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Lindsay, Montana

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Richey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59339. The Survey maps it on the Lindsay quadrangle. 12 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,680 feet above sea level.

Lindsay within Dawson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 6 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

3 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Lindsay between 2003 and 2020, burning about 811 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 use2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
30 July 2003Equipment and vehicle use40 acresEastern Land Officenot named
2 October 2020Railroad operations and maintenance24 acresDawson CountyWET CREEK - DAWSON
17 October 2017Equipment and vehicle use747 acresEastern Land OfficeWOLFF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dawson County

Storms near this place

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindsay in 83 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 58 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flood. 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
July 2001Thunderstorm WindLindsay$75,000The damaging downburst winds that occurred in McCone County continued into Dawson County. Several farms along Highway 200 had significant damage to outbuildings, and well as to equipment. Crops were 100 percent destroyed in a 1 to 5 mile wide swath from 12 miles northwest of Lindsay to the town of Lindsay. A home in Linsday also had the roof blown off.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLindsay$50,000Eight grain bins were destroyed by the strong wind. There was wind damage with lots of fences blown down. An old and vacant county school was destroyed. A calf shelter was picked up and moved by the strong wind. A four wheel drive tractor was moved about 100 feet. A round bale was blown into a vehicle causing body damage and the windshield to be broken.
June 2006HailLindsay$10,000Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell for 10 minutes. The hail broke the windshield of a truck and damaged the roof of a house.
September 2009HailLindsay$5,000Hail stones caused dents on an exposed camper.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLindsay$1,00060 mph wind blew shingles off roof 10 miles south of Lindsay.
July 2023HailLindsay-The public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of quarters.
July 2023HailLindsay-The public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of ping pong balls.
June 2021HailLindsay-Public reported, via Facebook, hail up to the size of half dollars, along with strong winds.
June 2021HailLindsay-Public reported, via Facebook, baseball size hail in the town of Lindsay.
June 2021HailLindsay-Trained spotter reported tea cup size hail.
June 2021HailLindsay-Public reported hail up to the size of quarters.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLindsay-Trained spotter reported 64 mph wind gusts, along with dime size hail.
July 2019HailLindsay-Trained spotter reported quarter size hail.
May 2018HailLindsay-Public reported mostly dime to nickel sized hail falling, with several hailstones as large as half dollars.
July 2017HailLindsay-A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLindsay-A trained spotted reported a 58 mph wind gust.
July 2017HailLindsay-A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail.
June 2016HailLindsay-Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail.
June 2016HailLindsay-Public reported quarter to golf ball sized hail lasting for 10 minutes.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindLindsay-Trained spotter measured 83 mph winds. A power pole and a 7 foot high cattle implement were blown over.
July 2013HailLindsay-Cooperative observer reported hail up to the size of golf balls and heavy rain.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLindsay-Trained spotter measured a 71 mph wind gust and dime-sized hail, and estimated a total crop loss.
July 2013HailLindsay-Trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail and wind gusts around 55 mph.
May 2011FloodLindsay-Small streams rose out their banks due to heavy rains and above normal wet spring.
May 2011FloodLindsay-Two to three inches of rain fell across the area resulting in some minor flooding of creeks and streams.
September 2009HailLindsay-Heavy rain also accompanied this storm.
September 2009Heavy RainLindsay-Rainfall totaled 1.75 inches in 15 minutes.
September 2009HailLindsay-The hail damaged the heads on the wheat crop.
September 2009HailLindsay-Up to golfball-sized hail fell with this storm.
September 2009Heavy RainLindsay-Rainfall was measured at 1.4 inches. Runoff from rain filled ditches and almost filled a dam on the property.
September 2009HailLindsay-Hail the size of walnuts and smaller fell with this storm.
September 2009Heavy RainLindsay-Nearly two inches of rain fell with the hail from this storm.
July 2008HailLindsay-Sustained winds of 50 to 60 mph were also reported.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLindsay-Winds were sustained between 50 and 60 mph along with 0.75 hail.
May 2007HailLindsay-Hail ranged from 0.5 to 1.5 inches and covered the ground. Damage to farm crop, tin roof on residence, and vehicle.
May 2007HailLindsay-Golfball sized hail was followed by nickel sized hail.
May 2007HailLindsay-The spotter also reported possible roof damage.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindLindsay-This report was taken from the Lindsay Divide DOT site.
September 2007HailLindsay-Drifts of penny size hail against house.
June 2006HailLindsay-The hail was accompanied by 1.5 inches of rain.
August 2005HailLindsay-The hail was two inches deep. Minor flooding also occurred from the runoff across some wheat fields.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLindsay-60 mph wind tore awning off roof 10 miles south of Lindsay.
July 1998HailLindsay-A hail storm moved from north of Lindsay to south of Bloomfield. Quarter sized hail pummelled area wheat fields. Two farms reported a 100% crop loss and as many as twelve crop insurance claims were filed.
July 2010HailLindsay-no account filed
September 2009HailLindsay-no account filed
September 2009HailLindsay-no account filed
August 2009HailLindsay-no account filed
June 2008HailLindsay-no account filed
May 2007HailLindsay-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindLindsay-no account filed
May 2007HailLindsay-no account filed
May 2007HailLindsay-no account filed
May 2007HailLindsay-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindLindsay-no account filed
September 2007HailLindsay-no account filed
September 2007Thunderstorm WindLindsay-no account filed
September 2007HailLindsay-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLindsay-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLindsay-no account filed
June 2006HailLindsay-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dawson 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
Union (historical)8.5 miles6
Mink (historical)10.6 miles6
Pleasant View17.5 miles7
Corral Creek (historical)17.7 miles6
Bloomfield18.2 miles7
Landtsheim (historical)20.3 miles7
Red Top22.4 miles7
Forest Park22.4 miles7

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 LindsayAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q18354152The 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 773370. 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.

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.