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Newport, Nebraska

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Newport precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68759. The Survey maps it on the Newport quadrangle. 68 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,234 feet above sea level.

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Newport within Rock County

On record in Newport

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Newport fell from 97 to 68 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201097
202068-29 (-30%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

5 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Newport between 2000 and 2018, burning about 85 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
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 May 2011Natural30 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
29 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
23 March 2003Debris and open burning1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
22 March 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution11 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
4 November 2000Equipment and vehicle use35 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Rock County

Storms near this place

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newport in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 47 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2019FloodNewport$250,000Widespread flooding reported in Newport.
July 2001Flash FloodNewport$250,000Thunderstorms which slowed and began back building across parts of Northern Rock county resulted in flash flooding. Culverts and bridges were washed out as storms began to train with torrential rainfall over a 3.5 hour period. Rainfall up to 8 inches was indicated on the KLNX WSR-88D 3 hour precipitation graphic. The Department of Roads reported a close 7.7 inches of rainfall as of 1630 pm CST. The excessive rains resulted in increased runoff with over 2 feet of water flowing over roadways 7 miles north of Newport, on Highway 137, by 1608 PM CST and water over Highway 20, 8 miles west of Bassett, by 1720 pm CST as thunderstorms redeveloped to the west.
June 2009Tornado (EF2)Newport$200,000A tornado touched down north of Newport and overturned 2 center pivot irrigation systems, moved a 5000 bushel gran bin approximately 75 yards, snapped a large electrical transmission line pole, snapped a smaller wooden power pole, broke off numerous tree limbs, damaged the roof of an outbuilding, and picked up and spun around an empty grain truck traveling on Highway 20. The truck was heading west and was picked up and deposited in the south ditch. A storm chaser on Highway 20 also witnessed the tornado.
June 2010FloodNewport$120,000Thunderstorms with prolonged heavy rain caused widespread flooding across southeastern Rock County. Highway 20 near Newport and Highway 183 south of Bassett were under water. Numerous rural roads were severely damaged from flooding.
June 2014HailNewport$100,000no account filed
June 2007HailNewport$35,000no account filed
June 2009HailNewport$15,000The hail was accompanied by strong winds and stripped leaves off the trees.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindNewport$15,000Outflow from thunderstorms broke off large tree branches and destroyed an old barn.
July 2001HailNewport$10,000no account filed
July 2001HailNewport$10,000no account filed
July 2001HailNewport$10,000no account filed
June 2011HailNewport$5,000Hail up to Tennis ball sized lasted for 20 minutes.
July 1999HailNewport$3,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindNewport$1,000Numerous tree branches down and gutters damaged on house.
August 2013HailNewport$1,000Hail broke out one home window.
August 2011LightningNewport$250Lightning started several trees on fire near the Keya Paha River in northern Rock county at 12:25 p.m. CDT.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm wind gust, measured at 62 MPH was reported at this location.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH estimated at this location along with penny sized hail.
May 2023HailNewport-Public reports three inch diameter hail along with quarter and golf ball sized hail at this location. Two inches of hail accumulation was reported as well.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindNewport-Estimated wind gust of 60 MPH at this location.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNewport-Radio station relayed a report of trees down including damage to a vehicle in Newport.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindNewport-Strong winds knocked out power to Newport.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 60 MPH, brought 8 to 10 inch diameter tree limbs down at this location.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindNewport-Tree branches down from the wind gust.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindNewport-Public reported thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 MPH.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindNewport-Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH reported at this location.
July 2014Heavy RainNewport-Twenty four hour rainfall total.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindNewport-Newport Fire Department reported winds at 80 to 100 mph.
June 2011HailNewport-General public reported quarter sized hail 5 miles south southwest of Newport.
June 2011HailNewport-General public reported quarter to half dollar sized hail in Newport.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNewport-Public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindNewport-A storm chaser reported intense straight line winds following a brief tornado.
June 2009Funnel CloudNewport-Rock County spotters reported a funnel cloud just north and west of Newport.
June 2009Funnel CloudNewport-Rock County sheriff reported a funnel cloud along Highway 137 north of Newport.
April 2006HailNewport-Hail accumulated to one to two inches on the ground.
June 2022HailNewport-no account filed
June 2022HailNewport-no account filed
June 2021HailNewport-no account filed
June 2020HailNewport-no account filed
June 2020HailNewport-no account filed
August 2019HailNewport-no account filed
June 2017HailNewport-no account filed
June 2017HailNewport-no account filed
May 2016HailNewport-no account filed
July 2015HailNewport-no account filed
June 2014HailNewport-no account filed
June 2014HailNewport-no account filed
August 2013HailNewport-no account filed
May 2012HailNewport-no account filed
May 2011HailNewport-no account filed
July 2010HailNewport-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNewport-no account filed
June 2005HailNewport-no account filed
July 2005HailNewport-no account filed
April 2004HailNewport-no account filed
April 2004HailNewport-no account filed
June 2003HailNewport-no account filed
July 2002HailNewport-no account filed
July 2002HailNewport-no account filed
July 2001HailNewport-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rock County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bassett11.2 miles9
Mariaville12.0 miles10
Dyer16.6 miles11
Sybrant19.6 miles9
Rose30.9 miles9
Duff31.2 miles9

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 NewportAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q389299The 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 831617. 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.