BlockWalum, North Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Greenfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58448. It stands on Gunderson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hannaford 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 Hannaford quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS New Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Walum between 2015 and 2016, burning about 2 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 | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | OTT FARM |
| 16 October 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | CAR FIRE |
| 1 October 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | CAR ACCIDENT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walum in 13 storm reports between 2004 and 2022: 8 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Hail | Walum | - | Public reports quarter-sized hail. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walum | - | The gust was from thunderstorm outflow. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Walum | - | A brief touchdown was reported southwest of Walum, by spotters northeast of Wimbledon and north of Dazey. A persistent wall cloud structure with funnel-like appendage was viewed for several minutes as it passed along the Barnes and Griggs county line. Though a brief dust swirl was detected, no significant damage was apparent. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Walum | - | The funnel cloud did not last long. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Walum | - | A tornado touched down northwest of Walum and moved northwest across a swamp and an open field. It then crossed a county road and passed through a shelterbelt. Trees up to 4 feet in diameter were blown down or snapped off. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walum | - | Trees 4 feet in circumference were completely uprooted. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Walum | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Walum | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Walum | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Walum | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Walum | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Walum | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Walum | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannaford | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Karnak | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Shepard | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Revere | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cooperstown | 12.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sutton | 15.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mardell (historical) | 16.5 miles | 9 | |
| Jessie | 18.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1032680. 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.