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Fowler, Arizona

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85043. The Survey maps it on the Fowler quadrangle.

Fowler within Maricopa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

1,779 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,779 fires within 5 miles of Fowler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 704 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 24 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1726
Arson/incendiarism24
Natural23
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Debris and open burning1

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 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix Fire Department335425
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office154835
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office154836
9 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZ-122598
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State OfficeAZ-111668
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePhoenix Fire Department333529
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office154834
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office154832

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Maricopa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Fowler: 4 producers, 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 plants. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Clay, Vermiculite. 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
Building Products Co.ClayPlant
Tolleson MineBrick ClayProducerClay
Zonolite Co.VermiculitePlant
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Phoenix Redi-Mix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Phoenix S&R, Agua Fria Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand & Gravel OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand and Gravel QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSand and Gravel

Every working recorded in Maricopa County

Storms near this place

7 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fowler in 7 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. 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
September 2014Flash FloodFowler$500,000Widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across the central portions of the greater Phoenix area during the early morning hours on September 8th. Rainfall rates were well in excess of 2 inches per hours at times, and the heavy rain caused major flash flooding on Interstate 10. At 0400MST the Arizona Department of Transportation reported that Interstate 10 was closed at 43rd Avenue, as the intense rain caused a lake to form several feet deep across the freeway. Since it was pitch black at the time, motorists unwittingly drove into the lake and became stalled; at least 2 dozen motorists became stranded in water which came up to the top of their hoods. The freeway was soon closed between 35th and 67th Avenues; after the water began receding at 0930MST, ADOT crews worked feverishly to clean up the road. Westbound Interstate 10 partially opened by 1400MST, the eastbound lanes were closed through the early evening hours.
July 2021Flash FloodFowler$50,000A video on social media showed several feet of standing water in the parking lot of an apartment, flooding numerous cars at the apartment. No injuries were reported.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFowler$20,000Portion of a large concrete brick wall blew down and damaged a few vehicles near inside the premises of an apartment complex located in the area of 55th Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix. Wind gusts were estimated upwards of 75 mph. No injuries were reported.
October 2015Thunderstorm WindFowler$20,000Scattered thunderstorms developed across the greater Phoenix area during the afternoon hours on October 18th, and some of them affected the town of Glendale. A few of the stronger storms produced gusty and damaging outflow winds estimated to be in excess of 60 mph. According to a report from local broadcast media, the overhead metal canopy at a gas station was blown down by winds estimated to be as high as 65 mph. The gas station was located at the intersection of 59th Avenue and McDowell Road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFowler$2,000Traffic light support pole fully bent in the opposite direction in the area of Roosevelt Street and North 51st Avenue in Phoenix. Wind gusts were estimated upwards of 75 mph based on doppler radar estimates. No injuries were reported.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindFowler$2,000Photos on social media showed a large tree down on power lines near Lower Buckeye Road between 67th Avenue and 75th Avenue. Timing of 60-65 mph winds was estimated using radar. No injuries were reported.
November 2025Flash FloodFowler-Video showed multiple lanes of I-10 impassable, near 75th Ave, due to flooding and accumulated hail. No damages or injuries reported.

Every storm recorded in Maricopa 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
Westridge Park0.6 miles27
Sunscape Homes0.8 miles27
Centura West1.0 miles27
La Terraza1.2 miles27
Sunburst Homes1.4 miles27
County Fair West1.9 miles27
Cartwright2.2 miles27
Legend Estates2.9 miles27

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q141221926The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 4803. 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.