BlockHamburg, Florida
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Greenville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32340. The Survey maps it on the Hamburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1981The 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 sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Valdosta quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Hamburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 197 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 burning | 24 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 40 - B. LOPER FIRE-0218 |
| 17 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SIMS (40) |
| 15 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 40 - BACK WOODS FIRE #0292 |
| 25 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 40- BALER FIRE - 0208 |
| 23 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 July 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 June 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamburg in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Hamburg | $100,000 | This tornado initially touched down near NW Little Cat Road in Madison County. Significant tree damage and minor structural damage was noted at a home along County Road 150. The tree damage intensified as the tornado moved northeast across a quail farm along Boggy Bay Road. Significant tree damage and damage to farm outbuildings suggests EF-1 intensity. This was the tornado's widest point. The path narrowed as it crossed County Road 253 where a significant number of snapped pine trees was noted. The tornado then weakened, with no other known structural damage, before lifting just southwest of State Road 53 near the Florida-Georgia line. Maximum winds are estimated to be 105 mph with a maximum width of 475 yards. Thanks to Madison County Emergency Management and Florida Division of Emergency Management for help with the survey. |
| December 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Hamburg | $25,000 | An EF1 tornado with 100 mph winds touched down in Madison County early Monday morning. The path length was 2.17 miles. One mobile home was shifted off its blocks. A small outbuilding was swept off its foundation and rolled several feet. Another mobile home nearby was shifted slightly and the blocks underneath are now tilted. Considerable tree damage was present throughout the path. There were no injuries or fatalities. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A tree was blown down at the intersection of Lovett Road and Partridge Way. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Hamburg | - | Flooding was reported in several areas of Madison county. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A tree was blown down on Lovett Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A few trees were blown down and blocked Highway 150. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A tree was blown down. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Little Cat Road and Farm Center Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A tree was blown down on Lovett Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A tree was blown down onto Flowers Road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | A tree was down on State Road 150. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294795. 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.
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.