BlockLowery, Georgia
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Cedar Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31021. The Survey maps it on the Lowery quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1957 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Lowery quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Vidalia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Macon quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
250 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 250 fires within 5 miles of Lowery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 747 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 26 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 burning | 160 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-LAURENS-019 |
| 29 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-LAURENS-028 |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2001-LAURENS-029 |
| 23 September 2017 | Natural | 12 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2018-LAURENS-015 |
| 18 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowery in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Lowery | $900,000 | A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that yet a third tornado had touched down in Laurens county. This tornado was rated an EF1 tornado and touched down in southeast Laurens county, approximately one mile north of Lowrey. The tornado was short-lived and only remained on the ground for about 0.5 mile as it tracked east-southeast. However, this circulation reformed and strengthened into an EF3 tornado as it tracked into southern Truetlen county 10 minutes later. One mobile home was destroyed and numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted along the short path of the tornado. The maximum path width was estimated to be 200 yards wide. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowery | $5,000 | The 911 Center reported at least two trees down and blocking the entire roadway on highway 46 near the Wheeler County line. The Emergency Manager reported damage to a porch on a brick home, shingle damage to several other homes and damage to a metal shop building along with several trees down on Piney Woods Lake Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowery | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Rock Springs Rd at Hall Rd. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowery | $1,000 | The Laurens County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Hall Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowery | $500 | The Laurens County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down east of Dublin. One at South Poplar Springs Church Road and Highway 19 and the other at Wynn and Beacham Roads. |
| April 2020 | Flash Flood | Lowery | - | The Emergency Manager reported St. Mark Road closed due to high water from Flat Creek. Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatoff (historical) | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Walkee (historical) | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Tweed | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Rockledge | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cedar Grove | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Lollie (historical) | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Minter | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Mayberry (historical) | 9.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332277. 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.