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70643 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in 70643 Zip Code is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 70643 Zip Code is much lower than Louisiana average and is about the same as the national average.
Earthquake Index, #684
| 70643 Zip Code | 0.00 |
| Louisiana | 0.03 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| 70643 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Louisiana | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #690
| 70643 Zip Code | 130.56 |
| Louisiana | 235.86 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 1,167 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 70643 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 2 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 7 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 103 | Hail: | 260 | Heat: | 2 | Heavy Snow: | 0 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 7 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 5 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 686 | Tropical Storm: | 9 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 3 | Winter Weather: | 7 |
| Other: | 75 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 70643 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near 70643 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
| 45.1 | 1983-10-16 | 3.8 | 5 | 30.24 | -93.39 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 42 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 70643 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 15.3 | 1972-03-20 | 2 | 29°49'N / 93°04'W | 0.30 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cameron | |
| 19.3 | 1966-02-10 | 2 | 30°06'N / 92°48'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jefferson Davis | |
| 19.9 | 1957-03-31 | 2 | 30°03'N / 92°48'W | 30°09'N / 92°40'W | 10.60 Miles | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jefferson Davis |
| 20.1 | 1971-05-11 | 2 | 30°05'N / 92°40'W | 0.30 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jefferson Davis | |
| 20.3 | 1999-01-02 | 2 | 30°05'N / 92°56'W | 30°07'N / 92°54'W | 4.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Calcasieu |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado moved across southern and eastern sections of Hayes, destroying several homes and one farm. A couple was injured slightly when their permanent wood home was completely flattened in the tornado. Another home was lifted in the air and moved 75 yards from it's original location. Seven people in the home escaped with no injuries. A large trash can was found struck in a tree 50 feet up in a large oak tree, that had travelled at least one mile from it's original position. | |||||||||||
| 21.6 | 1977-11-08 | 2 | 30°00'N / 92°31'W | 1.00 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Vermilion | |
| 22.6 | 1974-10-29 | 3 | 30°06'N / 92°41'W | 30°08'N / 92°37'W | 4.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 12 | 25.0M | 0 | Jefferson Davis |
| 22.7 | 2009-12-24 | 2 | 29°58'N / 92°31'W | 30°03'N / 92°29'W | 6.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0K | Vermilion |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The Gueydan Tornado began about 4 miles southwest of town near Ellis Bridge Road, blowing down a few trees Burnell Road and Humble Road. The tornado then moved north-northeastward causing extensive roof and siding damage to several homes just east of Highway 91 south of Gueydan. One tied-down mobile home was rolled over and completely destroyed, and another mobile home had its entire roof blown off. Trees and powerlines were also blown down in the area. The tornado then moved across Gueydan, causing intermittent damage to homes and trees along a narrow swath. One small outbuilding was blown into the water tower located in the northeast portion of town and destroyed. Continuing north-northeastward, the tornado blew down numerous trees at a farm on the southern end of JD Simon Road, and knocked down a power pole along Highway 713 west of Dallas Guidry Road. The tornado then curved northward, blowing down several tree limbs at a residence along Bill Searle Road west of Calvin Road, before dissipating. In total, approximately 50 homes were damaged by this tornado. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful upper level storm system moved across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley from Wednesday, December 23, 2009, through Thursday, December 24, 2009. Numerous showers and elevated thunderstorms, including some supercells, repeatedly developed and moved northward across much of southwest Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico from late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. As the main upper level system approached Louisiana early Thursday morning, a squall line developed across east Texas and moved rapidly eastward across Louisiana, causing several reports of wind damage in southern Louisiana. Meanwhile, some of the elevated supercells became surface-based and tracked north-northeastward across south-central and east-central Louisiana, spawning at least a dozen tornadoes. In addition, the