BlockLoma, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Richardson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68635. The Survey maps it on the Loma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1899 USGS Wahoo quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Loma quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Loma between 2007 and 2020, burning about 377 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 May 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 23 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loma in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Loma | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Loma | - | This tornado touched down approximately half a mile east of T Road on 28 Road where tree branches were snapped off trees and littered across the road. This tornado then continued east along 28 Road to V Road snapping branches of trees along its way. Just after it crossed V Road, trees along 28 Road were sheared off at their tops. The tornado then continued east where it dissipated a quarter mile east of W Road. At the time of dissipation, a farm outbuilding had pieces of its roof paneling blown off. The peak estimated winds in this tornado were 80 miles per hour, with a max width at 50 yards and an estimated average width of 40 yards. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loma | - | Some tree damage around town was noted from the observer from the wind gusts. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Loma | - | Rainfall of 1.80 inches fell along with hail that reached quarter-size. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Loma | - | 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 Loma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6669057 | 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 830833. 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.