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Larslan, Montana

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fort Peck Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59244. The Survey maps it on the Larslan quadrangle. It stands 2,910 feet above sea level.

Larslan within Valley County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 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

5 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Larslan between 2008 and 2020, burning about 614 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism1

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
19 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use29 acresFort Peck AgencyGREEN LENTLE
22 July 2015Equipment and vehicle use64 acresFort Peck AgencyBACK AGAIN
21 July 2015Equipment and vehicle use329 acresFort Peck AgencyTIMED OUT
1 July 2008Arson/incendiarism30 acresFort Peck Agency1712 RICHLAND RD.
14 May 2009Equipment and vehicle use161 acresFort Peck AgencyCOOL FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Valley County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Larslan: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Valley County

Storms near this place

43 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Larslan in 43 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 25 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 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 2025HailLarslan-An NWS employee reported mainly nickel size hail and a few hail stones up to the size of quarters.
August 2024HailLarslan-Public reported hail up to the size of tennis balls. Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |Damage to pick-ups was also reported.
August 2024HailLarslan-Public reported hail up to the size of quarters. Hail accumulated up to a depth of 6 inches in spots.
August 2024HailLarslan-Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindLarslan-A NWS Employee estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2024Tornado (EF0)Larslan-Public reported via Facebook of a tornado touching down and remaining on the ground for approximately five to ten minutes. A circular hay bale also caught fire from a lightning strike. Path length is estimated from storm survey.
July 2024Funnel CloudLarslan-Public reported multiple funnel clouds just northeast of Larslan.
July 2024HailLarslan-Public reported hail up to the size of golf balls.
July 2024Flash FloodLarslan-Public reported flash flooding with water reaching a depth of 2 feet. A homeowner reported water flowing into their basement from this flash flood.
July 2024HailLarslan-Public reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls. A funnel cloud was also sighted northwest of their location.
July 2024HailLarslan-Public reported hail up to the size of softballs. Significant and widespread crop damage was caused.
July 2024Funnel CloudLarslan-A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud northwest of their location, as well as submitted video and multiple photos.
July 2024Tornado (EF0)Larslan-Public reported, via Facebook, video and photos of a tornado with debris at the surface visible. Visual evidence of a nearby power pole damaged and damage to a wind break made of metal and wood. Time is estimated by radar. Path length is estimated from storm survey.
July 2022HailLarslan-Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of golf balls.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLarslan-Public reported, via Facebook, thunderstorm wind damage, including a roof blown off a farm building and a fence blown over south of Fuhrman Road. Time estimated from radar. Wind speed measured from a home weather station.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLarslan-Public reported, via Facebook, a farm building was destroyed by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. Winds speed estimated. Time estimated by radar.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLarslan-Public reported, via Facebook, 72 mph wind gusts measured from a home weather station. Time estimated by radar.
June 2020HailLarslan-Trained spotter, at 2 WSW Larslan, reported quarter size hail initially for a few minutes, which then diminished to dime size about 10 minutes later. Wind gusts up to 52 mph were also measured.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindLarslan-An off-duty NWS employee estimated 75 mph wind gusts.
June 2015HailLarslan-Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters covering the ground.
June 2015HailLarslan-Trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail.
June 2015HailLarslan-Trained spotter reported hail up to the sized of golf balls lasting for about 10 minutes.
June 2015HailLarslan-Trained spotter reported penny-sized hail with very heavy rain.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindLarslan-Public reported large round hay bales were blown around and tipped over, having travelled from one field, through a ditch, and onto another field.
July 2013HailLarslan-Trained spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail near the church at Grain, 20 miles north of Nashua.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLarslan-Spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts and reported pea-sized hail and brief heavy rain.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLarslan-Wind gust is estimated. Small trees and large limbs were downed.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLarslan-Three fencing panels were blown down. Numerous small limbs and a small tree were blown down. Shingles were blown off of roof.
May 2010HailLarslan-Pea to nickle sized hail fell and piled up a couple of inches.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLarslan-NWS Employee estimated wind at 65 to 70 mph. Strong wind damaged sliding glass door 6 miles east of Larslan.
September 2009HailLarslan-Some quarter-size hail, but mostly nickel and dime size.
July 2009HailLarslan-Ten minutes of hail that had dime and nickel-size pieces in it.
August 2008HailLarslan-Pea to penny size hail lasted 20 minutes along with estimated gusts to 60 mph and 2.5 inches of rain. Nearby crops were destroyed and hail drifts up to six inches deep were still noted 10 hours after the storm.
May 2006Flash FloodLarslan-Water 4 to 5 inches deep was flowing over Sather road. A small irrigation reservoir was full and running over the dam. No damage was reported.
July 2000Flash FloodLarslan-Water running over Cool Rd 6-8 inches deep.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindLarslan-no account filed
July 2007HailLarslan-no account filed
July 2007HailLarslan-no account filed
July 2007HailLarslan-no account filed
July 2000HailLarslan-no account filed
July 1998HailLarslan-no account filed
August 1998HailLarslan-no account filed
July 1998HailLarslan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Valley 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
Avondale (historical)6.0 miles7
Wild Rose (historical)9.2 miles7
Midway (historical)13.9 miles7
Baylor16.2 miles7
Richland18.4 miles7
Glentana18.8 miles7
Lustre20.9 miles7
Saint Marie21.7 miles9

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 LarslanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q18154282The 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 767926. 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.