BlockWheelock, North Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Wheelock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58849. The Survey maps it on the Epping quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1911 USGS Ray quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Epping quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Williston quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheelock in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Wheelock | - | The tornado touched down in an open field southeast of Wheelock and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wheelock | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wheelock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epping | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Ray | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Lunds Landing | 10.8 miles | 7 | |
| Spring Brook | 11.4 miles | 7 | |
| Temple | 12.2 miles | 7 | |
| Long Creek | 13.4 miles | 7 | |
| Avoca | 16.3 miles | 6 | |
| Lake Jessie | 17.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1032764. 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.