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Phelan, Alabama

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Cullman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35055. The Survey maps it on the Cullman quadrangle.

Phelan within Cullman County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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

61 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Phelan between 1994 and 2019, burning about 283 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Arson/incendiarism11
Recreation and ceremony7
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

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
8 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160908-9
17 September 2019Arson/incendiarism50 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190917-7
17 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission401 CO RD 744, AL
21 August 2006Debris and open burning16 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 August 1999Smoking4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cullman County

Storms near this place

12 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phelan in 12 storm reports between 2005 and 2022: 4 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 1 hail. The reports record 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2014Thunderstorm WindPhelan2 hurt, $100,000A wide swath of hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted between Good Hope and South Vinemont. Many trees fell on homes causing extensive roof/structural damage. Several businesses in Cullman sustained minor roof damage. Several wooden power poles were even snapped near their base which resulted in the estimation of winds being around 100 MPH.
January 2012LightningPhelan$40,000Lightning struck the Emergency Management Agency office, knocking out communications and damaging electronic equipment.
August 2010Flash FloodPhelan$10,000Flash Flooding was reported at the intersection of Beech Avenue and Sheraton road. Up to 18 inches of water was reported to have flooded businesses in this area with a foot of water on the road intersection.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPhelan$1,000Powerlines were reported down in the Industrial district along Cherokee Avenue/69 South.
July 2012LightningPhelan$1,000Lightning sparked a house fire on the 800 block of Leanord Road. Exact time of event unknown. Extent of damage unknown.
June 2011LightningPhelan$1,000Lightning struck the Cullman county EMA building and destroyed some pieces of equipment.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPhelan$200A tree was knocked down in the Good Hope area between Dodge City and U.S. Highwya 31. Time estimated by radar.
August 2022Flash FloodPhelan-Ponding of water across Cherokee Avenue at AL Hwy 69 near the Industrial District. Depth of water unknown.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindPhelan-Two large trees were damaged.
January 2011Flash FloodPhelan-Numerous streets were reported flooded in downtown Good Hope. Water was reported up to car doors on several roadways in the Good Hope area.
May 2010Flash FloodPhelan-Portions of CR 722 were washed away by flash flooding.
March 2005HailPhelan-Nickel size hail reported.

Every storm recorded in Cullman 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
Bolte1.2 miles19
Carrol Acres1.6 miles19
Wesoda1.8 miles18
Good Hope2.7 miles18
Cullman3.2 miles19
Johnsons Crossing3.2 miles18
White City3.6 miles18
East Point3.7 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124669. 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.