BlockPowers, Alabama
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Moundville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35474. The Survey maps it on the Moundville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Moundville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Demopolis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
141 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Powers between 1995 and 2020, burning about 438 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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 | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 46, AL |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 1679 CO RD 64, AL |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20160925-4 |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Powers: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Powers in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Powers | 1 hurt | A National Weather Service damage survey in Moundville revealed|an EF-0 tornado that occurred early on February 16. The tornado|began in a wooded area near Green Ridge Rd and moved east-|northeastward. Along Power Loop Rd, several pine trees had tops|snapped off or large limbs broken. A few other pines were|uprooted near a residence, and a barn sustained roof damage. A|large tree fell on the backside of a house at 2nd Ave and Maple|Leaf Lane, causing significant damage and resulting in an injury.|Between Maple Leaf Lane and Jamestown Circle, several tree limbs|were snapped and a trampoline was flipped. Tree damage continued|through another wooded area to just west of the Hale County High|School football field, where the path appeared to end just west|of Highway 69. Maximum winds were estimated at 75 mph. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powers | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down near the Moundville Airport. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powers | $1,000 | A tree fell onto an outbuilding, near the intersection of CR-52 and AL-69, near Moundville. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powers | $500 | A few trees were downed on the south side of Moundville, with at least one bringing down power lines. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Powers | - | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph. The tornado began just west of Highway 69 near County Road 52. It caused damage to the roof of a barn and a business along Highway 69. The tornado also uprooted numerous trees with at least two falling on a home and manufactured home. The tornado continued northeastward, crossing Industrial Drive and damaging homes on Azalea Lane. Splatter was observed on the east side of two homes at the end of Azalea Lane. The tornado then crossed County Road 50, uprooting a few more trees before crossing County Line Road and into Tuscaloosa County. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powers | - | Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along County Roads 44 and 50. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Powers | - | At least 5 trees were reported down on Highway 69 south of Moundville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress | 1.4 miles | 9 | |
| Moundville | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Stewart | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Havana | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Village | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Akron | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Harper Hill | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Phipps | 8.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 156926. 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.