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The chance of earthquake damage in 29037 Zip Code is lower than South Carolina average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 29037 Zip Code is higher than South Carolina average and is 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, #220

29037 Zip Code	0.20
South Carolina	0.49
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

29037 Zip Code	0.0000
South Carolina	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, #137

29037 Zip Code	164.17
South Carolina	136.91
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 3,897 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 29037 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:	13	Dense Fog:	3	Drought:	57
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	143	Hail:	1,166	Heat:	11	Heavy Snow:	26
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	1	Ice Storm:	18	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	33
Thunderstorm Winds:	2,237	Tropical Storm:	6	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	27	Winter Weather:	19
Other:	137

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 29037 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 3 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 29037 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
30.0	1945-07-26	5.6	N/A	34.5	-81.5
41.9	1974-08-02	4.9	1	33.87	-82.49
24.8	1968-09-22	3.7	N/A	34	-81.5

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 54 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 29037 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.4	1973-12-13	3	34°10'N / 81°54'W	34°11'N / 81°52'W	2.30 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Newberry
8.5	1973-12-13	4	34°11'N / 82°01'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	2	0	2.5M	0	Greenwood
9.9	1973-12-13	3	34°08'N / 82°10'W	34°10'N / 81°54'W	15.40 Miles	150 Yards	0	26	2.5M	0	Greenwood
10.3	1973-12-13	3	34°16'N / 82°03'W	34°17'N / 81°59'W	4.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Laurens
13.1	1992-11-22	3	33°58'N / 81°53'W	34°07'N / 81°34'W	21.00 Miles	400 Yards	1	9	2.5M	0	Saluda
14.3	1989-11-15	2	34°13'N / 82°07'W		0.70 Mile	267 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Greenwood
14.7	1973-12-13	3	34°16'N / 82°10'W	34°16'N / 82°03'W	6.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Greenwood
17.0	1960-03-30	2	34°25'N / 82°00'W	34°27'N / 81°50'W	9.80 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Laurens
17.3	1992-11-22	2	33°53'N / 81°50'W	34°06'N / 81°32'W	29.00 Miles	550 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Saluda
17.3	1973-12-13	3	34°12'N / 81°43'W	34°14'N / 81°25'W	17.30 Miles	200 Yards	1	5	2.5M	0	Newberry
18.1	1984-03-28	2	34°14'N / 81°45'W	34°27'N / 81°28'W	23.00 Miles	1000 Yards	1	38	25.0M	0	Newberry
18.7	2008-03-15	3	34°13'N / 81°45'W	34°12'N / 81°20'W	24.00 Miles	1320 Yards	2	2	0K	0K	Newberry
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: NWS Storm Survey found an EF3 tornado touched down near Silverstreet and continued east through Prosperity then crossed into Richald county where it dissipated. Many homes in Prosperity were heavily damaged. Numerous trees and powerlines were down. There were 2 injuries. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Seven supercells tracked across our South Carolina County Warning Area and produced many long-lived tornadoes that did significant damage. Over 85 homes were destroyed, around 400 had moderate damage, and estimates for the total devastation were around 40 million dollars.
19.9	1992-11-22	2	34°06'N / 81°32'W	34°07'N / 81°32'W	1.00 Mile	550 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Newberry
20.5	1992-11-22	3	33°52'N / 82°08'W	33°58'N / 81°53'W	15.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Edgefield
22.9	1998-05-07	3	33°53'N / 82°02'W	33°52'N / 81°57'W	5.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Edgefield
		Brief Description: An F3 tornado touched down near SC highway 61 and moved east to SC highway 36 taking down numerous trees and causing major and minor damage to several homes.
