
| November 1951 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Bayouville | $70,000,000 | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activated the New Madrid Floodway by detonating a levee at Birds Point in Mississippi County. The intentional levee breach relieved pressure on levees along the lower Ohio River and portions of the Mississippi River. The blast that opened the levee shattered windows in Mississippi County and rattled windows as far away as Paducah, Kentucky. The flash flood caused by the levee breach was anticipated for days, and evacuations had been completed beforehand. Over 130,000 acres of prime farmland were submerged. Dozens of homes were flooded. A primary national insurer estimated property losses were around 100 million dollars within the floodway. The westward extent of the flash flood was limited by a second set of levees designed to channel the water back toward the Mississippi River. The floodway remained submerged for the remainder of the month. |
| May 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gideon | $5,000,000 | A very intense macroburst caused extensive damage across southwest New Madrid County, including the Gideon area. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph, based on NWS storm surveys. About eight miles of the 19-mile long damage swath was in New Madrid County. Most of the remainder of the path was in Pemiscot County. The width of the macroburst averaged about six miles in New Madrid County. Several large grain bins were destroyed, with some blown a hundred yards or more from their anchored position. A couple of large storage buildings collapsed or partially collapsed. Several garages, farm sheds and similar structures were heavily damaged or destroyed. At least a half dozen homes or similar structures sustained major roof damage, ranging from the removal of the roof decking structure to removal of the entire roof structure. One had the attached garage separated. At least one home was destroyed by a fallen tree, with several others damaged from fallen trees. Several miles of power lines were blown down as poles were broken. Numerous large trees were uprooted. Much of the damage was in and south of Gideon. At least three homes and a business sustained major roof damage in Gideon, and a large farm building near Highway 162 lost portions of its roof and walls. The local emergency management agency estimated at least 5 million dollars damage, with 4 million of that at a farm south of Gideon. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Linda | $3,000,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Morehouse | $900,000 | An EF-1 tornado began just south of County Road 824 and west of Highway FF near Browns, and moved east northeast into the south side of Sikeston where it dissipated near Ingram Road. The tornado did mainly roof damage to homes, businesses, apartment buildings, and a nursing home on the south side of Sikeston. It also broke several wooden power poles and damaged a few barns and outbuildings. The estimated peak wind was 105 mph. |
| September 2006 | Flood | Countywide | $750,000 | Flooding from excessive rainfall the previous night caused widespread damage across the county, especially in Lilbourn. An estimated 75 to 110 residents of Lilbourn were displaced. Water in the houses ranged up to three feet deep. Streets were flooded, and houses were sandbagged. Access to some neighborhoods was mainly by boat. Gas leaks were reported in Lilbourn and Parma. In Portageville, at least a couple dozen homes were flooded, and businesses along Highway 162 near the Interstate 55 overpass had water in them. New Madrid County was declared a state disaster area by the governor. Countywide, a total of 127 occupied structures were damaged, and 147 others were affected. Of the 127 damaged structures, damage to 32 was deemed major. Eleven of the structures were businesses. Crop damage was extensive due to the large amount of acreage that was submerged for days. An estimated 25 to 50 percent of the county's cotton yield was lost. The soybean crop was damaged to a lesser degree. Crop damage was well over 10 million dollars. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Conran | $500,000 | The EF-1 tornado damaged or destroyed several farm buildings. The farm buildings included large metal storage buildings. The concrete anchors of a shed were pulled from the ground. The tornado cut through the city of Marston, where the city hall and an apartment building were partially unroofed. At least three power poles were broken. Numerous trees were uprooted. The discernable tornado path ended in the Mississippi River flood plain. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flood | New Madrid | $500,000 | Record flooding occurred on the Mississippi River. At the New Madrid river gage, the flood crest of 48.35 feet on the night of May 5 broke the previous record (set in 1937) by a few inches. The levee protecting the city of New Madrid held the water back, but seepwater caused a number of problems. Many city streets were damaged in New Madrid, including the formation of sinkholes once the water receded. One home was damaged by the seepwater, with water about an inch deep. Some basements were flooded with seepwater. Outside the levee system, the sewer treatment plant for New Madrid was in danger of being flooded. Floodfighting efforts were effective in saving the plant. Interstate 55 was reduced to one lane in both directions at the St. Johns Bayou due to sandbagging operations. