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The chance of earthquake damage in Vernon is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Vernon is much higher than Texas average and is much higher than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake Index Volcano Index Tornado Index Other Weather Extremes Events Volcanos Nearby Historical Earthquake Events Historical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #1060

Vernon, TX	0.01
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

Vernon, 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, #424

Vernon, TX	279.47
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 4,163 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Vernon, 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:	134	Hail:	2,656	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	0
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	1	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	2
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,330	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	1	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	39

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Vernon, TX.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Vernon, TX.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Vernon, TX.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 87 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Vernon, TX.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.7	1954-05-01	4	34°04'N / 99°28'W	34°12'N / 99°11'W	18.60 Miles	267 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Wilbarger
1.9	1962-06-05	2	34°09'N / 99°16'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilbarger
1.9	1992-06-07	2	34°09'N / 99°16'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Wilbarger
2.2	1979-04-10	4	34°02'N / 99°28'W	34°12'N / 99°09'W	21.50 Miles	880 Yards	11	67	25.0M	0	Wilbarger
2.8	1968-05-16	3	34°07'N / 99°20'W		2.00 Miles	23 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilbarger
4.1	1967-04-09	2	34°12'N / 99°16'W		0.30 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
4.7	1980-05-29	2	34°14'N / 99°28'W	34°07'N / 99°17'W	13.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
10.5	1982-05-16	3	33°56'N / 99°24'W	34°04'N / 99°07'W	15.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilbarger
11.5	1962-05-20	2	33°59'N / 99°16'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
13.5	1954-05-01	2	34°15'N / 99°06'W				0	0	25K	0	Tillman
14.1	1977-05-20	2	34°18'N / 99°17'W	34°24'N / 99°15'W	7.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Wilbarger
14.6	1979-04-10	4	34°12'N / 99°09'W	34°16'N / 98°59'W	10.60 Miles	880 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Tillman
16.0	1979-04-10	4	33°59'N / 99°35'W	34°02'N / 99°28'W	7.60 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Foard
17.0	1977-04-19	2	34°18'N / 99°04'W		0.80 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tillman
18.1	1979-04-10	2	34°05'N / 99°02'W	34°06'N / 98°57'W	5.20 Miles	33 Yards	1	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
18.7	1954-05-01	4	33°59'N / 99°43'W	34°04'N / 99°28'W	15.40 Miles	267 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Foard
22.0	1979-04-10	2	34°06'N / 98°57'W	34°08'N / 98°53'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wichita
22.6	1982-05-27	2	34°23'N / 99°11'W	34°27'N / 98°58'W	12.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Tillman
23.4	1976-04-17	3	33°52'N / 99°30'W	33°59'N / 99°43'W	14.70 Miles	150 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Foard
23.6	1952-06-29	2	34°23'N / 99°00'W				0	1	3K	0	Tillman
23.9	1954-05-01	4	34°12'N / 99°11'W	34°39'N / 98°55'W	34.60 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tillman
24.2	1979-04-10	2	33°51'N / 99°48'W	34°02'N / 99°29'W	22.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Foard
25.2	1973-06-18	3	34°24'N / 99°01'W	34°25'N / 98°58'W	3.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	29	250K	0	Tillman
