BlockAdrian, North Dakota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Adrian Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58472. The Survey maps it on the Adrian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1896 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adrian in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Adrian | $300,000 | Significant tree damage occurred near the point of touchdown. The tornado then moved on to a farmstead, where a pole barn collapsed onto machinery. A side delivery rake was tossed, two ice fishing houses were destroyed, and a grain cart that had about 120 bushels of corn in it was tossed end-over-end. The tornado then continued south-southeastward and damaged a tarp-building before it lifted. Based on the damage done this tornado was rated EF-1, and from that wind speeds were estimated to be around 100 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adrian | $250,000 | Extensive tree damage occurred throughout the city of Adrian, with multiple snapped and uprooted trees. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Adrian | $200,000 | Reported rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches caused street flooding, basement flooding, water to be standing in fields, and gravel roads being washed out. Flash flooding was reported from Adrian to Dickey and Grand Rapids, to Marion. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | Adrian | - | The tornado touched down in an open field east of Adrian. The tornado impacted no structures and so there was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF Unknown. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Adrian | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Adrian | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Adrian | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Adrian | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Adrian | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Adrian | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Adrian | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Springs (historical) | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Dickey | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Nortonville | 10.2 miles | 10 | |
| Marion | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Grand Rapids | 14.5 miles | 12 | |
| Berlin | 15.6 miles | 12 | |
| Medberry | 15.9 miles | 11 | |
| Deisem | 16.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1033624. 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.
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.