49246 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 49246 Zip Code is about the same as Michigan average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 49246 Zip Code is higher than Michigan average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #340
| 49246 Zip Code | 0.02 |
| Michigan | 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
| 49246 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Michigan | 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, #269
| 49246 Zip Code | 206.49 |
| Michigan | 140.33 |
| 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 3,320 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 49246 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: | 3 | Cold: | 7 | Dense Fog: | 3 | Drought: | 3 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 132 | Hail: | 823 | Heat: | 4 | Heavy Snow: | 101 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 17 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 36 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,976 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 93 | Winter Weather: | 10 |
| Other: | 112 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 49246 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 49246 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 49246 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 82 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 49246 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 3.9 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 42°04'N / 84°30'W | 42°05'N / 84°28'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson | ||
| 5.0 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 42°03'N / 84°35'W | 42°04'N / 84°30'W | 3.60 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 6.9 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 42°05'N / 84°24'W | 42°07'N / 84°22'W | 1.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jackson |
| 8.8 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°55'N / 84°39'W | 42°05'N / 84°24'W | 17.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 2 | 31 | 2.5M | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 10.7 | 1977-07-18 | 2 | 41°59'N / 84°36'W | 41°58'N / 84°30'W | 4.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 13.0 | 1955-08-06 | 2 | 42°06'N / 84°20'W | 42°09'N / 84°11'W | 7.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jackson |
| 14.0 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 42°11'N / 84°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson | |
| 14.0 | 1969-07-04 | 2 | 41°59'N / 84°42'W | 41°52'N / 84°22'W | 18.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 14.3 | 1984-09-25 | 2 | 41°56'N / 84°25'W | 2.10 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale | |
| 14.8 | 1960-06-15 | 2 | 42°15'N / 84°20'W | 42°15'N / 84°13'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jackson |
| 15.3 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°53'N / 84°50'W | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 24.20 Miles | 1760 Yards | 3 | 47 | 25.0M | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 15.8 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°52'N / 84°50'W | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 24.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 3 | 47 | 0K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 19.0 | 1983-05-01 | 2 | 42°00'N / 84°11'W | 1.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | |
| 19.8 | 1964-08-22 | 3 | 42°00'N / 84°10'W | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | |||
| 21.0 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°50'N / 84°23'W | 41°51'N / 84°22'W | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | ||
| 21.7 | 1982-06-15 | 3 | 42°21'N / 84°22'W | 42°24'N / 84°08'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 21.7 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 23.20 Miles | 1760 Yards | 5 | 42 | 25.0M | 0 | Lenawee |
| 21.7 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°57'N / 84°22'W | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 23.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 4 | 41 | 0K | 0 | Lenawee |
| 22.2 | 1964-08-22 | 2 | 41°46'N / 84°26'W | 41°53'N / 84°18'W | 10.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 22.4 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°49'N / 84°22'W | 41°50'N / 84°21'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lenawee | ||
| 23.0 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°48'N / 84°24'W | 41°49'N / 84°22'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsdale | ||
| 23.9 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°45'N / 84°25'W | 41°50'N / 84°23'W | 5.40 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 24.6 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°47'N / 84°20'W | 41°50'N / 84°16'W | 4.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lenawee |
| 25.1 | 1983-05-01 | 2 | 41°59'N / 84°06'W | 42°02'N / 84°00'W | 5.90 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee |
| 25.3 | 1991-03-27 | 2 | 42°27'N / 84°26'W | 42°31'N / 84°21'W | 5.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ingham |
| 26.1 | 1983-06-30 | 2 | 41°59'N / 84°59'W | 1.00 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Branch | |
| 26.2 | 1991-03-27 | 3 | 41°43'N / 84°36'W | 41°47'N / 84°31'W | 5.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 26.5 | 1991-03-27 | 3 | 42°23'N / 84°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 18 | 250K | 0 | Calhoun | |
| 26.9 | 1986-05-15 | 3 | 41°56'N / 84°58'W | 1.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Branch | |
