BlockVandalia, Montana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hinsdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59273. It lies near Long Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Vandalia quadrangle. It stands 2,126 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Glasgow quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Vandalia quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Vandalia between 2015 and 2020, burning about 2 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 use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Peck Agency | EMBANKEMENT |
| 18 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Valley County | FDH-MTLG20-141 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vandalia in 24 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | $5,000 | Windows were blown out on the west, north, and east side of the post office. Glass found later embedded in wood banisters leading up to the post office entrance. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | The public reported an anchored (shallow anchor) and empty 4000 bushel, 30 foot grain bin, was blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Vandalia | - | During the morning of March 23rd, at the Tampico forecast point (TMPM8) along the Milk River, recent snow melt caused the river level to quickly rise above the flood stage of 23.0 feet at 7:19 AM MST. The creek crested at 27.37 feet at 5:12 PM MST on the 27th. The river level remained high and flooding continued through the end of the month. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | Trained spotter 3 NNW Vandalia estimated 60 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | Storm chaser reported a healthy tree snapped off at its base by strong thunderstorm winds. Location along Highway 2 near mile marker 521. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | Trained spotter reported 65 mph wind gusts. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Vandalia | - | Valley County DES Coordinator reported a 150-foot stretch of dirt road along Bear Creek Road was washed out. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Vandalia | - | Cooperative observer reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 3.60 inches. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Vandalia | - | Trained spotter reported hen egg sized hail. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | Trained spotter reported wind damage including: a small shed destroyed, shingles blown off a home roof, a roof blown off a barn, and numerous tree limbs broken. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Vandalia | - | Flooding on the tributaries continue. Roads that are closed include the North Tampico Road, 6th Avenue, Whately Rd, Lenz Rd, Canal Rd and Rahlf Rd. On April 24th, many of the creeks receded into their respective banks. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vandalia | - | Rain of .70 inches also fell during the storm, that lasted 45 minutes. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Vandalia | - | The gage reading at Tampico crested at 25.83 feet on May 28th. Flood stage is 25 feet. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | A weather station measured a 58 mph gust that occurred from rain showers collapsing over the area. No significant storms were in the area of the event and no damage was reported. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | Strong winds around 60 to 70 mph pushed a car across the road around mile marker 518 on US Highway 2. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Vandalia | - | The hail ranged in size from nickel to quarter. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | 60 mph wind gust reported 5 miles west of Vandalia. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vandalia | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Vandalia | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Vandalia | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Vandalia | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Vandalia | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Vandalia | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vandalia | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampico | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Hinsdale | 9.7 miles | 9 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Miles Crossing | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Glasgow | 18.1 miles | 10 | |
| Rose Hill (historical) | 18.2 miles | 9 | |
| Beaverton | 18.9 miles | 9 | |
| Saint Marie | 20.2 miles | 9 |
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 Vandalia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7914331 | The 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 778000. 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.