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF3) | Morehouse | $350,000 | An EF-3 tornado formed near County Road 793 in Stoddard County, then tracked northeastward into New Madrid County at County Road 799. Continuing northeastward, the tornado badly damaged a well-built brick home east of Morehouse, removing its roof and collapsing most of the exterior walls. One home in Morehouse burned down due to an unattended candle used during a power outage caused by the tornado, resulting in one fatality (51f, indirect). The tornado crossed into Scott County at Butler St in southwest Sikeston. Peak winds for the New Madrid County portion, and the tornado as a whole, were 140 mph. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Canalou | $275,000 | Several county roads were closed. U.S. Highway 61 was closed south of Sikeston. One home and two businesses sustained minor damage. |
| November 1973 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1955 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Matthews | $200,000 | The tornado touched down along U.S. Highway 62 and tracked eastward across Interstate 55. One barn was leveled. Other barns were damaged, and random power poles were down. There was minor damage to a few house roofs. Numerous irrigation pivots were damaged. Some trees were uprooted. Three tractor-trailer rigs were overturned on Interstate 55. Peak winds in the New Madrid County portion of the damage path were near 95 mph. The tornado continued eastward into Mississippi County. |
| October 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Matthews | $175,000 | This tornado contained estimated peak winds near 100 mph. The tornado track began along Highway FF and ended along U.S. Highway 62. On Highway FF, a power pole was snapped and a metal shed about 14 by 16 feet was destroyed. On Highway 62, a large metal building door was blown in, with another door partially blown out. There was also siding damage. Two grain augers were blown over. Several grain pipes were blown around, including two across U.S. Highway 62. One of the poles impaled a passing car, shattering the window. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Matthews | $150,000 | Northwest through north of Matthews, a section of roof was blown off an older farmhouse. A barn was levelled. Power poles were leaning or broken. Numerous shingles were missing off one house. A carport was leaning sideways. Numerous large limbs were down. Many irrigation systems were blown over. This damage immediately preceded a tornado that began north of Matthews along U.S. Highway 62. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parma | $150,000 | At Parma, winds estimated around 60 mph blew a portion of roof off the community center. One section of brick wall was blown down on a building being demolished. Several homes had shingle damage. A metal building had the door blown off. Near Matthews, a couple of grain bins were damaged or destroyed. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conran | $120,000 | A small portion of a large metal building collapsed, with parts of the metal roof blown off. Several houses and other buildings lost some siding and shingles. Large barns suffered roof damage. A few trees were uprooted, and a few large tree limbs were downed. Irrigation pipes were blown around. Peak winds were estimated around 80 mph by a National Weather Service damage survey team. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lilbourn | $100,000 | A microburst moved through the heart of the community of Lilbourn. An unoccupied mobile home was blown over. The roof was blown off a nearby business. A large loading dock door was damaged. Shingles were blown off houses, mainly on the east side of town. Outbuildings were moved around from west to east. |
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Canalou | $90,000 | The tornado occurred between Canalou and Matthews, north of State Highway H. A large farm implement building was destroyed. Parts of the building were lofted over one mile away. Four other barns and garages sustained damage, some of which was major. A grain bin was blown in on one side. At one residence, the roof of a rear porch was blown off, a window was broken, and large sections of shingles were torn off. A window was broken at another home. Farm implements were blown 20 to 50 feet. Power poles were down along Highway FF. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portageville | $75,000 | The path width of this downburst was about 75 yards, and the path length was about 300 yards. Two well-constructed barns were destroyed. There was shingle and siding damage to at least five homes. Tree limbs were down, and a privacy fence was down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ristine | $75,000 | In New Madrid, extensive damage occurred at the historical museum. The original part of the museum lost most of the roof, though the wood decking did not appear to be damaged. Part of the upper part of the building's south wall was damaged. Water leaked into the building, collapsing the suspended ceiling panels and damaging light fixtures and insulation. Inside, water damaged the carpet, exhibit boards, brochures, chairs, and cedar boards. A couple miles north of New Madrid, a semi was overturned on Interstate 55 at mile-marker 50. Several road signs were blown over. