Kelly Springs, Alabama

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36303. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midland City quadrangle.

Kelly Springs within Houston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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.

1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
1969 USGS Midland City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

19 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Kelly Springs between 1994 and 2015, burning about 327 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3
Arson/incendiarism	3
Recreation and ceremony	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Other causes	1
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Natural	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
4 September 2009	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	TIDWELL FALLS OFF ENFINGER RD, AL
20 June 2000	Misuse of fire by a minor	22 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
13 June 2008	Natural	under an acre	Alabama Forestry Commission	CO RD 73, AL
4 May 2000	Debris and open burning	6.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named
28 May 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	40 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	KELLY AVENUE, AL
25 May 2012	Other causes	1.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	SER-20120525-002
13 May 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.5 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	SER-20150513-001
3 April 2004	Debris and open burning	6.0 acres	Alabama Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Houston County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Kelly Springs: 9 producers, 7 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
231 North Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay	Producer	Unconsolidated Sediments
Couch Construction Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Couch Construction Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Couch Number 6 Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz
Gray Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz
Reese Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz
Reese Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz
Roy J. Lingo Sand Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Thomas Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz
Unnamed Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Quartz

Every working recorded in Houston County

Storms near this place

21 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kelly Springs in 21 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2016	Tornado (EF1)	Kelly Springs	$75,000	This was the fourth tornado to develop in northwest Houston county, spawned by the same thunderstorm. The tornado began just south of Westgate Parkway, and then quickly intensified, snapping 5 power poles near Westgate Parkway and Technology Drive. Several houses in nearby neighborhoods had some roof damage and a barn also had roof damage. The remainder of the track was mostly tree damage with the tornado ending just south of the Henry-Houston county border, still in Houston county. This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated near 100 mph. Damage cost was estimated.
February 2016	Tornado (EF1)	Kelly Springs	$50,000	This was the third tornado to develop in northwest Houston county, spawned by the same thunderstorm. Damage was focused at the athletic center of a private school and a nearby neighborhood. A concrete block baseball dugout was destroyed and several wood power poles were snapped. Multiple homes had minor roof damage. This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds near 100 mph. Damage cost was estimated.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$10,000	A tree was blown down onto a house on Whatley Drive.
April 2023	Tornado (EF1)	Kelly Springs	$5,000	Video evidence showed a brief tornado initially touched down on Appian Way. An NWS survey crew then determined that this tornado moved southeastward across several streets in northwest Dothan before lifting at N Englewood Ave. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along its path with the greatest concentration found on Eldorado Dr. This tornado was rated as an EF1 with max winds estimated around 95 mph based on the tree damage.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$5,000	WTVY reported damage to the northwside Walmart with damage to the roof and doors. There were also reports of power lines and trees down in the area.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$5,000	A very localized and short-lived but intense downburst occurred on the Troy University Dothan campus off of U.S. Highway 231N just prior to 4 pm CDT. Witnesses said that the winds lasted for about 1 minute and blew down several trees, lifted shingles on a roof, broke the bolts on a walkway light, and blew open locked doors. A police officer noted no other damage outside of the university. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$2,000	Multiple trees were blocking lanes across Brannon Stand Road and State Highway 52.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$2,000	A power line and tree were blown down.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$2,000	A tree and power line were blown down on the 2800 block of Harrison Ave.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$2,000	Minor roof damage occurred at the Westgate Recreation Center. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$1,000	Power poles were blown down across roadways. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	$750	A single tree blew down and blocked one lane of the road near 2800 Horace Shepard Dr. No other damage was reported in the vicinity, and the Dothan airport located about 2.5 miles north of the location reported a peak wind gust near 30 knots. Radar showed an outflow boundary moving through the area with the parent thunderstorm weakening about 15 miles southeast of the location. Monetary damage was estimated.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	-	A tree was blown down onto Englewood Drive.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	-	A tree was blown down onto El Dorado Street.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	-	A tree was blown down onto Buena Vista Drive.
April 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	-	Trees were blown down in Westgate Park with power outages also reported.
April 2020	Flash Flood	Kelly Springs	-	Water was flowing over a bridge at Rock Creek.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	-	A tree was blown down onto Highway 231 north of Dothan blocking the northbound lane.
August 2015	Hail	Kelly Springs	-	Hail was estimated a quarter size near the Dale-Houston county border just into Houston county.
February 2013	Flash Flood	Kelly Springs	-	WWNT Radio 1450 AM reported that the 800 block of Deerpath Road was closed due to water over the road.
March 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelly Springs	-	Trees were down at Westgate Parkway and Briar Cliff Road, and on Buena Vista Drive.

Every storm recorded in Houston 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Grand Acres	0.7 miles	8
Peach Tree Hills	1.1 miles	8
Rock Creek Park	1.4 miles	8
Denton Acres	1.4 miles	8
Griffin Heights	1.7 miles	8
Brentwood	1.8 miles	8
Chateau Estates	2.2 miles	8
Sullivan Heights	2.7 miles	8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156548. 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.