widespread rainfall caused flooding in some of these same areas. In total, at least 12 tornadoes affected portions of Vermilion, Acadia, St. Landry, Evangeline, and Avoyelles Parishes within a two hour timespan from 7-9 AM. Seven tornadoes affected Acadia Parish alone, the biggest single outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded in that parish. Three tornadoes were rated EF2, three were rated EF1, and six were rated EF0. Other tornadoes likely occurred that were reported by area residents but could not be confirmed by NWS storm surveys. These included a likely tornado just east of I-49 in extreme northeastern Evangeline Parish, a possible tornado about 8 miles southwest of Gueydan, and another east of Palmetto in far northeastern St. Landry Parish. This was the largest outbreak of tornadoes in the NWS Lake Charles county warning area since November 23, 2004. | |||||||||||
| 23.9 | 1970-10-11 | 2 | 29°54'N / 93°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 1 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Cameron | |
| 27.7 | 1952-04-04 | 3 | 30°10'N / 92°52'W | 30°16'N / 92°37'W | 16.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson Davis |
| 28.5 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°14'N / 92°49'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Jefferson Davis | |
| 28.7 | 1982-09-11 | 2 | 30°14'N / 92°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jefferson Davis | |
| 30.8 | 1984-05-20 | 3 | 29°48'N / 93°21'W | 29°48'N / 93°18'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Cameron |
| 30.9 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°10'N / 92°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Acadia | |
| 31.1 | 1974-10-29 | 3 | 30°08'N / 92°37'W | 30°13'N / 92°22'W | 16.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 2 | 40 | 25.0M | 0 | Acadia |
| 32.1 | 1992-11-21 | 3 | 30°13'N / 93°02'W | 30°18'N / 92°57'W | 6.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Calcasieu |
| 34.0 | 1967-05-01 | 2 | 30°00'N / 92°17'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Vermilion | |
| 34.2 | 1961-09-10 | 3 | 30°00'N / 92°18'W | 30°05'N / 92°18'W | 5.70 Miles | 283 Yards | 1 | 55 | 2.5M | 0 | Vermilion |
| 34.8 | 1974-10-28 | 2 | 29°46'N / 93°28'W | 29°49'N / 93°19'W | 9.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cameron |
| 34.9 | 1969-12-25 | 3 | 30°00'N / 92°16'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Vermilion | |
| 35.0 | 1968-04-23 | 2 | 30°08'N / 92°21'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Acadia | |
| 36.1 | 1971-02-12 | 3 | 30°13'N / 93°12'W | 30°15'N / 93°10'W | 3.60 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Calcasieu |
| 36.5 | 1973-04-17 | 3 | 30°15'N / 93°10'W | 0.50 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Calcasieu | |
| 37.2 | 1960-04-29 | 2 | 30°18'N / 92°48'W | 30°24'N / 92°36'W | 13.80 Miles | 1667 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Jefferson Davis |
| 37.6 | 1983-01-31 | 3 | 30°01'N / 92°16'W | 30°05'N / 92°13'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Vermilion |
| 38.5 | 1999-01-02 | 2 | 30°16'N / 92°32'W | 30°21'N / 92°28'W | 10.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Acadia |
| Brief Description: A long tornado touched down in northern Acadia Parish. The most extensive damage occurred near the Richard community, where one house was nearly destroyed and another 6 received minor damage. A small airplane parked on the ground east of Iota was picked up and moved 100 yards. At least 20 homes and businesses received some form of damage along this path. | |||||||||||
| 40.2 | 1952-04-04 | 3 | 30°16'N / 92°37'W | 30°22'N / 92°18'W | 20.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Acadia |
| 40.4 | 1979-10-22 | 2 | 29°46'N / 93°29'W | 1.00 Mile | 550 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Cameron | |
| 40.5 | 2009-12-24 | 2 | 30°14'N / 92°24'W | 30°19'N / 92°22'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 4.0M | 0K | Acadia |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The Atwood Acres tornado touched down near the Interstate 10 and Highway 1121 intersection just northwest of Crowley, then moved north-northeast for 7 miles before ending just east of the Schule Road/Casanova Road intersection about 2 miles east of Maxie. The tornado first knocked down a few trees at a business along Interstate 10, with one tree falling on a car. Several trees were blown down behind some homes along Highway 1121 before more trees and a fence were blown down along Hensgen Road just west of Highway 13. The tornado crossed Highway 13 and caused roof damage to a home on the east side of the highway, before moving into the Atwood Acres subdivision. Here, the tornado caused major damage to 4 well-constructed homes and minor to moderate damage to approximately 26 other homes across the eastern half of the subdivision. One brick home completely lost its roof, with four family members inside receiving cuts and bruises, and three other homes received major damage to their roofs and walls. numerous trees, fences, and power lines were also blown down, with debris littering much of the subdivision and adjacent forests. The tornado continued northeastward and damaged another home just north of the subdivision, before passing through unaccessible forested areas. Several more trees were damagd at the Ellis Road/Parish Road 4-46 intersection. Curving more northward, the tornado moved generally along and just east of Ellis Road, with one barn destroyed at the intersection with Floyd Williams Road, and one oil storage tank blown down east of the Rifle Lane intersection. The final damage noted was to more trees near the Schule Road/Casanova Road intersection. