Concrete, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Beaulieu Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58220. The Survey maps it on the Concrete quadrangle.
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.
- 1952 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Thief River Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cavalier quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Concrete between 2002 and 2020, burning about 708 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | JEEP INCIDENT |
| 12 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HWY5HELGOE |
| 28 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MARTINS FIRE |
| 5 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | THREE BRIDGES FIRE |
| 7 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | DITCH FIRE |
| 31 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2002 |
| 20 May 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | PEMBINA GORGE |
| 29 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2020-01593 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Concrete in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2009 | Flash Flood | Concrete | $10,000 | A culvert was blown out due to excessive rainfall about one mile east of Mountain. More flash flooding was reported about 2 miles north of Concrete. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Concrete | - | Public reports quarter sized hail, still hailing at time of report. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concrete | - | A tree was blown down, blocking Highway 32. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concrete | - | Several wooden power poles were blown down along highway 32. Time is estimated based on radar data. The report was posted via social media. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Concrete | - | A funnel cloud was observed approaching the Tongue River. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Concrete | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail fell in the town of Concrete and at the nearby Cavalier Air Force Station. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Concrete | - | This tornado tracked for nearly seven miles, breaking numerous large tree limbs along its path. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Concrete | - | A 70 knot wind gust was measured at the Cavalier Air Force Station. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Concrete | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Concrete | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Concrete | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Concrete | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Concrete | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1028436. 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.





