BlockSouth Morrill, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kiowa precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69358. It stands on Sheep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morrill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1898 USGS Scotts Bluff quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Morrill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of South Morrill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,877 acres in total. 3 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 | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2014 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Morrill in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Morrill | - | The public reported snapped power poles 5 miles SW of Mitchell. Winds estimated at 80+ MPH. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Morrill | - | Numerous reports of significant tree and structural damage 5 miles SW of Mitchell. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Morrill | - | A trained spotter reported notable tree and powerline damage 6 miles E of Lyman. Trees up to 12 inches in diameter were snapped at the base. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | South Morrill | - | Nearly two inches of rain in 30 to 45 minutes resulted in flash flooding. Portions of County Road 15 and trees were washed away a mile east of Mitchell. County Road 15 was closed between Mitchell and Scottsbluff. Standing water was reported on Highway 92 between Scottsbluff and Mitchell. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | South Morrill | - | A weak tornado touched down in open country one half mile east of County Road 79D and was on the ground for five minutes before lifting just west of County Road 9. No damage was reported. |
| June 2021 | Hail | South Morrill | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | South Morrill | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | South Morrill | - | 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.
| Wikidata item Q122548660 | 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 835452. 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.