44112 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in 44112 Zip Code is higher than Ohio average and is lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 44112 Zip Code is lower than Ohio average and is lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #76
44112 Zip Code | 0.48 |
Ohio | 0.16 |
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
44112 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
Ohio | 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, #1200
44112 Zip Code | 96.08 |
Ohio | 156.02 |
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 4,010 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 44112 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: | 1 | Cold: | 39 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 17 |
Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 434 | Hail: | 1,033 | Heat: | 23 | Heavy Snow: | 144 |
High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 19 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 129 |
Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,957 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 83 | Winter Weather: | 15 |
Other: | 115 |
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 44112 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 44112 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 44112 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 37 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 44112 Zip Code.
Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
7.1 | 1966-09-29 | 3 | 41°27'N / 81°33'W | 41°27'N / 81°27'W | 4.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Cuyahoga |
12.9 | 1983-05-02 | 3 | 41°20'N / 81°39'W | 41°22'N / 81°26'W | 12.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 25 | 25.0M | 0 | Cuyahoga |
15.0 | 1962-08-20 | 2 | 41°24'N / 81°48'W | 0.50 Mile | 500 Yards | 4 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Cuyahoga | |
15.5 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°22'N / 81°58'W | 41°30'N / 81°43'W | 15.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 6 | 300 | 0K | 0 | Cuyahoga |
16.1 | 2002-11-10 | 2 | 41°19'N / 81°30'W | 41°19'N / 81°26'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10.2M | 0 | Summit |
Brief Description: A small F0/F1 tornado touched down in Macedonia near the intersection of Valley View Drive (SR 631) and Aurora Road and moved northeast. The tornado gradually strengthened and reached F2 intensity as it crossed State Route 14 and moved into Twinsburg. After a track of just over three miles the tornado weakened to F1 intensity and crossed into Cuyahoga County south of Glenwillow. Extensive damage was done in Macedonia and Twinsburg. In Macedonia, 60 homes were damaged including two that were destroyed and 15 others were damaged enough to be declared uninhabitable. The most severe damage in the county occurred in the Glenwood Preserve neighborhood on the north side of Twinsburg. Extensive damage was done on Andover Drive and Deeplake Circle where several homes were leveled and a total of 45 homes damaged. Damage estimates in Twinsburg alone were well over $5 million. The damage path was continuous and about 100 yards in width. Dozens of cars were damaged or destroyed and hundreds of trees and power poles downed in Summit County. | |||||||||||
16.5 | 1951-06-22 | 2 | 41°25'N / 81°51'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Cuyahoga | |
17.1 | 1970-07-15 | 2 | 41°24'N / 81°51'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Cuyahoga | |||
23.3 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°18'N / 82°00'W | 41°20'N / 81°50'W | 8.60 Miles | 400 Yards | 1 | 100 | 25.0M | 0 | Cuyahoga |
25.7 | 1973-06-03 | 3 | 41°12'N / 81°26'W | 41°11'N / 81°20'W | 4.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Summit |
26.1 | 1969-07-04 | 2 | 41°48'N / 81°15'W | 41°45'N / 81°07'W | 7.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 40 | 250K | 0 | Lake |
26.1 | 1959-10-06 | 2 | 41°21'N / 81°13'W | 41°24'N / 81°01'W | 10.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Geauga |
27.3 | 1992-07-12 | 3 | 41°08'N / 81°29'W | 41°10'N / 81°26'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Summit |
28.4 | 1992-07-12 | 3 | 41°14'N / 82°00'W | 41°13'N / 81°52'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Medina |
29.6 | 1973-06-03 | 3 | 41°11'N / 81°20'W | 41°11'N / 81°10'W | 8.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Portage |
30.1 | 1985-06-22 | 2 | 41°41'N / 81°03'W | 41°43'N / 81°01'W | 2.40 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Geauga |
30.9 | 1953-06-08 | 4 | 41°28'N / 82°20'W | 41°22'N / 81°58'W | 20.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 47 | 0K | 0 | Lorain |
31.5 | 1963-04-19 | 2 | 41°05'N / 81°30'W | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Summit | |||
32.0 | 1975-07-13 | 2 | 41°10'N / 82°01'W | 41°12'N / 81°56'W | 4.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lorain |
32.0 | 1986-08-26 | 2 | 41°24'N / 82°11'W | 41°27'N / 82°10'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Lorain |
33.8 | 1985-05-31 | 3 | 41°26'N / 81°00'W | 41°31'N / 80°51'W | 9.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Trumbull |
34.0 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°14'N / 82°15'W | 41°18'N / 82°00'W | 13.40 Miles | 400 Yards | 17 | 100 | 25.0M | 0 | Lorain |
34.1 | 1985-05-31 | 5 | 41°12'N / 81°09'W | 41°12'N / 81°02'W | 6.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250.0M | 0 | Portage |
34.8 | 1963-04-19 | 2 | 41°48'N / 81°00'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ashtabula | |||
35.0 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°14'N / 82°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Lorain | |
