BlockIrwin, Nebraska
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Merriman precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69343. The Survey maps it on the Irwin quadrangle.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1950 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Valentine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Valentine quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cody quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Cody quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Irwin between 2011 and 2012, burning about 31 acres in total. 1 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 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 2012 | Natural | 30 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 118 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irwin in 118 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 72 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Irwin | $50,000 | At 1852MST the tornado touched down and was intermittently on the ground for almost one mile. The tornado destroyed a four stall calving shed, took down a power line, snapped or twisted several large trees, and moved approximately 25 three quarter ton hay bales in various directions. A pole barn sustained damage with debris found a half a mile away. An empty 500 gallon fiberglass tank was found up to a mile east of this location. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Irwin | $45,000 | At 1725 CST a trained weather spotter reported a multi-vortex tornado. A damage survey concluded the tornado moved roughly west to east. The tornado damaged a horse barn and several outbuildings at two different residences, as well as snapping several large trees before lifting at 1735 CST. The tornado was rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with a peak wind of 100 MPH. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Irwin | $15,000 | Hail damaged the law enforcement officer's vehicle. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 to 70 MPH, tore two doors off of an outbuilding. Twelve inch diameter tree limbs were also reported down at this location. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 60 MPH produced tree limb damage at this location. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Irwin | - | Tornado tracked over open rangeland with no damage reported. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public reported large trees downed due to high winds west of Merriman. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported quarter size hail southwest of Merriman. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public estimated severe wind gusts over 60 mph. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported quarter size hail north of Ashby. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | A home weather station recorded a 63 mph wind gust. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Irwin | - | Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Irwin | - | Hail ranged from peas to quarter size. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Power poles down. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | Irwin | - | Gordon Rushville Fire Department reported a brief touchdown. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Large tree limbs reported down at this location. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Irwin | - | Ping pong sized hail reported at this location. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Broadcast media relayed a report of estimated 60 mph winds near Merriman. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported hail ranging from dime size up to golf ball size. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported quarter size hail north of Ashby. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Report of 60 mph winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Power pole snapped along Highway 20. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public measured hail up to tennis ball size. Wind-driven hail caused significant damage to buildings including shattered windows. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | The combination of wind and hail caused significant damage to buildings. A tin roof was peeled off and windows were shattered. Wind gusts were estimated to be as high as 80 mph. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported up to golf ball size hail. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported golf ball size hail. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH reported at this location. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | No information available. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | No information available. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Reported by the public. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Irwin | - | Golf ball sized hail broke two windows at a homestead and produced minor vehicle damage. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Irwin | - | Tornado touched down over open range land with no damage reported. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Irwin | - | Golf ball sized hail with 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public estimated a 60mph wind gust. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph took off a shop door and moved a barn wall. A large 18 inch diameter tree branch and numerous small branches were downed. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Irwin | - | Funnel reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public estimated wind gusts near 70 mph. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Irwin | - | At 1730CST the tornado moved from east to west and partially lifted a roof of a small residence and damaged several other outbuildings. The tornado was rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with a peak wind of 105 MPH. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Irwin | - | At 1934MDT, tornado touched down and moved northeast for two minutes. The tornado destroyed a calving shed before lifting and dissipating. The average width was 20 yards. |
| May 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Irwin | - | Rope funnel cloud was halfway to the ground. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Irwin | - | At 1640MST, a tornado briefly touched down with no damage reported. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Irwin | - | At 1640MST, a tornado touched down 23 miles south southeast of Irwin, or 37 miles southwest of Cody, and tracked east about a half mile before dissipating. The tornado moved across open range with no damage reported. Peak wind estimated at 65 mph with tornado rated an EF-0. Maximum path width was 40 yards. |
| June 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Irwin | - | The tornado formed 25 miles north northwest of Hyannis in Cherry County. The tornado briefly touched down in an open field and dissipated. No damage was reported with the tornado rated as an EF0. Average path width was 35 yards and a path length .20 miles. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public estimated winds to 52 knots. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Public reported wind gusts estimated at 60 mph at a location 50 miles south or Irwin. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Irwin | - | Public reported quarter sized hail. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Irwin | - | Mostly dime size hail with a few the size of a quarter. The ground was covered with hail. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Strong winds at 60 mph or higher was reported at Ranch airport. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Thunderstorms produced severe criteria wind gusts southwest of the Merriman area. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | The public estimated wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Irwin | - | The public reported hail up to the size of half dollars and winds in excess of 60 mph. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Irwin | - | The ground was covered by hail. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Irwin | - | Damage reported to garden with hail drifts 3 inches deep. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Irwin | - | 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.
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 Irwin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18153494 | 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 835333. 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.