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Risco | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Matthews | $60,000 | The peak intensity of this tornado occurred just off U.S. Highway 61/62 on County Road 840, where a house was very heavily damaged. The house sustained the loss of the entire roof structure and part of one exterior wall. Estimated wind speeds at the house were near 125 mph. Elsewhere, two barns lost most of their roofs. A couple of small sheds were blown down. Several trees were uprooted. The tornado began about one-half mile north of Matthews and lifted one mile south of Sikeston. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Kewanee | $50,000 | This tornado moved east along Highway W, causing significant damage to a couple of houses. Portions of the roof, including roof decking, were removed from a couple of houses. A small section of fencing was blown over. Several trees were uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. This tornado was one of several that were spawned from the same eastward-moving supercell. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Madrid | $50,000 | On the south side of New Madrid along the Mississippi River riverfront, winds estimated near 85 mph caused the partial collapse of two large wood-frame metal sheds. There were also some tree branches down in the area. There was spotty wind damage elsewhere in New Madrid, including metal roofing blown off a house on the northwest side of town. All of this damage was caused by the same supercell storm that spawned the EF-2 tornado minutes later along the Mississippi River levee. There was spotty wind damage elsewhere in New Madrid, including metal roofing blown off a house on the northwest side of town. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Madrid | $50,000 | The roof was blown off one home, and there was shingle damage at another home. Trees and power lines were blown down. A tree fell on a mobile home, trapping a person inside for a short period of time. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Henderson Mound | $50,000 | This intense macroburst began in northeast New Madrid County, but the vast majority of the damage was in Mississippi County. Winds estimated near 115 mph heavily damaged a house under construction off Route OO. There was extensive damage to walls and the roof. A nearby 30-by-40 foot shed was blown away. A 14-foot boat was thrown about one-half mile. Most of the path was over very sparsely populated cropland. Tin and small metal frames were visible in fields off Highway BB, most likely debris from barns and sheds. Small tree limbs were down near tree lines that separated farm fields. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Matthews | $50,000 | A gas station near the intersection of Interstate 55 and Highway 80 was demolished. A shed was blown into a field, and a farming irrigation system was damaged. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Madrid | $50,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down and a roof was torn off a gas station in New Madrid. A mobile home was overturned in Howardville by high wind. Reported by the county sheriff office. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $40,000 | A prolonged period of thunderstorms with torrential rain caused flash flooding in many areas. In New Madrid, a power outage aggravated the flooding situation by disabling pumps. Some basements were flooded. In Portageville, police received 26 calls from residents with flooded houses. The northeast section of Portageville and Highway 162 received the most flood damage. Water was generally three to six inches deep. Numerous roads were flooded around the county. About a foot of rain fell in New Madrid in the three-day period ending on the morning of the 24th. A co-operative observer in New Madrid measured 11.70 inches. An unofficial report of 12.35 inches was received from New Madrid. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portageville | $35,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Flood | New Madrid | $30,000 | Moderate flooding continued on the Mississippi River from February. At the New Madrid river gage, the river crested at 42.99 feet on March 2. This crest was one of the five highest since the Flood of 1937, but it was several feet lower than the Flood of 2011. Flood stage is 34 feet. The impacts were mainly flooded agricultural fields, river access roads, and a couple of state highways outside the levee system. Since the crop season was not underway, the extensive field flooding caused little crop damage. |
