BlockNorma, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1958. It stands in Fairbanks Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58746. The Survey maps it on the Norma 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.
- 1947 USGS Tolley quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Norma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Tolley quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Minot quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Minot quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Norma between 2000 and 2020, burning about 72 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BREKHUS FIRE |
| 6 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | COUNTY RD 2 FIRE |
| 2 May 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 acres | Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge | ASSIST #2 |
| 10 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | FELDMAN FIRE |
| 6 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | SEKORA FIRE |
| 12 February 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | not named |
| 16 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MELIN |
Storms near this place
8 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norma in 8 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Hail | Norma | $350,000 | Storm accompanied by 60 mph wind gusts. Extensive crop damage to thousands of acres of various crops. Thirteen different farms had crop damage. Some crops were completely destroyed. Damage also to siding and windows on farm buildings. Newspaper article read that the total damage could amount to several million dollars. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norma | $150,000 | A roof was blown off of a pole barn, and the walls were also damaged. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Norma | $50,000 | The hail combined with thunderstorm wind gusts to damage the roof and siding on a home. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Norma | - | The hail combined with thunderstorm wind gusts to cause crop damage in the area. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norma | - | Estimated winds of 60 mph were reported. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Norma | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Norma | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Norma | - | 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 1030431. 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.