BlockMose, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bryan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58416. The Survey maps it on the Mose quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 New Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS New Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mose quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS New Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Stump Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Mose in 2019, burning about 700 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 700 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | SHAUN ADRIAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mose in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 flood, 3 tornado, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Flood | Mose | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Flood | Mose | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Mose | - | This brief tornado developed about 1.7 miles west of Red Willow Lake and caused damage to crops. High resolution satellite imagery reveals ground scouring and crop damage along the short narrow path. Time estimated from KMVX radar. Maximum wind is estimated at 70 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mose | - | Received a public report of a few large tree branches broken near Red Willow Lake. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mose | - | Several large trees were snapped in shelterbelts west of Binford in Bryan Township. Two to three inches of rain also fell in 30 minutes. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Mose | - | A weak tornado kicked up dust on the ground. An observer indicated the circulation was on the ground for about three minutes. No property damage occurred as the tornado remained over open fields the entire time. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Mose | - | This tornado began in Eddy County at 1835 CST, with its first four miles of track in that county. The tornado crossed into Griggs County at 1841 CST and tracked intermittently to the east-northeast for about another four miles (the total track was about eight miles), where it ended about three miles west-northwest of Red Willow Lake. Numerous large tree branches were broken down or tree trunks snapped along the path. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Mose | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Mose | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mose | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Mose | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Flood | Mose | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binford | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Jessie | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sutton | 12.2 miles | 8 | |
| Revere | 16.8 miles | 8 | |
| Cooperstown | 19.8 miles | 9 | |
| Shepard | 21.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hannaford | 23.2 miles | 8 | |
| Mardell (historical) | 25.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1030296. 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.