BlockLou, 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 36908. It stands on Middle Tallawampa Creek. 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
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Lou between 1994 and 2019, burning about 211 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | LENOIR LANDING RD., AL |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150916-001 |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | PLEASANT HILL RD, AL |
| 24 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190816-13 |
| 5 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20130718-001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lou in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Lou | 4 hurt, $750,000 | The tornado first touched down on Clark Road near Gilbertown and continued 15 miles to the northeast to the Choctaw and Marengo County line. The tornado then crossed the Tombigbee River and continued into Marengo County. A total of 24 structures were damaged by the tornado along its path. 4 residences were completely destroyed, 2 of which were mobile homes with the other 2 homes having no attached foundation. 2 other mobile homes were destroyed by downed trees. Another 20 structures experienced varying degrees of damage, some of which included major roof damage. The EF-2 intensity damage was located on Chapel Hill Road, Wimberly Road, and Pleasant Hill Road. 4 people were injured with 2 receiving significant, but non life threatening injuries after they were ejected 100-200 yards from their destroyed mobile home. Damage estimates of property were around $600,000 with another $150,000 estimated on the extensive tree damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Thornton Springs | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wimbly | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Chappell Hill | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Hill | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Womack Hill | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ararat | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hodgewood | 5.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156630. 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.