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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 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.
- 1955 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Lance Creek quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Redbird quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2010 | Natural | 209 acres | Casper Interagency Dispatch Center | CUMMINGS |
| 1 October 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Storey Claim | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Meng Property | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Old Woman Anticline | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Old Woman Anticline | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown-No.1 | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
43 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Redbird | $40,000 | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding along Dogie, Spring and Lance creeks, washing outa bridge and road. |
| August 1996 | Hail | Redbird | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Redbird | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Tree limbs (3-inch diameter) broken off numerous trees. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Redbird | - | Light hail accumulation was noted along Highway 85 between mile markers 172 and 178 with stones up to the reported max size. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Redbird | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail covered the ground southeast of Redbird. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Redbird | - | Quarter size hail covered the ground south of Redbird. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed east of Redbird. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed north of Lance Creek. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph at Redbird. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Redbird | - | Quarter size hail was reported four miles east of Redbird. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Redbird | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 15 miles west of Redbird. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts snapped large tree limbs. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Redbird | - | Half dollar size hail was observed eight miles west of Redbird. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were reported southeast of Redbird. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Redbird | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Redbird. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Redbird | - | Golf ball size hail damaged roof shingles. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Estimated wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph were observed southwest of Redbird. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Redbird | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Mule Creek Junction. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Redbird | - | Quarter size hail was reported southwest of Mule Creek Junction. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Redbird | - | Golf ball size hail was reported south of Redbird. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Brief wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph south of Redbird. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Redbird | - | Tennis ball sized hail broke windows and damaged vehicles in Mule Creek Junction. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Redbird | - | Law enforcement reported a brief tornado touchdown. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Redbird | - | A trained spotter reported a brief tornado touchdown. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | Estimated time of report. Report located along US HWY 85. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Redbird | - | Trained spotter estimated hail of 1.25 inches with this storm. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Redbird | - | The hail was located at his oil well and was approximately 1 inch in diameter. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Redbird | - | Most of the hail was quarter size. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Redbird | - | 3/4 to 1 3/4 inch diameter hail reported along a track from north to northeast of Lusk, WY. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redbird | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Redbird | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hat Creek (historical) | 21.4 miles | 7 | |
| Lance Creek | 23.8 miles | 5 | |
| West Lance Creek | 25.5 miles | 5 | |
| Whitman | 26.1 miles | 7 | |
| Kirtley | 29.7 miles | 7 | |
| Lusk | 34.3 miles | 7 | |
| Manville | 36.5 miles | 7 | |
| Van Tassell | 41.4 miles | 7 |
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.



