BlockTanner Williams, 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 36587. The Survey maps it on the Tanner Williams quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1941 USGS Hurley quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Hurley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Tanner Williams quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Mobile quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
214 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 214 fires within 5 miles of Tanner Williams between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,335 acres in total. None started naturally. 84 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/incendiarism | 84 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | DYKES ROAD, AL |
| 27 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SWR-20150913-001 |
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 Tanner Williams: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Gurley Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mob 7 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tanner Williams in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Lightning | Tanner Williams | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house near Tanner Williams. The lightning caught the house on fire and it was destroyed before the fire department arrived. No one was injured. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner Williams | $2,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines on Wilmer Rd near Tanner Williams Rd. |
| January 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Tanner Williams | - | The tornado began likely just west of Novatan Rd south of Tanner Williams rd. in the forest based off of TDS from KMOB. Exact location is difficult to find and may need satellite imagery at a later date. The tornado quickly moved east across Novatan Rd where it caused a few softwoods to lose large limbs. Sporadic nature of the damage supported lower bound wind estimates for the damage. A small shed was also tossed at this point. Tornado continued northeast where it produced light sporadic damage to trees. The tornado crossed Tanner Williams Road near Rigby Rd causing minor damage to trees and brought down a traffic light. Sporadic damage continues to the northeast towards Snow Road where damage became too sporadic to determine a convergent path and the tornado likely lifted. A weak discontinuous path may be possible further east; however, damage was either too weak or too small to sporadic for ground surveys to determine a path after Snow Road. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Tanner Williams | - | A brief tornado touched down near Harry Pierce Road and moved|northeast into Alabama and lifted just east of State Line Road.|This was mostly due to tree damage and seeing a debris signature|on radar. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tanner Williams | - | Trees blown down at the intersection of Tanner Williams Road and Wilmer Road. Numerous large branches blown down as well. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Tanner Williams | - | The tornado touched down just west of North Grand Bay Wilmer|Road and continued east-southeast to Eliza Jordan Road South,|then turned toward the southeast crossing over Airport Boulevard.|The most significant damage occurred after the tornado crossed|Airport Blvd. in the Wakefield and Dominion Subdivisions where|many homes suffered damage to roofs, siding, gutters, chimneys,|and porches. Numerous fences were brought down as well. The|tornado continued southeast before finally lifting just south|of Cottage Hill Road. Numerous trees were either snapped or|uprooted along the entire path. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Tanner Williams | - | Dime size hail was reported near Tanner Williams. |
| November 1997 | Hail | Tanner Williams | - | Dime size hail was reported just south of Tanner Williams. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Tanner Williams | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Tanner Williams | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Tanner Williams | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Scenic Hills | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Churchill Downs | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Howells Ferry Heights | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Ponderosa | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Seven Hills | 6.0 miles | 24 | |
| Fairview | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Glen Acres | 6.6 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127668. 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.