BlockWhitman, North Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Sarnia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58259. The Survey maps it on the Whitman quadrangle. It stands 1,529 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1953 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Whitman quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitman in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | - | Peak wind was measured at a personal weather station. |
| July 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Whitman | - | A brief funnel cloud was noted by a driver along highway 2. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Whitman | - | The hail was accompanied by very heavy rain. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Whitman | - | This tornado originated in Walsh County at 138 pm CST, and it crossed into Nelson County about 140 pm CST. The total tornado track was about 6 miles, and about 5 miles of the total occurred in Nelson County. The tornado broke down several trees in shelterbelts and swirled crop swathes in its path. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitman | - | Several small trees were blown over. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Whitman | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Whitman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelto | 5.7 miles | 7 | |
| Michigan | 9.2 miles | 7 | |
| Dahlen | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Mapes | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Petersburg | 12.0 miles | 7 | |
| Lakota | 14.0 miles | 8 | |
| Harrisburg (historical) | 21.3 miles | 11 | |
| Wamduska (historical) | 21.4 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Whitman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7996598 | 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 1032797. 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.