Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
One of 146 National Register listings published here for Mobile County · listed in 1990 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 239 fires within 5 miles of Willis G. Clark House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,924 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 96 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 | 96 |
| Debris and open burning | 94 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190912-6 |
| 19 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Citronelle, the town this property stands in, in 54 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 5 flash flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Citronelle | $30,000 | Brief tornado touchdown in the city of Citronelle. Roofs were damaged on a few single-wide manufactured homes with minor roof damage to a few single-family wood frame homes. Some trees were twisted off near the tops. A section of metal roofing was removed from one unit of the Wahoo Apartments on South Center Street. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Citronelle | $10,000 | Lightning struck a large oil barrel tank and set it on fire. The fire spread to five other tanks and they were also destroyed. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Citronelle by high winds from a thunderstorm. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just west of Citronelle. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed several trees. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Citronelle | $5,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported near Citronelle. Some of the large hail damaged several vehicles. The large hail also damaged several homeowners roofs. A few trees were also blown down. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $5,000 | High winds blew trees down north of Citronelle. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $5,000 | Trees were reported blown down by thunderstorm winds just to the north of Citronelle. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $5,000 | Trees were blown down in the community by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $5,000 | High winds blew several trees down north of Citronelle. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Citronelle | $4,000 | Golfball size hail fell from a thunderstorm near Citronelle. The large hail damaged several vehicles. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $2,000 | High winds downed two large trees. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees on Prine Road. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs along with power lines were blown down in the city of Citronelle. |
| December 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down just west of Citronelle. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $1,500 | Several trees were blown down in Citronelle. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $1,500 | Trees and power lines were blown down around the city of Citronelle. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $1,500 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $1,500 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down east of the Citronelle community. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | $500 | Several trees were blown down in north Mobile County near Citronelle. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Citronelle | - | The tornado touched down along County Road 96 near Meinhardt Loop Road West, where a few trees had their tops snapped. The tornado continued to the northeast into an area that ground survey crews could not get to between the start point and Sam Lewis Road. This stretch was likely where the tornado peaked in intensity as Sentinel 2 and Planet satellite imagery depicted substantial damage to several segments of the forest likely in the form of tree snaps and uproots. It is also in this stretch the tornado peaked in width reaching close to 200 yards wide. The tornado weakened based on satellite imagery and ground survey crew as the tornado crossed Sam Lewis Road where a metal outbuilding lost its roof and had its walls collapsed inward. No other damage was observed in this location, leading to a lower rating at this location. The tornado continued to the northeast, crossing into Washington County, where more trees were damaged along the path visible via satellite imagery. The tornado appears to have lifted west of Sandy Ridge Road based on available satellite imagery. Further adjustments in track length, width, and intensity are likely in the coming days or weeks as higher resolution satellite imagery becomes available.||Utilized imagery and derived products made available through the NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, and the NASA Disasters Program. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | - | High winds downed a tree on a residence. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | - | High winds blew a roof off of a house near the 4 way stop on Prine Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | - | High winds downed tree limbs and damaged siding on a house. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Citronelle | - | Winds estimated near 60 mph along Highway 43 at Mobile Washington County line. |
| March 2011 | Flash Flood | Citronelle | - | Heavy rain caused flooded roadways in Lambert. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Citronelle | - | Heavy rains flooded numerous streets in Citronelle. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Citronelle | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced 3 to 5 inches of rain that flooded many roads in Citronelle. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Citronelle | - | A severe thunderstorm produced penny sized hail in Citronelle. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Citronelle | - | Heavy rains of 4 to 6 inches caused flooding around Citronelle and other parts of northwest Mobile county. Several roads in the area had to be closed for about an hour due to the high water. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Citronelle | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail just southeast of Citronelle along County Road 41 near the community of Turnerville. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Citronelle | - | Golfball sized hail was reported in the community as a thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| January 1998 | Hail | Citronelle | - | Dime size hail was reported just west of Citronelle. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Citronelle | - | Dime size hail was reported just east of Citronelle. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Citronelle | - | Dime size hail was reported just north of Citronelle. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Citronelle | - | Dime size hail was reported in the Citronelle community. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Citronelle | - | Dime size hail was reported in the northwest part of Mobile county on Lott road. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Citronelle | - | Dime-size hail was reported around Citronelle. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| January 2009 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Citronelle | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Citronelle Railroad Historic District | 5.9 miles | 1990 |
 | Central Core Historic District | 6.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Barr's Subdivision Historic District | 6.4 miles | 1990 |
 | N. Q. and Virginia M. Thompson House | 6.5 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89002454 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mobile County | All 146 listed properties in this county. |
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