BlockCrocus, North Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Crocus Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58365. The Survey maps it on the Snyder Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Snyder Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Crocus between 2002 and 2004, burning about 340 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | PEGGY |
| 24 May 2002 | Debris and open burning | 340 acres | Devil's Lake Wetland Management District | KOCH |
| 23 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | NO WAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crocus in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Crocus | $150,000 | This tornado produced an intermittent damage path of nearly 11 total miles, and ended about one mile north-northeast of Munich in Cavalier County by 428 pm CDT. The tornado only traveled about 5 miles due east in Towner County and mainly damaged crops and power lines. The tornado crossed into Cavalier County around 418 pm CDT at a point about 4 miles north and 6 miles east of Egeland. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Crocus | - | Large hail and strong gusty winds impacted portions of teddy and twin hill townships from 115 through 135 am. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Crocus | - | Pea to golf ball sized hail fell. |
| August 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Crocus | - | This tornado tracked for nearly 20 miles, about 10 miles in Towner County and 10 miles in Cavalier County. During much of this track, the tornado was likely enveloped in heavy rains and strong downburst winds with the funnel briefly visible at times. The tornado broke down two wooden power poles and numerous trees and tree limbs along its route. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Crocus | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Crocus | - | 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 1033843. 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.