23.0	2005-01-13	2	34°24'N / 82°08'W	34°33'N / 82°01'W	12.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	1	2.0M	0	Laurens
		Brief Description: This tornado touched down in the Ekom Community southwest of the city of Laurens, where it damaged a couple of mobile homes. The tornado then tracked northeast to the area around Laurens High School, where some small sheds were destroyed and a portion of the roof removed from a house. At the high school, the roof of a brick concession facility was blown off. Just east of the school, a mobile home was destroyed and a building received significant roof damage. The tornado continued northeast toward the Whelon Rd area, uprooting and snapping off several large trees. A small, frame guest house was damaged and a tractor overturned in this area. The tornado continued to snap and uproot large trees as it moved toward Welcome Church Rd, where 4 mobile homes were damaged and a frame home received minor roof damage. The damage path continued northeast, but ended about 200 yards north of highway 14. After briefly lifting, the tornado struck a tire distribution center just north of the highway 221 I-385 exchange. The roof of a building at the plant was damaged, which sparked a large fire in the building, burning it to the ground. An employee at the plant received minor injuries when debris fell on him. The tornado dissipated near highway 221 north of Laurens.
23.3	1973-03-31	4	34°15'N / 82°17'W	34°16'N / 82°15'W	2.70 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Greenwood
23.4	1992-11-22	3	34°07'N / 81°34'W	34°16'N / 81°21'W	18.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Newberry
24.7	1998-05-07	2	33°50'N / 81°53'W	33°50'N / 81°47'W	6.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	2	500K	0	Edgefield
		Brief Description: An F2 tornado touched down west of Johnston and moved into the community just after 8 pm EDT causing major damage to several homes and businesses.
26.6	2010-03-28	2	33°59'N / 81°30'W	34°02'N / 81°25'W	5.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	1.0M	10K	Lexington
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An EF2 with max winds of 125mph touched down near Ridge Road and continued northeast to Lake Murray. Around 40 homes had some form of damage with numerous trees and powerlines down. Several vehicles were also damaged and there was one minor injury. One horse was killed when a portion of a barn collapsed. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Several supercell thunderstorms moved through the CSRA and Midlands and spawned several tornadoes. Many homes were damaged in Lexington county with several others in Edgefield county. Numerous trees were also taken down.
27.1	1960-03-30	2	34°15'N / 81°27'W	34°16'N / 81°21'W	5.90 Miles	57 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Newberry
27.6	1955-03-13	2	33°51'N / 81°40'W	33°53'N / 81°30'W	9.90 Miles	133 Yards	2	10	250K	0	Saluda
28.1	1956-04-06	2	34°08'N / 82°23'W	34°12'N / 82°20'W	5.40 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Abbeville
28.2	1984-03-28	2	34°33'N / 82°05'W	34°37'N / 81°55'W	10.00 Miles	700 Yards	0	43	25.0M	0	Laurens
28.7	1973-12-13	2	34°10'N / 81°24'W	34°10'N / 81°20'W	3.80 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Newberry
28.7	1984-03-28	3	34°19'N / 81°25'W	34°20'N / 81°22'W	4.00 Miles	870 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Newberry
30.9	2009-04-10	2	34°11'N / 82°28'W	34°10'N / 82°21'W	7.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	1.0M	0K	Abbeville
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: NWS survey found an extensive area of damage in the city of Abbeville consistent with a strong EF2 tornado. The tornado began near the intersection of highway 71 and Rock Hill Rd before moving east/southeast through the city of Abbeville. The main areas affected in the city were Church Street, McGowan, Ave, Main St, and especially Secession Ave. The roofs were blown off about a half dozen frame homes in the city, while numerous mobile homes were heavily damaged or destroyed. A few other office buildings and businesses received major roof damage in this area. Numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted along the path. One tree fell through a home, injuring the man inside. Another man caught outside received head injuries from flying debris. The tornado lifted about a mile east/southeast of the city. The tornado was produced by a supercell embedded in a line of rapidly moving storms. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Supercell thunderstorms moved into the western upstate in the early evening hours. As the evening progressed, the supercells tended to evolve into a series of bow echoes. Tornadoes were spawned by the supercells and the resultant bow echoes. There was also quite a bit of large hail and straight-line wind damage in places as well. The most significant damage occurred in Greenwood and Abbeville Counties, though tornadoes also caused damage in parts of Anderson and Union Counties as well.
