BlockVan Metre, South Dakota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North Jones unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57552. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Van Metre quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Van Metre quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pierre quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Van Metre between 2000 and 2016, burning about 3,049 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,950 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | VAN METERE |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | 102 acres | Murdo Volunteer Fire Department | TURNER #4 |
| 4 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Murdo Volunteer Fire Department | I90 COMPLEX |
| 30 August 2000 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Murdo Volunteer Fire Department | TURNER/KNOX |
| 27 August 2003 | Natural | 960 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | OLSON 2 |
| 27 July 2002 | Natural | 10 acres | Murdo Volunteer Fire Department | CHURCH 2 |
| 26 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 21 June 2016 | Natural | 8.5 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BAD RIVER RANCH |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Van Metre in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 6 hail, 2 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Van Metre | - | Significant damage occurred along Van Metre road between 234th St and 237th St. This included 3 farms which sustained significant damage. The first farm lost an entire section of roof off an open gable style roof on the primary residence, hay bales were toppled over, a trailer rotated and tipped to the east, a bulk feed bin, along with other debris, was tossed and spread over a half mile east. The next farm also lost panels off the cross gable style roof, dented grain bins, a bent flag pole, a combine header moved 100 yards to the east, and other farm equipment displaced. A deck was completely destroyed. Debris from the farm was spread at least a quarter mile east. The third farm had a feeder wagon flipped, a machine shed completely destroyed, a second outbuilding destroyed and two empty grain bins ripped from the foundation. Debris from the property was spread at least a quarter mile to the east. The damage across these three farms was extensive and was caused by intense and persistent straight line winds. Eyewitness accounts and radar data suggest severe winds stronger than 60 mph lasted for 15 minutes straight with no reprieve. At the peak, winds are estimated to range from 115 to 130 mph. This is concurrent with major loss of roof panels on both homes; both of which exhibited strong roof construction. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Van Metre | - | Sixty mph winds caused some minor shingle damage along with knocking the grill off of the deck. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Van Metre | - | Large hail damaged the siding and broke windows in a home. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Van Metre | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Van Metre | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Van Metre | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Van Metre | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Van Metre | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1265406. 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.