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Jeff, Alabama

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35749. It lies near Little Burwell Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Jeff quadrangle.

Jeff within Madison County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 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

59 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Jeff between 1994 and 2016, burning about 124 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 burning19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking3
Fireworks1

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
7 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2000Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jeff: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Huntsville North QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Madison County

Storms near this place

37 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jeff in 37 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 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
May 2025Thunderstorm WindJeff$25,000A tree was knocked down through a house near Wedgewood Terrace Road and Nick Davis. Time estimated by radar.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindJeff$10,000A tree was knocked down onto a house on Glenmore Drive.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindJeff$5,000Large tree limbs were knocked down causing damage to a house on Jeff Road. Time estimated from radar.
July 2011Flash FloodJeff$5,000Flash flooding washed out a portion of Stagecoach Drive at Kenneth Pike Road.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindJeff$5,000A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down power lines at the intersection of Bob Wade and Kelly Springs Road.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindJeff$2,000Four to five trees were snapped near this location. Two of them large hardwood trees.
December 2025Thunderstorm WindJeff$1,000A tree was reported down on Nick Fitcheard Road at Kelly Cemetery road SW.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindJeff$1,000A large tree was knocked down at a residence near Jeff Road and Fords Chapel Road.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindJeff$1,000A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Branchwater Lane.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindJeff$500A tree was blown down across Burwell Road.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindJeff$500A tree was knocked down along Bob Wade Lane in Harvest.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindJeff$500A tree was knocked down at Douglas Road at Indian Creek Road.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindJeff$100Tree branches were knocked down into the road on Fords Chapel Road. Time estimated by radar.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindJeff$100Small tree limbs were knocked down.
May 2024HailJeff-Hail up to the size of quarters was reported in Monrovia.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindJeff-Report of broken windows, siding and shutters peeled and trees knocked down.
July 2023Flash FloodJeff-At the intersection of Kelly Springs and Hwy 53, 6 inches of moving water covering the roadway.
July 2023Flash FloodJeff-Portions of Douglass Road washed out near Pettus Road. Report relayed via media. Time estimated based on radar.
July 2023Tornado (EF0)Jeff-The tornado touched down near the intersection of Jeff Road and Kelly Spring Road in Northern Madison County. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. Large branches and sections of hard and soft wood trees were downed in a neighborhood east of Jeff Road. The tornado continued southeast and caused more tree damage near the Matt Phillips Road and Douglass Road intersection. As the tornado approached the Indian Creek and Blake Bottom Road intersection, several trees were damaged or uprooted along with roof damage to structures off Stoney Lane before dissipating along Blake Bottom Road.
July 2023HailJeff-Hail of 0.75 in diameter reported from mPING.
July 2023HailJeff-Nickel sized hail was reported at the Monrovia Community Center.
July 2023HailJeff-Hail of 0.75 inches in diameter reported from mPING.
July 2023HailJeff-Hail of one inch in diameter was reported near the intersection of Douglas Road and Indian Creek Road.
May 2022HailJeff-Reported via mPing.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindJeff-Thunderstorm winds produced heavy damage to a metal barn on Kelly Spring Road in Harvest. Time estimated by radar.
June 2018Funnel CloudJeff-A funnel cloud was reported viewing from the corner of Jeff and Burwell in Monrovia, looking north.
March 2018HailJeff-Half dollar sized hail was reported near the Anderson Hills area.
December 2017HailJeff-Penny sized hail was reported in the Anderson Hills subdivision. Relayed via social media.
August 2017Flash FloodJeff-The intersection of Harvest Road and Highway 53 is impassable due to flowing water.
March 2015FloodJeff-Flooding was occurring with up to twelve inches of water over the road between Nick Fitchard and Kelly Cemetery Road just north of Huntsville, Alabama.
April 2015HailJeff-Nickel sized hail was reported.
September 2013FloodJeff-A road was closed due to flooding. The flooded area was along Nick Fitchard road from near Bob Wade lane to near Highway 53.
July 2013Heavy RainJeff-Additional heavy rain caused water to rise once again near Stagecoach Road in Monrovia. Several inches of water was over the road there (unknown depth).
January 2012Flash FloodJeff-Flash flooding was reported at Nick Fitcheard Road and Bob Wade Lane.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindJeff-Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated.
December 2009FloodJeff-One foot of flowing water was reported over Ford's Chapel road.
April 2009Flash FloodJeff-Dry creek was reported flooding Plummer road. Also numerous reportes of flooding were received across western portions of Madison county.

Every storm recorded in Madison 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
Western Hills Estates1.9 miles23
Cluttsville2.0 miles23
North Daye Hill2.4 miles23
Monrovia2.5 miles23
Hoover2.5 miles23
Harvest3.0 miles21
Northside Acres3.2 miles23
Clarkdale3.3 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156527. 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.