31.0	1992-11-22	3	33°49'N / 82°17'W	33°52'N / 82°08'W	8.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Mccormick
31.8	1980-05-23	2	34°39'N / 81°52'W		2.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Spartanburg
31.9	1973-03-31	4	34°05'N / 82°34'W	34°15'N / 82°17'W	19.90 Miles	200 Yards	7	30	2.5M	0	Abbeville
32.5	1957-04-05	2	33°50'N / 81°32'W	34°02'N / 81°15'W	21.30 Miles	40 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Lexington
32.9	1975-11-12	2	34°40'N / 81°52'W		0.70 Mile	50 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Edgefield
33.0	1957-04-08	2	34°38'N / 81°47'W	34°38'N / 81°31'W	15.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Union
34.1	1973-05-27	2	34°18'N / 82°31'W	34°24'N / 82°21'W	11.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	7	250K	0	Abbeville
34.3	1973-12-13	2	34°12'N / 81°32'W	34°12'N / 81°00'W	30.50 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Newberry
37.1	1998-05-07	3	33°40'N / 82°04'W	33°39'N / 81°51'W	12.00 Miles	880 Yards	1	9	1.0M	0	Edgefield
		Brief Description: An F3 tornado either destroyed or severely damaged around 60 homes and mobile homes and a church. One person was killed when her mobile home took a direct hit and was completely destroyed. Widespread trees were taken down. F38MH
38.1	1984-03-28	3	34°20'N / 81°22'W	34°21'N / 81°05'W	15.00 Miles	870 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Fairfield
38.3	1964-08-29	2	34°08'N / 81°12'W		1.00 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Richland
39.4	2010-03-28	2	33°37'N / 82°02'W	33°39'N / 82°00'W	2.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	20K	Edgefield
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An EF2 tornado touched down on hwy 230 near Stevens Creek and took down numerous trees and powerlines. Two homes had moderate damage and a mobile home had half of its roof torn off. A motor home was also crushed from a tree falling on it. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Several supercell thunderstorms moved through the CSRA and Midlands and spawned several tornadoes. Many homes were damaged in Lexington county with several others in Edgefield county. Numerous trees were also taken down.
40.1	1994-08-16	3	33°55'N / 81°15'W		0.30 Mile	75 Yards	0	0	0	0	Lexington
		Brief Description: Tornado completely destroyed a square stick frame home.
40.6	1994-08-16	2	33°54'N / 81°15'W		2.00 Miles	25 Yards	0	0	0	0	Lexington
		Brief Description: Tornado demolished the north portion of a mini-warehouse complex near the SC602 and SC6 intersection. It moved northward and overturned three cars in Redbank, blew down trees and power lines.
41.0	1998-05-07	2	33°43'N / 82°18'W	33°43'N / 82°18'W	0.50 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	350K	0	Lincoln
		Brief Description: An F2 tornado destroyed 7 homes and did major and minor damage to about a dozen others at Indian Cove.
41.9	1993-04-15	2	34°42'N / 81°35'W	34°46'N / 81°30'W	6.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	2	5.0M	0	Union
		Brief Description: Exactly an hour after producing the first severe weather in the upstate, the supercell produced its strongest tornado in South Carolina. A high F1/low F2 tornado struck Union. Property damage resulting from the tornado's winds was estimated about $500,000. More hail damage is likely as the hail accumulated to great depths very quickly and near the tornado track was quite large. Winds were estimated from 60 to 90 mph in downtown sections where plate glass windows were blown out. There was also considerable damage to trees and power lines along with damage from the wind-driven hail. Nearer the tornado track damage was more severe with large trees crushing some homes. Mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, and a couple of houses lost roofs from the wind. The large hail quickly clogged storm drains and an estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain fell causing $50,000 in water damage to equipment in the hospital. Highest winds from south of Union to near Monarch were estimated at 115 mph in a small area. Two people were slighlty injured when a falling tree crushed their car.
