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Logan County, North Dakota
12 topographic sheets cover 6 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 40 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 6 populated places in this county; 6 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
2Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Abell Round Barn | building | 1986 | 86002754 | |
| Logan County Courthouse | building | 1985 | 85002986 |
Wildfire, 2003 to 2020
48 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 48 of them, burning about 740 acres. 3 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | NAPOLEON |
| 19 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | NITSCHKE |
| 3 January 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | ALBERT SCHUMACHER |
| 16 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Kulm Wetlands Management District | ROESLER |
| 5 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JAFORD BURGAD |
| 9 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JAFORD BURGAD |
| 30 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | DOLL |
| 31 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JACQUE REIS |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1958 to 2025
60 of 191 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 191 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 10 injuries and about $5,706,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 114 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 47 |
| Tornado | 18 |
| Lightning | 4 |
| Flash Flood | 3 |
| Flood | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1974 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1990 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 2 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnstad | 2 hurt | Two persons were injured when a large tree was toppled by the wind onto their tent. Numerous uprooted tree's with several homes receiving minor wind damage. The injuries were at a campground in Beaver State Park. |
| August 1974 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Gackle | 1 hurt, $20,000 | One person was hit on the head while trying to get horses into the barn. Other damage occurred to neon signs, skylights, cars and windows. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Napoleon | $1,500,000 | The large hail damaged many area homes, campers, and vehicles. Damage to crops was limited as despite the large size of the hail, the aerial coverage of hail was spotty according to insurance adjusters. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnstad | $1,200,000 | Power lines were reported down south of Napoleon along North Dakota Highway 3. Also, a 70 foot tall electrical high-voltage structure toppled over. Significant farm damage occurred. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $500,000 | There was significant damage to farms from about six miles west of Napoleon to about two miles northwest of Napoleon. Damage was done to pole barns and other outbuildings. Six power poles were snapped and one cow was killed in the area west of Napoleon. There was also crop damage. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Napoleon | $450,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed that an EF2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale touched down around seven miles south southwest of Napoleon, then moved east southeast before lifting four miles east of Burnstad. No fewer than three farmsteads were damaged along the path of the tornado. The worst damage occurred seven miles south southwest of Napoleon, where the tornado picked up and threw an 18 thousand bushel grain bin 250 yards, and also destroyed 1,800 feet of shelter belt trees near 100 feet tall. East southeast of this farmstead, the tornado lifted and rolled a ten ton grain bin three quarters of one mile to another farmstead, where it impacted and damaged a barn. The damage corresponded to EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. From that it was determined that wind speeds with this tornado were around 120 miles per hour. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Napoleon | $250,000 | Many homes had significant amounts of water in their basements from runoff. Some basements collapsed. Rain amounts were up to six inches. Crops were flooded. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Napoleon | $250,000 | Multiple reports from various sources of large hail over north central and northeast Logan County, including in the city of Napoleon. Most of the hail was 1.50 to 2.50 inches in diameter. The largest stones were 3.50 inches diameter from 4 miles northeast of Napoleon to 8 miles northeast of Napoleon, and in the area 17 miles east of Napoleon. The swath of hail damage to crops was a few miles wide in spots. Reports came from law enforcement, newspapers, emergency management, weather spotters, and the public. The same supercell storm produced two tornadoes in Logan County on August 26. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $200,000 | Four campers were rolled over at McKenna Lake. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Napoleon | $150,000 | Hail swath 2 miles wide from 2 miles SW Napoleon to 10 miles E Napoleon. Hail was piled a foot deep in places. Major damage to windows and roofs. Hail was being reported in real time by trained spotters. Hail path and swath was determined from newspaper articles. Crop damage included 250 acres of corn. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Napoleon | $121,000 | Overland flooding damaged state, county and township roads. Four homes were flooded. Flooding continued into April. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Napoleon | $60,000 | Windows were broken on cars and there was other property damage. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds damaged several empty grain bins. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Napoleon | $50,000 | Heavy runoff from snowmelt resulted in additional overland flooding which further damaged several county and local roads. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Gackle | $50,000 | lightning struck the house at 1150 in the morning...causing the insulation to smolder until 1130 pm in the evening when the fire finally broke out. The house and all contents inside were completely destroyed. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $45,000 | Damage to pole barns and farm house caused approxiately 45 thousand dollars . |
