North Arab, Alabama
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Arab census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35016. It stands on Cranford Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hulaco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Cullman quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Hulaco quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Hulaco quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Hulaco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Hulaco quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Hulaco quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Guntersville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of North Arab between 1995 and 2017, burning about 190 acres in total. None 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 | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160902-1 |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2007 | 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
14 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Arab in 14 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | North Arab | 1 killed | Flash flood fatality occurred on Haynes Road in Arab. Vehicle swept away with child inside. 2 other occupants were able to escape. |
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | North Arab | $35,000 | An EF-0 tornado with peak winds up to 85 mph approached the town of Arab and touched down just east of Highway 231 at Haynes Road. The tornado snapped or uprooted several trees along and produced some minor roof and siding damage at a home at the intersection of Haynes Road and Putter Circle. Additional trees were snapped or uprooted on the golf course across the street from the home. The tornado continued a short track east-northeast causing significant damage to a farm outbuilding on Huckleberry Lane. |
| August 2023 | Lightning | North Arab | $26,000 | Lightning struck a farm and killed 19 cattle near Ruth, including one bull. Location and time estimated by the Severe Weather Data Inventory from NCEI. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Arab | $5,000 | A tree was blown down on power lines at Midfield road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Arab | $3,000 | Trees were reported down at the intersection of Midfield road and May Morrow road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Arab | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on Oakleaf Lane. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Arab | $500 | One tree was knocked down onto a house. Also, a large oak tree was uprooted near this same location. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | North Arab | - | Flash flooding along Hogjaw Road near Arab. Water covering the road, rising up to vehicle doors in some areas. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Arab | - | A tree was knocked down onto a house 2 miles WNW of Arab. A large oak tree was also uprooted at this locaiton. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Arab | - | Trees were knocked down in different direction about 4 miles NE of Baileyton. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | North Arab | - | Small streams overflowing and covering roadways throughout the county. Intersection of Glendale Road at Eddy Scant City Road is flooded and closed. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | North Arab | - | Flash flooding prompted the closure of Haynes road near Highway 231. |
| March 2010 | Hail | North Arab | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Eddy. |
| January 2009 | Flash Flood | North Arab | - | Emergency managers reported numerous roads closed in the Arab area due to flash flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Meadowood | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Egypt | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Sunset Acres | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Arab | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Pine Lake Village | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Rice | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| May Apple (historical) | 2.4 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122558978 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 123984. 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.











