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Arvilla, North Dakota

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Arvilla Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58214. The Survey maps it on the Arvilla quadrangle. It stands 1,004 feet above sea level.

Arvilla within Grand Forks County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

11 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Arvilla between 2012 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
3 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceTURTLE RIVER DITCH FIRE
26 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceCASS 11
8 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Service2017-35
17 July 2018Debris and open burning6.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Service2018-50
29 May 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreNorth Dakota State Forest Service23
13 May 2013Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreNorth Dakota State Forest Service16
13 May 2013Debris and open burning25 acresNorth Dakota State Forest Service19
30 April 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Dakota State Forest Service12-SEP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grand Forks County

Storms near this place

41 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arvilla in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 22 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. 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
June 2000Flash FloodArvilla$4,000,000After receiving 15 to 20 inches of rain over portions of western Grand Forks county, the Turtle River rose to historic levels. At Arvilla, the Turtle River was a peaceful 2.04 feet June 12th at 11 pm. By June 13th at 2 pm, the river rose to 20.82 feet. Damage was especially high at the Turtle River State Park. Damages occurred at the main lodge, two year-round residences, the park office basement, parking lots, bridges, and roads. The park, at the height of the summer recreation season, was closed for several weeks while the mess was cleaned up. Preliminary damage estimates at the park came in at $500,000.
March 2020FloodArvilla$150,000A rapid snowmelt and ice jams produced flooding along and near the Turtle River, south from the Turtle River State Park, through Mekinock and into Manvel. The Park Supervisor reported inundation of lower hiking trails and primitive campgrounds. Fields and access roads were flooded between Mekinock and Manvel. Grand Forks County Roads 11 and 5 were eventually closed at multiple locations, as flooding continued into April.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindArvilla$10,000Several ash and oak trees up to 22 inches in diameter were snapped at the Turtle River State Park.
June 2020Tornado (EF0)Arvilla$5,000This tornado tracked intermittently to the north-northeast for about 3 miles. It snapped a number of poplar or cottonwood trees in the few shelterbelts along its path. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindArvilla$300Large branches were blown down.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindArvilla-A tree was snapped in half.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindArvilla-Strong winds hit the area northeast of Arvilla.
June 2017Tornado (EF0)Arvilla-This tornado touched down about 2 miles south of Arvilla. The tornado tracked to the east-northeast across county road 2, causing no significant damage. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph.
June 2017Funnel CloudArvilla-A funnel in the early stage of formation was reported.
May 2016HailArvilla-The hail fell at the Turtle River State Park.
August 2016Tornado (EF0)Arvilla-The tornado touched down in an open field. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph.
August 2016Tornado (EF1)Arvilla-A large tornado tracked to the southeast and snapped or uprooted numerous trees along its path. It demolished a small barn and spread barn and ranch debris over a broad area. Peak winds were estimated at 110 mph.
June 2015Tornado (EF0)Arvilla-The remaining funnel cloud was visible for several more minutes after the tornado lifted. The tornado broke down large branches in shelterbelts along its path. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph.
July 2014Funnel CloudArvilla-A funnel cloud was viewed from Turtle River State Park.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindArvilla-The strong winds occurred near Turtle River State Park.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindArvilla-Trees were uprooted and some fell on a house.
June 2004Tornado (F1)Arvilla-An intermittent track was found from 3.5 miles south of Arvilla to 8 miles south of Emerado. Numerous large trees were snapped off or uprooted in shelterbelts and farm yards. Several two inch diameter branches impaled in the side of a trailer house. A nearby empty 500 gallon fuel tank was thrown 20 yards from its stand.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindArvilla-Tree limbs were blown down at the Turtle River State Park.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindArvilla-Wind speed was estimated.
August 2020HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2020HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2020HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2020HailArvilla-no account filed
August 2016HailArvilla-no account filed
July 2016HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2015HailArvilla-no account filed
July 2014HailArvilla-no account filed
July 2014HailArvilla-no account filed
July 2012HailArvilla-no account filed
July 2011HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2009HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2009HailArvilla-no account filed
August 2007HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2006HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2004HailArvilla-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindArvilla-no account filed
June 2003HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2000HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2000HailArvilla-no account filed
June 2000HailArvilla-no account filed
August 1994HailArvilla-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Grand Forks 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
Emerado6.9 miles16
Larimore7.0 miles11
Honeyford8.0 miles9
Hannah Junction9.1 miles11
Kempton9.4 miles11
Mekinock9.5 miles9
Gilby11.5 miles9
Ojata (historical)12.0 miles16

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 ArvillaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4802458The 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 1027748. 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.