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Valdosta, Alabama

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Tri-Cities census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35674. It stands on Throckmorton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tuscumbia quadrangle.

Valdosta within Colbert County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

102 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Valdosta between 1994 and 2019, burning about 589 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 burning42
Arson/incendiarism22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Equipment and vehicle use12
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20190919-8
18 September 2010Debris and open burning5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use24 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Colbert County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Valdosta: 2 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Rock Asphalt, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Aluminum. 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
Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Company QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Rock AsphaltProducer1923
Colbert County Hwy. Dept. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lister Hill Reduction PlantSilica, AluminumPlant

Every working recorded in Colbert County

Storms near this place

34 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valdosta in 34 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 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 2010LightningValdosta1 killed, 2 hurtTwo men were working outside of the Colbert Steam Plant, when they were struck. One man was revived and transported to the hospital in critical condition before passing away. The other man was admitted and released from the hospital.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$100,000A tree was knocked down onto a home at 116 Hiawassee in Sheffield.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindValdosta$30,000Trees and power lines were reported from Tuscumbia to Muscle Shoals. Several trees fell on houses, causing some structural damage. Some locations where trees were reported down included Old Lee Highway, Hill Ave, Grove Ave, W Brighton, Clark Street, State Street, Courtland Ave, and Portage Ave.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindValdosta$10,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines throughout Tuscumbia and vicinity including along west 3rd Street, Highland Place, Frankfort, Flatwood, Cove, Keller Quarry and Walker Camp Roads.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindValdosta$4,000A tree was knocked onto power lines on the 100 block of River Drive.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$3,000A power pole and powerlines were reported down over the street at 210 Terrace Street.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$3,000Trees were reported down in the 600 block of Pickwick Street.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$2,000A power pole was reported down at 102 Highland Place.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$1,000A tree was blown down at 615 Pickwick Street and blocked the road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$1,000A tree was reported near the intersection Willingham Road and Anna Drive. Time was estimated from radar data.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta$1,000A tree was reported down at the intersection of Willington Hill road and Birdie Mae Drive. Time was estmated from radar.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindValdosta$1,000A tree was blown down near the intersection of Frankfort Road and Underwood Mountain Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindValdosta$1,000Power lines were knocked down on Lamar Street in Tuscumbia. Time estimated by radar and other reports.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindValdosta$1,000Power lines were knocked down on Old Memphis Road in Tuscumbia. Time estimated by radar.
December 2023Thunderstorm WindValdosta$500A tree was knocked down and partially blocking the roadway at the intersection of Keller Quarry Road and Bluff Ct. Time estimated by radar.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindValdosta$500A tree was knocked down.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindValdosta$500A tree was knocked down.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindValdosta$200A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Oak Hill Avenue and Edgewood Drive. Time estimated by radar.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindValdosta$200A tree was knocked down on Spring Court. Time estimated by radar.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindValdosta$200A tree was knocked down at 1085 Tennessee Avenue. Time estimated by radar.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindValdosta$200A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Walker Camp and Keller Quarry Roads. Time estimated by radar.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindValdosta$200A tree was knocked down at Rivermont Drive at Oak Hill Avenue in Sheffield. Time estimated by radar.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindValdosta$200A tree was knocked down across the railroad tracks at 4305 Old Memphis Pike. Time estimated by radar.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindValdosta$200A tree was knocked down along Frankfort Road in Tuscumbia.
February 2025Tornado (EF1)Valdosta-The tornado touched down near the intersection of Lamar Road and Frankfort Road. The tornado caused immediate and widespread damage in neighborhoods southwest of downtown Tuscumbia. This includes roof damage to an elementary school off Glendora Avenue. Damage indicators were mostly a combination of uprooted hard and softwood trees. Numerous homes had roof damage associated with felled trees. As the tornado tracked into downtown, power lines and traffic signals were destroyed. Significant roof damage occurred near 5th and Main Streets where a metal roof was completely removed. As the tornado moved out of the downtown area, numerous trees were again uprooted along 5th and 6th Streets through Commons Street. The tornado snapped trees before crossing George Wallace Boulevard and the Southern Railway. Additional trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado moved northeast approaching Woodward Avenue. At this location, part of a service station canopy was removed. Fences were knocked down on adjacent streets in this area. More softwood trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado moved through residential areas approaching Muscle Shoals High School. On school property, several trees were snapped, some near the base, but the building itself didn't sustain any damage. There were other sporadic trees randomly snapped south of this location along portions of Washington Drive and Colorado Avenue, but this wind damage was determined to be strong winds in the rear flank downdraft of the occluding tornadic circulation. The Northwest Alabama Regional Airport measured an 84 MPH wind gust as the tornado occluded just northwest of the airfield.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindValdosta-A tree was reported down blocking the road at 615 Pickwick Street.
February 2024Thunderstorm WindValdosta-A personal weather station (KALTUSCU) measured a 63 mph wind gust in Tuscumbia.
March 2020Flash FloodValdosta-Flash flooding reported at the intersection of Spring Court and Meadow Hill Road. Depth of water unknown.
November 2019Flash FloodValdosta-Flooding at the intersection of Underwood Mountain Road and Frankfort Road.
June 2014Flash FloodValdosta-A vehicle was submerged due to heavy rainfall that produced flash flooding along Rivermont Drive. The reports were received via twitter photos from broadcast media.
June 2013Flash FloodValdosta-Heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding at the intersection of Maple Street and Veterans Boulevard, about a mile south of Tuscumbia, Alabama. Up to two feet of water was reported over the road along Maple Street and Veterans Boulevard.
May 2010FloodValdosta-Urban and street flooding reported in Tuscumbia. Ditches along side of roads were seen full of debris flowing into some streets.
September 2009Flash FloodValdosta-Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding to occur in the Tuscumbia community. Roads flooded included: the intersection of Maple Street and Veteran's Blvd., intersection of Frankfort road and Henderson Point, and the intersection of Woodmont Drive near highway 72 and Springer Street.
June 2008Flash FloodValdosta-Six inches of running water was reported between the 9000 and 11000 block of Frankfort Road.

Every storm recorded in Colbert 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
Richmond Hills0.9 miles18
Rivermont1.3 miles18
Tuscumbia1.5 miles18
Trenholm Heights1.6 miles18
Village Number 11.7 miles18
Belview Heights1.7 miles18
Cedar Hills Estates1.7 miles19
Oka Kapassa (historical)1.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128381. 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.