BlockVada, Georgia
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It lies in ZIP code area 31730. The Survey maps it on the Vada quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Vada quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Camilla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Vada between 1992 and 2020, burning about 504 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 14 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 | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2012-MITCHELL-007 |
| 31 August 1999 | 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 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vada in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Vada | $35,000 | An NWS Storm Survey confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down near Vada Road and moved northeastward with intermittent damage before lifting about 5 minutes later. An attached garage of a home was destroyed along with a farm equipment shed. A car was also flipped. Maximum winds were estimated around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vada | $1,000 | Decatur county 911 dispatch reported a couple of trees blown down along county line road. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vada | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto County Line Road in Decatur county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vada | - | Several trees were blown down on Andrew Avery Road near the county border. |
| March 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Vada | - | A funnel cloud was spotted by the public. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Vada | - | Golf ball size hail was reported at the County Line. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Courthouse | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ausmac | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lynn | 12.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eldorendo | 12.9 miles | 8 | |
| West Bainbridge | 13.9 miles | 12 | |
| Climax | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bainbridge | 14.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356610. 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.