| July 2019 | Flood | New Madrid | $30,000 | Minor flooding of the Mississippi River affected some cropland, as well as county roads near the river. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Matthews | $30,000 | Billboards and signs were blown down on Interstate 55 between the Sikeston and Matthews exits. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gideon | $30,000 | A line of severe thunderstorms produced damaging straight-line winds, mainly over southern parts of the county. At Boekerton, a roof was blown off a house, a barn was blown down, and there were several trees and power lines down. Power lines were down at Gideon, causing some extended power outages that lasted into the next day. A couple of trees were down at Portageville. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marston | $30,000 | Cotton trailers were blown across Highway 61. One trailer's roof was shifted. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Madrid | $25,000 | The roof of an old, vacant, dilapidated apartment building was damaged. Part of the roof was ripped off the one-story building, landing on the wall of a neighboring residence. Some branches were down elsewhere in the city. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Madrid | $25,000 | Emergency management officials estimated 70 mph winds downed trees. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marston | $25,000 | A billboard sign and its support tower was blown over at a Pilot truck stop at exit 40 on Interstate 55. A semi tractor-trailer rig was blown over on its side on the exit 40 ramp. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marston | $25,000 | A camper trailer was overturned. The roof was blown off a mobile home. A shed was destroyed. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marston | $25,000 | Ten homes in Portageville received minor wind damage. In Marston, there were a number of downed power lines, along with a power pole. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Madrid | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1970 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 1956 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1954 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portageville | $20,000 | Multiple trees were downed in the New Madrid and Portageville area as a thunderstorm line swept eastward early morning. Nearly half the county was without power late morning. |
| April 2020 | Flood | New Madrid | $20,000 | Moderate flooding was observed on the Mississippi River. At the New Madrid gage, the river crested at 40.17 feet early on April 1. Flood stage there is 34 feet. Considerable flooding of low-lying fields and farmland occurred, in addition to some bottomland secondary roads. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Bayouville | $20,000 | This EF-2 tornado first touched down near the Mississippi River levee on Highway WW, where nearly total tree devastation occurred in a 200-yard wide swath. The highly convergent tree damage consisted of hundreds of snapped and uprooted trees in the wooded river bottomlands. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. The tornado crossed the river into Fulton County, Kentucky shortly after forming. |
| January 2016 | Flood | New Madrid | $20,000 | Moderate flooding of the Mississippi River continued into January. At the New Madrid river gage, the river crested at 43.05 feet on the 4th. Flood stage there is 34 feet. This flood was similar to the flood of March, 1997, when the river crested at 42.94 feet. There was considerable flooding of cropland unprotected by levees. Numerous county roads were flooded. The National Guard was deployed to a small part of the county for security purposes. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallapoosa | $20,000 | The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 70 to 80 MPH winds near the Interstate 55 junction with U.S. 62. Trees were down. At Tallapoosa, several tractor trailers were overturned, and sheds were down. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Portageville | $20,000 | State highway patrol officers reported a brief tornado along Highway 162 between Gideon and Portageville. Telephone poles were down, and a large barn was destroyed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Portageville | $20,000 | The roof was blown off a trailer home. Tree limbs and small trees were down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Madrid | $17,000 | Utility poles were blown over in at least two places. |
Mines and quarries
29 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 29 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 28 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 27 |
| Iron | 1 |
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
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| New Madrid | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Unk | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
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Every populated place in the county
57Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Bayouville
St. John township · 63845 · Near Sugar Tree Ridge · Bayouville quadrangle
11 sheets, 1939 to 1985
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Big Ridge
West township · 63867 · On Big Ridge (historical) · Charter Oak quadrangle
12 sheets, 1939 to 1985
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Canalou
West township · 63828 · Near Big Ridge (historical) · Morehouse quadrangle
14 sheets, 1931 to 1985
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Juanita
Big Prairie township · 63801 · Sikeston South quadrangle
15 sheets, 1931 to 1985
No longer a settlement
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New Madrid
New Madrid township · 63869 · On Saint Johns Bayou · New Madrid quadrangle
15 sheets, 1939 to 1985
The vanished settlements of New Madrid County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.