BlockJudson, North Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the East Morton unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58563. The Survey maps it on the Judson quadrangle. It stands 1,955 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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.
- 1954 USGS Bismarck quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bismarck quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Judson quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Glen Ullin quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Judson in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Hail | Judson | $200,000 | Multiple homes in the area were heavily damaged, which included broken windows and destroyed siding. In addition, a few campers were also damaged. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Judson | $95,000 | A tornado briefly touched down five miles north of Judson. Local emergency management reported the tornado damaged or destroyed three barns, and destroyed two grain bins on a farmstead. The damage reported corresponded to an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. From that it was determined that wind speeds were on the order of 80 miles per hour. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | $40,000 | Approximately one mile of power lines were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | $10,000 | Trees were broken down along Highway 10. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph were estimated by a National Weather Service employee. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | A trained spotter reported strong thunderstorm wind gusts in the Judson area. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Judson | - | Spotters reported a brief tornado touchdown in open country northwest of Sweet Briar Lake. No reports of damage, injuries, or fatalities occurred with this tornado. Based on the report, this was a weak EF0 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with winds of 70 miles per hour. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Judson | - | This tornado briefly touched down in the open country. No reports of damage, injuries, or fatalities occurred with this tornado. Based on the report, this was a weak EF0 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with winds of 70 miles per hour. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | Small hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| August 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Judson | - | A brief funnel cloud was reported from a trained spotter traveling on Interstate 94 west of Mandan. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judson | - | no account filed |
| October 2015 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Judson | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Judson | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Judson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Briar | 6.6 miles | 5 | |
| New Salem | 7.2 miles | 6 | |
| Youngtown | 10.5 miles | 5 | |
| Lyons | 12.0 miles | 5 | |
| Sims | 12.2 miles | 6 | |
| North Almont | 12.3 miles | 6 | |
| Almont | 13.8 miles | 5 | |
| Sunny | 17.0 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q124390691 | The 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 1029701. 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.