| July 2010 | Hail | Napoleon | $45,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredonia | $35,000 | A kill chute weighing about 1500 pounds was blown over. The strong thunderstorm winds also tore shingles off of a roof. |
| July 2018 | Lightning | Napoleon | $30,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $30,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds continued into Logan county. Pole barns were toppled along damage path, as well as a few out buildings. Roofs also partially ripped off of a few barns. A few of the buildings just finished receiving repairs from the July 1st storm. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gackle | $25,000 | The severe thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree branches, including one tree snapped off on the west side of Gackle. Other wind damage included a flag pole bent over and a television antenna blown off of a roof. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Burnstad | $25,000 | The large hail resulted in vehicle damage and some crop damage. |
| May 1980 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1966 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1966 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $20,000 | Very strong thunderstorm winds resulted in a cattle trailer being blown over in Napoleon. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Northeast Portion | $10,000 | Flash flooding south and east of Gackle. Two feet of water over some county roads. Water washed into the basement of a farm house. Four inches of rain reported. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $10,000 | thunderstorm winds blew down a chain link fence around the school. Also numerous trees fell in town with some falling across houses or automobiles. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Napoleon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Napoleon | $9,000 | Deep water and debris was flowing fast over Highway 34 west of Napoleon in Logan County. Rain reports of up to three inches were received from adjacent areas of Emmons County. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gackle | $9,000 | Five large pines blown over in the north city park of Gackle. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $5,000 | Tree branches to three inches in diameter were broken. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Napolean | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Gackle | $4,000 | Lightning struck a granary roof, damaging the roof near a metal covered landing door and blowing wood off near the door. Lightning also started a fire in the nearby pasture. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lehr | $3,000 | A power pole was snapped off at its base. |
| August 1985 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 1978 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnstad | $2,000 | The strong winds combined with nickel-size hail to break some windows. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | $2,000 | Tree branches were broken down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Gackle | $1,000 | Broke out house windows. |
| June 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Burnstad | - | The tornado touched down in an open field north of Burnstad and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EFU (Unknown). |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fredonia | - | The public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Napoleon | - | The hail caused some crop damage. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnstad | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated by a trained spotter. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Napoleon | - | Heavy rain of two inches fell in one hour. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Burnstad | - | Winds to fifty miles per hour accompanied the hail. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Lehr | - | No damage was reported. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Napoleon | - | A brief tornado touchdown occurred near Napoleon. No structures were impacted, and no damage was reported with this tornado. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Napoleon | - | Very heavy rain and small hail accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnstad | - | Damage was not reported with this severe thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Napoleon | - | Public reported tornado touched down four times along this path. Tornado lifted to a funnel cloud and then touched down repeatedly. NWS storm damage survey also indicated this as the evidence was sporadic along the path, indicating the tornado was not on the ground the entire time / length. No structures impacted. Damage to crops. See the second tornado entry for Logan County August 26 for the same supercell storm. Also see the large hail entry, again from the same supercell. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Napoleon | - | Damage to trees and hay and straw bales. Bales were blown a few hundred feet. NWS storm damage survey completed. No structures impacted. See the first tornado entry for Logan County August 26 for the same supercell storm. Also see the large hail entry, again from the same supercell. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Gackle | - | Heavy rain accompanied the hail with 1.45 inches reported. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Napoleon | - | Lightning struck a tree, traveled into the ground, and blew a 2 1/2 foot wide hole in the ground near the trunk. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnstad | - | USDA reported 60 percent loss of small grain, 40 percent loss of corn, sunflowers, soybeans and alfalfa, and 30 percent loss of mixed forage from high winds and hail. 0.75 inch hail accompanied the storm. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Napoleon | - | ARB observer reports penny size hail. |
Mines and quarries
1 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 1 working inside this county. It still produces. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
6Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Napoleon
West Logan unorganized territory · 58561 · McKenna Lake North quadrangle
6 sheets, 1953 to 1985
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.