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Redbird, Wyoming

5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the East Niobrara census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82225. It stands on Antelope Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redbird quadrangle.

Redbird within Niobrara County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 5 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

2 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Redbird between 1992 and 2010, burning about 269 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
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
18 August 2010Natural209 acresCasper Interagency Dispatch CenterCUMMINGS
1 October 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Niobrara County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Redbird: 5 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
George Storey ClaimUraniumProspect
Meng PropertyUraniumOccurrence
Old Woman AnticlineUraniumOccurrence
Old Woman AnticlineUraniumUnknown
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
Unknown-No.1UraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Niobrara County

Storms near this place

43 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redbird in 43 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 29 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2006Flash FloodRedbird$40,000Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding along Dogie, Spring and Lance creeks, washing outa bridge and road.
August 1996HailRedbird$5,000no account filed
August 1996HailRedbird$5,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Tree limbs (3-inch diameter) broken off numerous trees.
June 2020HailRedbird-Light hail accumulation was noted along Highway 85 between mile markers 172 and 178 with stones up to the reported max size.
June 2017HailRedbird-Quarter to half dollar size hail covered the ground southeast of Redbird.
June 2017HailRedbird-Quarter size hail covered the ground south of Redbird.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed east of Redbird.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed north of Lance Creek.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindRedbird-A spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph at Redbird.
June 2016HailRedbird-Quarter size hail was reported four miles east of Redbird.
June 2016HailRedbird-Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 15 miles west of Redbird.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Estimated 60 mph wind gusts snapped large tree limbs.
July 2015HailRedbird-Half dollar size hail was observed eight miles west of Redbird.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were reported southeast of Redbird.
June 2014HailRedbird-Golf ball size hail was reported in Redbird.
June 2014HailRedbird-Golf ball size hail damaged roof shingles.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed southwest of Redbird.
August 2013HailRedbird-Quarter size hail was reported near Mule Creek Junction.
June 2013HailRedbird-Quarter size hail was reported southwest of Mule Creek Junction.
July 2013HailRedbird-Golf ball size hail was reported south of Redbird.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Brief wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph south of Redbird.
June 2012HailRedbird-Tennis ball sized hail broke windows and damaged vehicles in Mule Creek Junction.
June 2011Tornado (EF0)Redbird-Law enforcement reported a brief tornado touchdown.
June 2011Tornado (EF0)Redbird-A trained spotter reported a brief tornado touchdown.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRedbird-Estimated time of report. Report located along US HWY 85.
May 2010HailRedbird-Trained spotter estimated hail of 1.25 inches with this storm.
May 2010HailRedbird-The hail was located at his oil well and was approximately 1 inch in diameter.
July 2010HailRedbird-Most of the hail was quarter size.
June 2006HailRedbird-3/4 to 1 3/4 inch diameter hail reported along a track from north to northeast of Lusk, WY.
July 2021HailRedbird-no account filed
July 2021HailRedbird-no account filed
July 2019HailRedbird-no account filed
August 2019HailRedbird-no account filed
June 2010HailRedbird-no account filed
July 2008HailRedbird-no account filed
June 2006HailRedbird-no account filed
June 2005HailRedbird-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindRedbird-no account filed
August 2003HailRedbird-no account filed
June 2003HailRedbird-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindRedbird-no account filed
July 1994HailRedbird-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Niobrara 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
Hat Creek (historical)21.4 miles7
Lance Creek23.8 miles5
West Lance Creek25.5 miles5
Whitman26.1 miles7
Kirtley29.7 miles7
Lusk34.3 miles7
Manville36.5 miles7
Van Tassell41.4 miles7

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597470. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.