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Bass, Florida

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32024. It stands on Clay Hole Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle.

Bass within Columbia County

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The same ground, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bass, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet of Bass, surveyed 1954

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

423 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 423 fires within 5 miles of Bass between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,484 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 8 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 burning147
Railroad operations and maintenance113
Missing data/not specified/undetermined67
Equipment and vehicle use37
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Natural12
Arson/incendiarism8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking3
Fireworks3

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 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCR 242A(12)
29 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service12-THE JOSH FIRE-1198/NOV
24 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCLIFTON JAMES GLEN (12)
23 September 2016Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMT CARMEL (12)
17 September 2003Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service1174-NORRIS ROAD FIRE
15 September 2011Debris and open burning15 acresFlorida Forest ServicePEACE (12)
14 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service12-I-75 FIRE-1138
14 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia 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 Bass: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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
Anderson Mining Corporation - Columbia CityLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Anderson-Columbia City MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Limerock Industries - Columbia City/Kirby MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this place

27 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bass in 27 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 4 hail, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBass1 hurtA tree fell on a single wide mobile home and caused a minor injury. The time of the event was based on radar data. Report relayed via the FL State Watch Office (FDEM).
April 2015Thunderstorm WindBass$4,000A tree fell on a home on Southwest Pinemount Road. The cost of damage was unknown, but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindBass$2,000A tree fell onto a home and power lines at SW Salem Road off of County Road 242. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindBass$1,500A tree was blown down onto a power line. The time of damage was based on radar. Cost of damage estimated for inclusion in Storm Data.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBass$1,000Trees were blown down. The cost of damage was unknown, but estimated for the event to be included in StormData.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindBass$500A large tree was blown down about 1.5 miles north of the intersection of Highways 247 and 242. The cost of damage was unknown but it was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBass$200A large tree was snapped an fell across SW Prairie Street. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBass-Large, old, water oaks were snapped and some trees twisted along SW Birley Ave and Suwannee Downs Road. Lawn furniture was displaced. Widespread power outages were reported.
August 2024Heavy RainBass-A weather station along SW Gertrudis Drive | measured 3.34 inches of rainfall between | 6:20 pm and 8:30 pm.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBass-A large branch fell onto a roof and the root ball fall onto a fence at 177 SW Ferndale.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBass-A tree was blown down on a phone line on Sabre Avenue near County Road 242. The time of damage was based on radar.
June 2021Heavy RainBass-A weather station Kelliche Estates measured 4.69 inches since 10:50 am.
June 2020Tornado (EF0)Bass-Around 330 pm a tornado touched down near Bradshaw Road where it damaged trees. The tornado tracked north-northeast and continued to snap trees as it tracked across SW Bellmont Drive and damage a small barn as it nearly paralleled State Road 47. The tornado path then tracked NNE along SW State Road 47 where it damaged large oak trees and power lines. The tornado peaked in intensity in this area with max winds around 85 mph. The tornado lifted just east of the State Road 47 along SW Wester Drive.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindBass-A tree was snapped and fell on a mobile home and shed that caused both structure roofs to collapse. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2019Funnel CloudBass-County EM reported a potential tornado on the ground along County Road 242 south of Lake City.
July 2019Heavy RainBass-A public rain gauge measured a daily storm total of 3.38 inches.
May 2014Tornado (EF1)Bass-An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 95 mph caused significant tree damage to properties at the intersection of Pinemount Road and Nugget Road. Many large oak trees were twisted and snapped with large limbs 8-12 inches torn off. Large pine trees were twisted at the bases and toppled. An outbuilding had significant damage. Sheets of metal were strewn across the property. Pieces of lumber were impaled into the pasture land 1 to 2 feet. Large pilings in the ground 1-1.5 ft were lifted out of the ground and dispersed across the property. The cost of damage is unknown.
November 2014Thunderstorm WindBass-Several trees were blown down along Interstate 75 between mile markers 418 and 420.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindBass-A spotter reported structural damage to his home due to thunderstorm winds. Trees and power lines were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated between 55 and 60 mph.
June 2011HailBass-Penny size hail was reported along County Road 247, two miles south of Interstate 95.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBass-Numerous trees and power lines down with a lot of debris in a neighborhood off of County Road 252 near the county line.
July 2008HailBass-A spotter reported nickel size hail and wind gusts to 47 mph. Minor damage was observed with localized flooding near Godbold Avenue and Satellite Lane.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBass-Trees were blown down in several locations along County Road 247. One tree fell on a power line at the intersection of Cypress Lake Road and County Road 247.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBass-A roof was blown off of a residential home on Wester Road. Trees and power lines were down as well. The time of the event was estimated using Doppler radar.
July 2007Heavy RainBass-Around 535 pm local time, a portion of Branford Highway about 5 miles southwest of Lake City was closed due to high water around waist deep in some areas. Around 854 pm local time, a reported was received that heavy rain caused a sink hole at a business in Fort White, east of Highway 47 near U.S. Highway 27.
March 2015HailBass-no account filed
May 2014HailBass-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia 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
Rolling Meadows2.2 miles8
Columbia2.4 miles8
Myrtis5.9 miles9
Miltons Campground Number 16.1 miles8
Halpata (historical)6.2 miles8
Lake City6.4 miles8
Ebenezer6.7 miles9
Mason7.0 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 295111. 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.