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One of 107 National Register listings published here for Minnehaha County · listed in 2002 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
One of 107 National Register listings published here for Minnehaha County · listed in 2002 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Tolefsons Beef Stock Farm between 1999 and 2020, burning about 523 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HWY 19 |
| 20 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SV ENERGY |
| 30 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FODS |
| 30 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | 4 MILE FIRE |
| 21 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 425 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 10 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | JOHNSON |
| 31 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GASPER |
| 31 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | SCHAEFER 04 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colton, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 19 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | 1 killed | A thunderstorm wind gust of 81 mph was measured by South Dakota State University mesonet site CTNS2 2 miles east-southeast of Colton. Wind-driven debris went through the windshield of a vehicle and caused the (direct) fatality to the passenger near Colton. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Colton | $250,000 | After 3.85 inches rainfall in the six hours prior to 0000CST September 12, significant flooding in Colton resulted in evacuation of several residences. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Colton | $10,000 | A tornado destroyed several outbuildings and damaged power lines. The tornado developed just southwest of the intersection of 3 counties, moving briefly over a small corner of Lake County, then crossing into Moody County, where the tornado dissipated 3 minutes after it developed. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind (F0) | Colton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Colton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured by South Dakota State University mesonet site CTNS2 2 miles east-southeast of Colton. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds removed a few shingles from a house. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Several tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds in Colton. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | An extended period of occasional thunderstorm wind gusts of 58 mph or greater was measured by South Dakota State University mesonet site CTNS2 2 miles east-southeast of Colton. A peak wind gust of 62 mph occurred at 1525CST. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured by the South Dakota State University Mesonet site CTNS2 2 miles east-southeast of Colton. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Numerous 3 inch tree limbs removed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Large limbs were snapped off pine trees about 15 to 20 feet above ground. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Colton | - | Heavy rainfall of about 5 inches caused significant flooding of streets and some basements in and near Colton, and also caused flooding of farmland. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few trees and several large branches blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down branches up to 4 inches around. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down 4 inch diameter branches. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Colton | - | Heavy rainfall of around 3 inches in a very short period caused flooding of several streets, with up to a foot of water in the streets. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds briefly lifted a metal building roof and blew a rain soaked rug 10 feet. The winds were accompanied by small hail. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Colton | - | Hail was mostly dime size with a few golf ball size hailstones. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. A mobile home was shaken by the wind. |
| August 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Colton | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Colton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000019 in Record Group 79. |
| Minnehaha County | All 107 listed properties in this county. |