25.8	1977-05-20	3	34°29'N / 99°06'W		1.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tillman
26.3	1960-06-07	3	34°31'N / 99°25'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
26.4	1994-08-17	2	33°59'N / 99°43'W		2.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Foard
29.2	1969-07-25	2	34°34'N / 99°14'W		0.80 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
29.5	1958-11-17	3	34°17'N / 99°24'W	34°21'N / 98°15'W	65.80 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	0K	0	Cotton
29.8	1951-06-07	2	34°30'N / 99°00'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tillman
30.3	1955-06-17	2	34°30'N / 98°59'W		0.80 Mile	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tillman
30.3	1962-05-24	2	34°35'N / 99°22'W				0	0	25K	0	Jackson
31.1	1958-11-17	2	34°34'N / 99°30'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
31.3	1979-04-10	2	34°21'N / 98°54'W	34°24'N / 98°45'W	9.20 Miles	120 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Tillman
31.8	1979-04-10	2	34°08'N / 98°53'W	34°18'N / 98°37'W	19.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Tillman
32.9	1967-05-30	2	34°07'N / 98°44'W	34°08'N / 98°43'W	1.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
33.1	1957-04-22	2	34°34'N / 99°35'W				0	0	3K	0	Jackson
33.3	1973-06-18	2	34°25'N / 98°49'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Tillman
33.6	1980-05-29	2	34°38'N / 99°20'W				0	0	2.5M	0	Jackson
33.6	1958-11-17	2	34°29'N / 99°39'W	34°40'N / 99°31'W	14.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
34.1	1979-04-10	2	33°37'N / 99°18'W	33°42'N / 99°09'W	10.40 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Baylor
34.1	1975-02-22	2	34°37'N / 99°21'W	34°40'N / 99°17'W	5.20 Miles	100 Yards	2	8	250K	0	Jackson
34.3	1976-04-17	2	33°52'N / 99°50'W	33°54'N / 99°47'W	3.80 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Foard
34.7	1982-05-11	3	34°37'N / 99°19'W	34°41'N / 99°15'W	4.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	41	250.0M	0	Jackson
34.7	1980-03-31	2	34°39'N / 99°16'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Jackson
34.9	1962-07-14	2	34°38'N / 99°08'W				0	0	3K	0	Jackson
35.9	1957-04-02	2	34°38'N / 99°16'W	34°42'N / 99°14'W	5.20 Miles	150 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Jackson
36.1	1951-05-09	2	33°56'N / 98°41'W	33°56'N / 98°46'W	4.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
36.2	1980-04-02	4	33°36'N / 99°11'W	33°41'N / 99°05'W	8.40 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Baylor
36.5	1970-08-18	2	34°20'N / 99°54'W		0.80 Mile	440 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Hardeman
37.2	1962-05-24	2	34°41'N / 99°22'W				0	0	3K	0	Jackson
37.3	1957-10-07	2	33°37'N / 99°25'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Baylor
37.5	1962-07-20	2	34°39'N / 99°33'W				0	0	0K	0	Jackson
38.0	1961-04-23	2	34°41'N / 99°27'W				0	0	25K	0	Jackson
38.0	1982-05-11	2	34°38'N / 99°30'W	34°42'N / 99°33'W	5.70 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
38.3	1954-06-01	2	33°38'N / 99°35'W	33°39'N / 99°34'W	1.90 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Knox
38.4	1971-07-06	2	33°36'N / 99°25'W		0.30 Mile	10 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Baylor
38.7	1958-08-20	2	33°38'N / 99°34'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	3K	0	Knox
39.1	1977-05-20	3	34°39'N / 99°16'W	34°46'N / 99°09'W	10.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Jackson
39.8	1986-05-14	2	34°38'N / 98°57'W	34°38'N / 98°54'W	3.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Kiowa
40.1	1954-05-01	3	34°14'N / 98°37'W	34°15'N / 98°36'W	1.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tillman
40.8	1957-04-02	2	34°42'N / 99°14'W	34°46'N / 99°10'W	6.20 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
41.1	1959-08-30	3	34°12'N / 98°35'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Cotton
41.4	1954-06-01	3	33°57'N / 98°40'W	33°57'N / 98°34'W	5.90 Miles	50 Yards	1	4	250K	0	Wichita
