BlockKippen, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sunburst census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59466. It lies near Picadilly Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Johannson Coulee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1943 USGS Antelope Coulee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Sweet Grass Hills quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Johannson Coulee quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kippen in 7 storm reports between 2015 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kippen | - | Trained spotter reported a 73 mph wind gust. Time estimated via radar. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kippen | - | Ambient weather station E of Kippen reported 70 knot wind gust. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kippen | - | Mesonet station GW0659 Grassy Butte 2SE reported 59 knot wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Kippen | - | Trained spotter reported up to quarter sized hail (1 inch) 9 miles E of Ferdig. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kippen | - | Gust measured via an Ambient sensor. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kippen | - | Mesonet station reported severe wind gust of 58 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kippen | - | Blue Herron Mesonet site reported a wind gust of 64 knots. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdig | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| McDermott (historical) | 12.3 miles | 10 | |
| Oilmont | 12.7 miles | 8 | |
| Ohio Camp | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Gold Butte | 14.4 miles | 7 | |
| Dunkirk | 18.8 miles | 7 | |
| Sunburst | 19.0 miles | 9 | |
| Kevin | 19.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 805924. 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.