BlockArarat, Alabama
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Butler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36921. It lies near Chatman Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Ararat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Ararat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Hattiesburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waynesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Ararat between 1994 and 2016, burning about 229 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130718-001 |
| 17 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ararat in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ararat | $12,000 | High winds from thunderstorms downed trees across central parts of Choctaw county. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ararat | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees in Ararat. Penny size hail was also reported. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ararat | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Ararat. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ararat | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down near Ararat. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Ararat | - | This is the second segment of an EF1 tornado that began just southwest of Southern Choctaw High School snapping multiple hardwood and softwood trees.|The beginning point is estimated just southwest of the high school|due to limited road access. Strong damaging winds accompanied the|rear flank downdraft associated with the tornado resulting in|damage to outdoor bleachers and small outbuildings by the sports|field. A bus was also overturned in the parking lot with minor|structural damage to the backside of the school. The tornado|continued tracking northeast, both widening and strengthening|impacting several homes and snapping/uprooting multiple trees and|snapping powerlines as it crossed Highway 17. This was the|strongest point along the tornado path with near 110mph winds. The|tornado continued tracking northeast causing more sporadic EF0 to|EF1 damage along the rest of its path to the Marengo County|border with damage generally limited to a few snapped/uprooted|softwood and hardwood trees, along with minor roof damage to a few|homes. The tornado began to strengthen and widen again as it|approached the Tombigbee River with the last accessible damage|point on Ararat Road where there was notable snapped|softwood/hardwood trees. The tornado crossed into Marengo County before briefly crossing back into Choctaw County before again moving back into Marengo County. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ararat | - | Dime size hail was reported just east of Ararat. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Ararat | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Slater | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lou | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Thornton Springs | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Morgan Chapel | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wimbly | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lusk | 7.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 113195. 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.