41.5	1977-05-20	2	34°39'N / 98°57'W	34°41'N / 98°55'W	3.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kiowa
41.9	2003-04-15	2	34°30'N / 99°55'W	34°31'N / 99°52'W	3.50 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	75K	0	Hardeman
		Brief Description: This tornado began in Hardeman County, Texas producing F2 damage before moving northeast and crossing the Red River at 1829 CST into extreme western Jackson County, Oklahoma then moving into Harmon County, Oklahoma where it dissipated. The tornado moved through a farm north of Williams, Texas causing significant damage. A hay barn, saddle shed, garage, shop, and chicken house were destroyed. The house was also damaged with broken windows, porch removed from the house, tree limbs driven through the north facing wall, and the east wall of the house separated by approximately an inch.
42.2	1982-05-11	3	34°42'N / 99°16'W	34°49'N / 99°21'W	10.00 Miles	700 Yards	2	18	250K	0	Jackson
42.8	1975-02-22	2	34°40'N / 98°58'W	34°43'N / 98°55'W	4.50 Miles	77 Yards	1	2	250K	0	Kiowa
42.8	1983-05-12	2	34°46'N / 99°20'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
43.1	2005-05-13	3	33°38'N / 99°38'W	33°29'N / 99°28'W	16.00 Miles	1000 Yards	0	0	0	0	Knox
		Brief Description: The tornado began in Knox County and traveled just over 16 miles, eventually moving into Baylor County for less than a half a mile before dissipating 3.3 miles SW of Bomarton. The storm was being seeded by precipitation from another supercell just to its southwest and the tornado was apparently rain-wrapped throughout its duration. However mobile research radars, Doppler on Wheels (DOW), were able to track this tornado. The initial path of the tornado was to the south-southwest crossing U.S. Highway 82. The tornado then generally moved to the southeast for the rest of its life. This tornado moved through sparsely populated areas with no reported damage. Preliminary analysis of data from the Doppler On Wheels indicated a maximum wind velocity of 79 m/s (about 177 mph) at 30 m above ground level which was measured at 1829 CST when the tornado was in open country about 6 miles south of Vera.
43.8	1979-04-10	4	33°49'N / 98°39'W	33°50'N / 98°38'W	1.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Archer
44.3	1958-11-17	2	33°54'N / 98°36'W	33°57'N / 98°33'W	4.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
45.0	1954-05-01	3	34°15'N / 98°36'W	34°21'N / 98°28'W	10.40 Miles	33 Yards	3	3	250K	0	Cotton
46.5	1969-08-22	2	33°32'N / 99°38'W		0.30 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Knox
47.0	1961-04-08	2	33°57'N / 98°31'W	33°59'N / 98°30'W	3.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Wichita
47.8	1979-04-10	4	33°50'N / 98°38'W	33°55'N / 98°26'W	12.90 Miles	1760 Yards	42	1700	250.0M	0	Wichita
48.1	1953-08-11	2	33°56'N / 98°30'W	33°56'N / 98°30'W			0	0	250K	0	Wichita
48.4	1962-04-26	3	33°59'N / 98°30'W	34°00'N / 98°27'W	3.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	13	2.5M	0	Wichita
48.6	1964-06-20	2	34°51'N / 99°21'W				0	1	0K	0	Greer
48.6	1959-08-30	2	34°10'N / 98°27'W				0	0	25K	0	Cotton
48.9	1955-05-26	2	33°55'N / 98°30'W	33°55'N / 98°29'W	1.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
49.2	1983-05-12	2	34°51'N / 99°27'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Greer
49.3	1957-05-24	4	34°16'N / 98°30'W	34°27'N / 98°27'W	13.00 Miles	880 Yards	4	5	250K	0	Cotton
49.4	1976-04-15	2	33°26'N / 99°16'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Baylor
49.6	1955-06-14	2	34°40'N / 98°57'W	34°51'N / 98°44'W	17.60 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kiowa
49.6	1979-04-10	2	34°18'N / 98°37'W	34°27'N / 98°20'W	19.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Cotton
49.7	1957-08-12	2	33°26'N / 99°24'W		0.40 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Baylor
49.7	1957-04-22	2	34°52'N / 99°20'W				0	0	3K	0	Greer

* 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.