BlockDowning, Alabama
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pine Level census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36029. The Survey maps it on the Teasleys Mill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Teasleys Mill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Downing between 1995 and 2020, burning about 433 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | ECR-20120926-001 |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190918-6 |
| 28 July 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200508-3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Downing in 2 storm reports between 2000 and 2016: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Downing | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Downing | - | NWS meteorologists surveyed damage near the Mathews Community and determined it was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down just southwest of the intersection of US Highway 82 and Old Pike Road. The tornado crossed Old Pike Road and snapped a few trees before dissipating a short distance to the east. Also, a tornado debris signature was observed from the KMXX radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Canty | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Shepherd Hill | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Teasleys Mill | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Pine Level | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Carters Hill | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mathews | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gibson | 8.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1989119. 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.