BlockPhillips, Montana
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Malta census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59538. It stands on Little Warm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Phillips quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Havre quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Havre quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Phillips quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dodson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Phillips in 2008, burning about 1 acre 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 use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Malta Field Office | LITTLE WARM |
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phillips in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillips | $80,000 | A total of 19 three-phase poles and 11 single phase were reported damaged. This included poles broken at ground level, as well as cross arms broken and wires snapped. The radar indicated a bow echo through the area and wind speeds are estimated. Damage is estimated at $75k to 80k. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillips | - | The Zortman BLM mesonet site recorded a 60 mph wind gust from a convective shower. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillips | - | A NWS Employee reported a metal structure was damaged by these strong wind gusts in central Phillips County. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Phillips | - | Trained spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillips | - | Trained spotter reported 70 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Phillips | - | Public reported hen egg sized hail. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillips | - | Storm chaser reported 70 mph wind gusts along with large hail and zero visibility. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Phillips | - | Storm chaser reported quarter sized hail along with damaging winds and zero visibility. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Phillips | - | Flooding occurred on several streams as 1.5 inches of rain fell on saturated soils. This included Beaver Creek. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Phillips | - | The hail ranged in size from pea to penny. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside (historical) | 8.5 miles | 7 | |
| Old Whitcomb Place | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Midale | 13.1 miles | 8 | |
| Regina (historical) | 14.8 miles | 9 | |
| Wagner | 19.6 miles | 7 | |
| Dodson | 21.3 miles | 7 | |
| First Creek (historical) | 21.5 miles | 8 | |
| Zortman | 22.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 775195. 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.