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Seven Hills, Alabama

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Tanner Williams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36695. It stands on Hamilton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tanner Williams quadrangle.

Seven Hills within Mobile County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 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

382 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 382 fires within 5 miles of Seven Hills between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,465 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 169 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
Arson/incendiarism169
Debris and open burning112
Missing data/not specified/undetermined50
Recreation and ceremony21
Equipment and vehicle use12
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Natural5
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 1995Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1994Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190928-10
28 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionDYKES ROAD, AL
27 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1998Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Seven Hills: 6 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mob 7 Clay ProspectClayProspect
Garry Gurley Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Adams Dirt PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Harris QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
John Maples PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayPast Producer
Maples PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Mobile County

Storms near this place

14 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seven Hills in 14 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2004LightningSeven Hills$500,000Lightning struck the roof of a middle school in west Mobile. A fire smoldered overnight before anyone noticed it, damaging thirty to forty percent of the roof. The school is expected to remain closed until after christmas while repairs are made. The students will attend another school while repairs are being made.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindSeven Hills$10,000A large tree was blown down onto a home on Darling Lane.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindSeven Hills$2,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down power lines near the intersection of Airport Blvd and Calvert Rd.
February 2014Thunderstorm WindSeven Hills$2,000An NWS employee reported a large tree down on Newman Road.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindSeven Hills$1,000A severe thunderstorm wind gusts down a tree at Woodberry Road and Briarcliff Drive.
March 2022Tornado (EF1)Seven Hills-The tornado touched down on Lakefront Ct where it produced very minor|tree damage, after which the tornado tracked off to the northeast.|The most significant structural damage occurred at a residence near|the intersection of Lakefront Dr and Dogwood Circle. Roof damage|and damage to multiple hardwood/softwood trees was noted. The tornado|then continued off to the northeast where it weakened slightly as it|crossed Scenic View Dr. It then continued northeast and increased in|strength as it approached Busby Rd where multiple softwood trees|were found snapped. The tornado lifted somewhere to the northeast of|Busby Rd before crossing Schmidt Ln and/or Johnson Rd where no damage|was found.||The team surveyed reports of damage on Repoll Rd, but only sporadic|minor wind damage was noted.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindSeven Hills-Broken windows reported at a home on the south side of eastern portions of Big Creek Lake. A 2x4 board also pierced through the exterior wall of the home.
August 2021Flash FloodSeven Hills-Heavy rain caused water to cover roadways on Airport Blvd west of Johnson Road, Newman Road between Airport Blvd and Busby Road, Gaston Loop at Tom Gaston Road, Cat Deakle Road west of Gaston Loop and Tanner Williams at Hubert Pierce.
October 2019Tornado (EF0)Seven Hills-Security camera footage from an NWS employee shows a brief tornado touchdown on Gwinnett Court West just south of Airport Boulevard. The tornado moved north and damaged the metal roof of a storage facility on Airport Boulevard just east of Snow Road. The storm survey team could not find any additional damage to the north of Airport Boulevard.
August 2017Flash FloodSeven Hills-Numerous reports of flooding across central and southern Mobile County.
January 2010Flash FloodSeven Hills-Water was flowing over Newman Road just south of Airport Boulevard. Water depth was reported to be about 6 inches.
January 2010Flash FloodSeven Hills-Water was flowing over Airport Boulevard one mile west of Johnson Road. Water depth was reported to be 6 inches.
June 2023HailSeven Hills-no account filed
July 2008HailSeven Hills-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mobile 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
Alderbrook1.4 miles24
Cottage Park Estates2.7 miles24
Dawes Point2.9 miles24
Dawes4.1 miles23
Creekwood4.4 miles32
Cottage Hill Estates4.4 miles32
Country Squire Estates4.5 miles32
Petaluma4.6 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 126559. 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.