Texhoma, TX Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Texhoma is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Texhoma is lower than Texas average and is about the same as the national average.
Earthquake Index, #257
| Texhoma, TX | 0.04 |
| Texas | 0.04 |
| 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
| Texhoma, TX | 0.0000 |
| Texas | 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, #1315
| Texhoma, TX | 142.82 |
| Texas | 208.58 |
| 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 1,911 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Texhoma, TX 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: | 0 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 0 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 49 | Hail: | 1,339 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 0 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 0 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 488 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 0 |
| Other: | 35 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Texhoma, TX.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Texhoma, TX.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Texhoma, TX.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 48 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Texhoma, TX.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 2.8 | 1951-06-05 | 2 | 36°32'N / 101°48'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Texas | |||
| 21.6 | 1975-11-19 | 2 | 36°42'N / 101°30'W | 0.30 Mile | 270 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Texas | |
| 23.0 | 1993-05-05 | 3 | 36°30'N / 101°23'W | 36°39'N / 101°24'W | 12.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 500K | Texas |
| 26.4 | 1951-05-14 | 2 | 36°52'N / 101°54'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Texas | |||
| 26.9 | 1971-06-09 | 2 | 36°16'N / 101°24'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hansford | |||
| 28.7 | 1951-05-14 | 2 | 36°54'N / 101°54'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Texas | |||
| 28.7 | 1987-05-25 | 3 | 36°12'N / 101°24'W | 36°15'N / 101°24'W | 3.00 Miles | 530 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hansford |
| 29.2 | 1971-06-09 | 4 | 36°16'N / 101°24'W | 36°26'N / 101°12'W | 15.90 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hansford |
| 29.7 | 1972-05-10 | 2 | 36°15'N / 102°14'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Dallam | |
| 30.1 | 1971-06-09 | 4 | 36°02'N / 101°49'W | 36°05'N / 101°44'W | 5.90 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sherman |
| 30.2 | 1982-03-19 | 4 | 36°04'N / 101°37'W | 36°25'N / 101°05'W | 48.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Hansford |
| 30.3 | 1972-05-10 | 2 | 36°14'N / 102°14'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Dallam | |
| 31.5 | 1969-06-07 | 2 | 36°52'N / 101°28'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Texas | |||
| 31.8 | 1971-06-09 | 2 | 36°02'N / 101°49'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sherman | |||
| 31.8 | 1971-06-09 | 2 | 36°02'N / 101°49'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sherman | |||
| 31.8 | 1971-06-09 | 2 | 36°02'N / 101°49'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Sherman | |||
| 31.9 | 1982-03-18 | 4 | 36°01'N / 101°44'W | 36°04'N / 101°37'W | 6.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Moore |
| 33.5 | 1967-05-05 | 2 | 36°02'N / 102°00'W | 36°02'N / 101°58'W | 2.30 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Moore |
| 33.5 | 1977-05-18 | 2 | 36°49'N / 102°12'W | 37°00'N / 102°01'W | 16.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Cimarron |
| 34.1 | 1977-05-18 | 4 | 36°39'N / 102°24'W | 37°00'N / 102°06'W | 29.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cimarron |
| 35.4 | 1951-05-14 | 2 | 37°00'N / 101°54'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Morton | |||
| 37.4 | 1971-06-09 | 2 | 36°03'N / 101°26'W | 36°03'N / 101°23'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hutchinson |
| 37.4 | 1990-05-31 | 2 | 36°10'N / 101°18'W | 36°12'N / 101°11'W | 5.50 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Hansford |
| 37.4 | 1967-07-03 | 2 | 36°50'N / 101°16'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Texas | |||
| 40.7 | 2001-04-10 | 2 | 36°08'N / 101°12'W | 36°11'N / 101°11'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 750K | 0 | Hansford |
| Brief Description: An official storm damage survey was made on the tornado path length and width. The tornado destroyed several grain bins and a grain elevator to Agco facility. Extensive damage also occurred at a local farm...including the home...barns and equipment. Several power poles also were blown down. Severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes occurred across the western Texas panhandle during the early evening hours and then moved east and northeast across the central and eastern Texas panhandle during the late evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 41.5 | 1982-06-14 | 2 | 36°12'N / 101°12'W | 36°12'N / 101°05'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Hansford |
| 41.7 | 1982-03-19 | 4 | 36°25'N / 101°05'W | 36°35'N / 101°00'W | 5.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ochiltree |
| 42.4 | 1971-06-05 | 2 | 35°55'N / 101°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hutchinson | |||
| 42.4 | 1971-06-05 | 2 | 35°55'N / 101°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hutchinson | |||
| 42.4 | 1971-06-05 | 2 | 35°55'N / 101°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hutchinson | |||