37.8 | 2001-05-21 | 2 | 41°06'N / 82°01'W | 41°06'N / 82°01'W | 7.50 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Medina |
Brief Description: A tornado touched down along New London Eastern Road near Pawnee in southwestern Chatham Township. The tornado then traveled northeast for approximately 7.5 miles before dissipating along State Route 83 about three miles north of Chatham. The damage path was intermittent and approximately 250 feet in width. A new home was completely destroyed near the location of the initial touchdown. A truck nearby was thrown 500 feet by the tornado. A church and parsonage were damaged along Old Mill Road. The tornado then struck an alpaca farm along State Route 83 north of Chatham and destroyed three barns and damaged several other outbuildings. Several garages and a home were damaged elsewhere along the damage path. Over three hundred trees were knocked down and two cars destroyed. | |||||||||||
38.3 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°03'N / 81°13'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Portage | |
39.9 | 1967-07-24 | 2 | 41°36'N / 80°57'W | 41°45'N / 80°42'W | 16.40 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Ashtabula |
40.4 | 1985-05-31 | 3 | 41°31'N / 80°51'W | 41°33'N / 80°44'W | 6.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Ashtabula |
43.1 | 1977-06-30 | 2 | 40°55'N / 81°28'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stark | |
43.6 | 1956-07-08 | 2 | 41°36'N / 80°57'W | 41°48'N / 80°34'W | 23.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashtabula |
44.4 | 1985-06-22 | 2 | 41°43'N / 81°01'W | 41°48'N / 80°31'W | 27.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Ashtabula |
44.5 | 1973-05-10 | 2 | 40°57'N / 82°08'W | 40°57'N / 81°44'W | 20.70 Miles | 667 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Wayne |
45.2 | 2002-11-10 | 2 | 41°02'N / 82°08'W | 41°02'N / 82°08'W | 4.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0 | Medina |
Brief Description: A tornado moved into the county from Ashland County just to the east of Firestone Road. The tornado then traveled northeast through Homerville and finally dissipated about a mile and a half northeast of the town. The first significant damage in the county occurred along Williams Road where a newer two story home lost it's roof and most of the second floor. Several other homes and buildings in this area sustained minor damage. In Homerville, an auto repair shop was destroyed and several homes sustained moderate to minor damage. A barn was destroyed just southwest of town. Many cars were damaged and dozens of trees downed. The tornado was on the ground in Medina County for approximately four miles and had a damage path no more than 50 yards in width. | |||||||||||
45.9 | 2002-11-10 | 2 | 40°58'N / 82°06'W | 40°59'N / 82°00'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1K | 0 | Wayne |
Brief Description: A tornado touched down about four miles south of West Salem just east of State Route 301 along Pleasant Home Road. The tornado then traveled northeast for approximately five miles before dissipating two and one half miles southwest of Burbank near the intersection of Britton and Franchester Roads. Extensive damage was done along the damage path which was mostly around 50 yards in width but up to several hundred feet wide along Palmer Road. A home on Pleasant Home Road was heavily damaged as were three other homes on Easton Road to the west of Wohlganuth Road. Two more homes were severely damaged on Wohlganuth Road. A home and six outbuildings were destroyed as the tornado crossed Palmer Road about a mile east of State Route 539 (Wohlganuth Road). A second home was leveled on Ruff Road just to the west of Stratton Road. Finally, a home was heavily damaged near where the tornado dissipated. Several other homes and buildings sustained minor damage. Many vehicles were also damaged. At least 20 power poles were snapped and several hundred trees downed along the damage path. | |||||||||||
46.9 | 1985-05-31 | 5 | 41°12'N / 81°02'W | 41°10'N / 80°34'W | 23.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 10 | 250 | 250.0M | 0 | Trumbull |
47.0 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°11'N / 82°21'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Huron | |
47.2 | 2002-04-28 | 2 | 40°51'N / 81°31'W | 40°52'N / 81°24'W | 7.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 2 | 45.5M | 0 | Stark |
Brief Description: A strong F2 tornado touched down at 158 pm edt and caused major damage and two minor injuries along a path of just over seven miles. Major damage occurred along the path which was nearly a quarter mile in width at times. The initial touchdown occurred west of the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Windy Lane Street NW near Crystal Springs. From this location, the tornado moved east northeast through residential neighborhoods in Jackson Township. The tornado passed to the north of Lake Cable, crossed Interstate 77 near Portage Street and finally dissipated near a shopping district along State Route 297 in North Canton. The damage path was intermittent along part of its length. Over 300 homes were damaged along the damage path with 25 structures destroyed. An additional 38 buildings including three businesses were partially destroyed with 50 more structures sustaining significant roof damage. Another 197 homes and businesses suffered minor damage. A middle school building suffered extensive damage and was closed for nearly a week for repairs. A nearby high school was also damaged. Approximately 1000 trees were downed by the tornado and over 300 vehicles damaged. |
* 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.