42.4	1992-11-22	3	33°41'N / 82°29'W	33°49'N / 82°17'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lincoln
42.7	1952-05-10	3	34°48'N / 82°08'W	34°48'N / 81°51'W	16.10 Miles	83 Yards	2	4	0K	0	Spartanburg
43.2	1980-04-13	2	34°34'N / 82°25'W	34°43'N / 82°22'W	10.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Greenville
44.2	1994-08-16	3	34°38'N / 81°31'W	34°59'N / 81°49'W	30.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Union And Spartanburg
		Brief Description: Tornado began near Santuc as a large multi-vortex F3 tornado. Spotters engaged the storm almost immediately and followed it as it curved north to northwest through the County. The storm had intermittent ground contact of about 30 to 40 percent but there was not a great deal of separation between areas of damage. The path width gradually diminished to about 50 yards from 0.75 mile initially, and the storm intensity gradually weakened to F2 and then to F1 at Pauline. The tornado crossed into Spartanburg County near Pacolet Mills at 1545EST. A well constructed home near Santuc was destroyed, a stationary vehicle was thrown aout 150 yds, and other homes and structures received severe damage along its path.
45.0	1984-03-28	4	34°22'N / 81°19'W	34°25'N / 80°55'W	21.00 Miles	1000 Yards	5	49	25.0M	0	Fairfield
45.1	1998-05-07	2	33°46'N / 82°28'W	33°46'N / 82°28'W	1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	8	300K	0	Lincoln
		Brief Description: An F2 tornado hit the Pine Woods subdivision destryoing 12 homes and causing major damage to 15 homes and minor damage to 8 homes.
45.3	1980-04-13	2	34°23'N / 82°45'W	34°34'N / 82°25'W	22.80 Miles	200 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Anderson
45.5	2003-02-22	2	33°35'N / 82°13'W	33°36'N / 82°11'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	310K	2K	Columbia
		Brief Description: A combination of an intense microburst and a tornado produced winds estimated at 120-130mph. A barn and camper trailer. Moderate damage was done to 4 homes with minor damage to 34 other homes. Debris from the barn was found a mile downstream. The microburst width was 1/8-1/4 mile wide with the vortex circulation about 50 yds wide.
46.0	1952-05-10	3	34°48'N / 82°15'W	34°48'N / 82°08'W	6.60 Miles	83 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Greenville
46.9	2008-03-15	2	34°00'N / 82°43'W	34°01'N / 82°36'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Elbert
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: NWS survey found a tornado damage track in far southern and southeast Elbert County. The tornado, which was spawned from a supercell, touched down southeast of Fortsonia near the intersection of River Rd and Flatwoods Rd. As the tornado tracked east along River Rd, damage was mainly confined to trees and power lines. The tornado began to take on a more east/southeast track near the intersection of River Rd and Balchin Rd, remaining just north of the Wilkes County line. Intensification occurred just west of highway 79 near its intersection with Cooter Creek Rd. The tornado continued to track east southeast, snapping or uprooting numerous trees between Cooter Creek Rd and the Broad River. Two homes received heavy roof damage consistent with EF2 intensity on Bramblett Circle along the Broad River. A boat dock was also lifted and tossed 25 feet in this area. The tornado continued to blow down trees before finally lifting in Bobby Brown State Park in the extreme southeast corner of the county. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Several supercell thunderstorms affected the mountains and foothills of extreme northeast Georgia during the afternoon and early evening hours. Very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes accompanied the storms.
49.0	1973-11-21	2	34°29'N / 82°39'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Anderson

* 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.