| 42.4 | 1971-06-05 | 2 | 35°55'N / 101°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hutchinson | |||
| 42.4 | 1971-06-05 | 2 | 35°55'N / 101°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hutchinson | |||
| 42.4 | 1971-06-05 | 2 | 35°55'N / 101°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hutchinson | |||
| 42.5 | 2007-04-21 | 2 | 35°47'N / 102°07'W | 36°03'N / 102°00'W | 20.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 14 | 1.3M | 0K | Moore |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado formed ten miles west southwest of Dumas at 1816 CST and tracked northeast for about twenty miles before exiting Moore county one half of a mile north of Cactus at 1840 CST. The tornado continued in Sherman county for about another four miles...before dissipating at 1852 CST. In Moore county...evidence suggested that the tornado was about three quarters of a mile wide as it passed through the town of Cactus. The most significant damage occurred across the northwest half of Cactus...but most homes and businesses received some damage as a result of this tornado. It is estimated that at least ten mobile homes were demolished and many more left uninhabitable. Fourteen people were injured in Cactus...however there were no fatalities. On April 25...Governor Rick Perry declared a State of Emergency in two proclamations for Moore county as a result of the Cactus tornado. The Governor also requested President Bush to declare a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the county. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Numerous severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes moved north and northeast across the western and central Texas panhandle during the evening hours. The only injuries occurred in Cactus from a tornado...however no fatalities were reported. | |||||||||||
| 42.6 | 2010-05-18 | 2 | 35°54'N / 101°28'W | 35°58'N / 101°29'W | 5.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 40K | 0K | Hutchinson |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down three miles south southwest of Pringle or six miles northwest of Stinnett at 1844 CST. The tornado was on the ground for about five miles with a maximum path width of three hundred yards. The tornado moved to the north dissipating at 1900 CST three miles northwest of Pringle. The National Weather Service survey team found significant damage to a farm located on County Road J between County Road 8 and County Road 9. A large portion of the roof was removed from the residence with considerable damage to several small sheds in the vicinity. Numerous trees were stripped with many broken large branches. A pickup truck behind the residence was flipped upside down with the cab smashed. Several power poles were snapped along County Road J just to the east of the residence with additional damage sustained to a few irrigation pivots. A storage bin and large fuel tank were found up to fifty yards to the east northeast of their original locations. One resident was home at the time but no injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms producing many tornadoes along with large hail and strong thunderstorm wind gusts tracked across much of the Texas Panhandle from the early evening hours into the early morning hours. No injuries were reported...however a few of the tornadoes caused some damage. | |||||||||||
| 42.7 | 1977-05-18 | 4 | 37°00'N / 102°06'W | 37°08'N / 102°04'W | 9.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Baca |
| 43.3 | 1971-06-05 | 3 | 35°55'N / 101°32'W | 35°55'N / 101°27'W | 4.70 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hutchinson |
| 43.6 | 1965-06-14 | 2 | 35°52'N / 101°42'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Moore | |||
| 43.9 | 1965-06-09 | 2 | 35°52'N / 101°40'W | 0.20 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Moore | |
| 44.1 | 1993-05-05 | 3 | 36°53'N / 101°21'W | 37°07'N / 101°16'W | 11.00 Miles | 1200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 50K | Texas |
| 45.4 | 1972-05-09 | 3 | 37°07'N / 102°00'W | 37°09'N / 101°58'W | 2.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Morton |
| 45.7 | 2001-04-06 | 2 | 37°06'N / 101°39'W | 37°11'N / 101°36'W | 6.60 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 2 | 100K | 0 | Morton |
| Brief Description: Rapidly moving tornado completely destroyed a mobile home. Female occupant ended up in some bushes and had a broken arm. Male occupant had debris in his eye. Their truck was rolled into trees and nearby outbuildings were demolished. Location of this home was north of Rolla. Elsewhere, 20 power poles were taken down, damage was done to buildings in Rolla with a garage losing its roof. Several silos were damaged or destroyed in the path of the tornado. | |||||||||||
| 46.0 | 1987-05-25 | 3 | 36°16'N / 101°03'W | 36°16'N / 100°59'W | 3.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ochiltree |
| 46.5 | 1982-06-14 | 2 | 36°12'N / 101°05'W | 36°12'N / 101°00'W | 5.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ochiltree |
| 47.0 | 1971-04-19 | 2 | 36°51'N / 102°31'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cimarron | |||
| 48.2 | 1977-05-18 | 2 | 37°01'N / 101°59'W | 37°22'N / 101°33'W | 33.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Morton |
| 49.6 | 1971-04-19 | 2 | 36°11'N / 102°40'W | 36°15'N / 102°34'W | 7.20 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Dallam |
| 50.0 | 1957-06-10 | 2 | 36°20'N / 100°55'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Ochiltree | |||
* 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.