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful upper level storm system moved across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley from Wednesday, December 23, 2009, through Thursday, December 24, 2009. Numerous showers and elevated thunderstorms, including some supercells, repeatedly developed and moved northward across much of southwest Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico from late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. As the main upper level system approached Louisiana early Thursday morning, a squall line developed across east Texas and moved rapidly eastward across Louisiana, causing several reports of wind damage in southern Louisiana. Meanwhile, some of the elevated supercells became surface-based and tracked north-northeastward across south-central and east-central Louisiana, spawning at least a dozen tornadoes. In addition, the widespread rainfall caused flooding in some of these same areas. In total, at least 12 tornadoes affected portions of Vermilion, Acadia, St. Landry, Evangeline, and Avoyelles Parishes within a two hour timespan from 7-9 AM. Seven tornadoes affected Acadia Parish alone, the biggest single outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded in that parish. Three tornadoes were rated EF2, three were rated EF1, and six were rated EF0. Other tornadoes likely occurred that were reported by area residents but could not be confirmed by NWS storm surveys. These included a likely tornado just east of I-49 in extreme northeastern Evangeline Parish, a possible tornado about 8 miles southwest of Gueydan, and another east of Palmetto in far northeastern St. Landry Parish. This was the largest outbreak of tornadoes in the NWS Lake Charles county warning area since November 23, 2004. | |||||||||||
| 40.9 | 1957-04-27 | 2 | 30°10'N / 93°22'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Calcasieu | |
| 42.0 | 1974-10-29 | 3 | 30°13'N / 92°22'W | 30°22'N / 92°22'W | 10.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Acadia |
| 42.1 | 1982-05-07 | 2 | 29°47'N / 92°08'W | 29°52'N / 92°05'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Vermilion |
| 42.8 | 1976-03-24 | 2 | 30°26'N / 92°42'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jefferson Davis | |
| 43.5 | 1975-05-09 | 2 | 30°13'N / 92°22'W | 30°21'N / 92°16'W | 11.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Acadia |
| 43.7 | 1979-10-22 | 2 | 30°14'N / 93°22'W | 1.00 Mile | 500 Yards | 0 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | Calcasieu | |
| 44.3 | 1965-01-22 | 2 | 30°22'N / 93°12'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Calcasieu | |
| 44.9 | 1974-05-31 | 2 | 30°12'N / 93°24'W | 30°16'N / 93°23'W | 5.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Calcasieu |
| 45.6 | 1989-05-18 | 2 | 30°14'N / 92°13'W | 1.00 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Acadia | |
| 46.8 | 1983-05-20 | 3 | 29°45'N / 93°36'W | 29°50'N / 93°35'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cameron |
| 47.1 | 2008-05-15 | 2 | 30°07'N / 92°09'W | 30°10'N / 92°05'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0K | Lafayette |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This is a continuation of the tornado that began west of Maurice in Vermilion Parish. It strengthened to EF-2 intensity before dissipating a mile west of the Acadiana Mall. Near the Duhon and West Broussard Road intersection, one permanent home had the roof completely blown off, hitting the neighboring house and causing extensive damage. The two people inside the roof-less home escaped injury. Other homes along the path received minor roof or siding damage, and many trees were blown down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: As a cold front approached, a squall line developed. Additional storms sprung up in front of the squall line, and where storms merged, a few tornadoes touched down. Along the squall line, winds of 60 mph blew down trees and caused minor damage to homes. | |||||||||||
| 47.9 | 1992-03-04 | 2 | 30°20'N / 92°29'W | 30°30'N / 92°19'W | 15.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Acadia |
| 48.7 | 2004-01-25 | 2 | 30°09'N / 92°06'W | 30°09'N / 92°05'W | 1.00 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 1.0M | 0 | Lafayette |
| Brief Description: A short-lived tornado destroyed two brick homes and two mobile homes, and damaged at least another 15 homes and businesses. One lady broke her shoulder when the mobile home she was in flipped over, trapping her. The other two injuries were minor - cuts and bruises. | |||||||||||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.