| 26.9 | 1986-07-15 | 2 | 42°24'N / 85°11'W | 42°15'N / 84°45'W | 22.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Calhoun |
| 27.0 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 41°43'N / 84°25'W | 41°47'N / 84°20'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Hillsdale |
| 28.0 | 1982-06-15 | 3 | 42°24'N / 84°08'W | 42°25'N / 84°06'W | 3.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Washtenaw |
| 28.9 | 1975-05-21 | 2 | 41°55'N / 85°00'W | 0.80 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Branch | |
| 29.0 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°48'N / 85°00'W | 41°52'N / 84°50'W | 9.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 9 | 200 | 0K | 0 | Branch |
| 29.3 | 1977-04-02 | 2 | 42°31'N / 84°17'W | 1.50 Miles | 57 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ingham | |
| 29.9 | 1964-08-22 | 2 | 41°42'N / 84°36'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Williams | |||
| 30.1 | 1983-05-01 | 2 | 41°58'N / 83°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lenawee | |
| 30.5 | 1977-04-02 | 4 | 42°26'N / 85°01'W | 42°32'N / 84°43'W | 16.60 Miles | 613 Yards | 1 | 44 | 2.5M | 0 | Eaton |
| 31.1 | 1988-08-14 | 2 | 42°29'N / 84°10'W | 42°28'N / 84°05'W | 23.30 Miles | 127 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Livingston |
| 31.4 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°45'N / 85°05'W | 41°53'N / 84°50'W | 15.50 Miles | 1333 Yards | 9 | 200 | 250.0M | 0 | Branch |
| 32.5 | 1953-06-08 | 3 | 42°12'N / 84°00'W | 42°15'N / 83°47'W | 11.30 Miles | 70 Yards | 1 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Washtenaw |
| 32.9 | 1974-05-11 | 3 | 42°25'N / 84°00'W | 0.90 Mile | 60 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Livingston | |
| 33.0 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 42°19'N / 84°05'W | 42°23'N / 83°48'W | 15.00 Miles | 160 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washtenaw |
| 33.5 | 1988-08-14 | 2 | 42°42'N / 84°28'W | 42°29'N / 84°10'W | 3.30 Miles | 127 Yards | 1 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ingham |
| 34.1 | 1991-03-27 | 3 | 41°39'N / 84°50'W | 41°42'N / 84°43'W | 6.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 18 | 25.0M | 0 | Williams |
| 35.2 | 1986-08-26 | 2 | 42°38'N / 84°38'W | 42°38'N / 84°34'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Eaton |
| 35.4 | 2007-08-24 | 3 | 42°35'N / 84°49'W | 42°37'N / 84°45'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 5 | 40.0M | 0K | Eaton |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A NWS storm survey team determined that an EF-3 (Enhanced-Fujita Tornado Scale Rating) tornado with wind speeds estimated at 140 mph produced the most severe damage along a path from M-50 just north of Kinsel Highway to just west of M-100 and Vermontville Highway near Potterville, Michigan. The storm survey indicated a tornado path which was 200 to 300 yards wide and 6.5 miles long. Fifteen homes were either destroyed or severely damaged. A roof was blown off a single story home and windward facing walls were blown in. The majority of the roof and garage from this home were not found. A roof was blown off of a two story home and the upper story front walls were blown in. Additional damage included the partial collapse of the upper story of a home, and another house was blown off of the foundation. Two barns were destroyed and another incurred heavy damage just west of Potterville. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An EF-3 tornado struck Eaton county and resulted in five injuries but no fatalities. An EF-1 tornado struck Ingham county but did not produce any injuries or fatalities. | |||||||||||
| 35.5 | 1986-08-26 | 2 | 42°38'N / 84°34'W | 42°39'N / 84°27'W | 7.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ingham |
| 36.4 | 1972-08-02 | 2 | 42°29'N / 84°05'W | 42°31'N / 83°56'W | 7.40 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Livingston |
| 36.7 | 1955-05-28 | 2 | 42°25'N / 85°03'W | 42°45'N / 84°43'W | 28.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Eaton |
| 36.9 | 1969-08-15 | 2 | 41°38'N / 84°47'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Steuben | |||
| 37.7 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 42°38'N / 84°44'W | 42°42'N / 84°32'W | 10.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Eaton |
| 38.7 | 1969-09-06 | 2 | 41°42'N / 85°00'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Steuben | |||
| 40.4 | 1982-06-15 | 2 | 42°27'N / 83°53'W | 42°29'N / 83°51'W | 3.80 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Livingston |
| 41.1 | 1971-06-07 | 2 | 42°19'N / 83°45'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washtenaw | |
| 41.2 | 2007-10-18 | 2 | 42°36'N / 84°18'W | 42°47'N / 84°12'W | 17.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 0 | 15.0M | 0K | Ingham |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A National Weather Service storm survey was conducted in Ingham county following the tornado that occurred on the night of October 18th. Based on extensive damage to buildings and trees the tornado was rated EF-2 with top winds estimated between 120 and 130 mph. The tornado began just northeast of Mason around 10:28 pm EDT and moved northeast at 40 to 45 mph through the town of Williamston between 10:40 and 10:45 pm. Approximately 100 structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston. Two fatalities occurred about 4 miles northeast of Williamston where a modular home and its 2 occupants were flipped into a pond. The tornado then moved into Shiawassee county and dissipated shortly thereafter. The last time a fatal tornado occurred in Ingham county was on August 14th, 1988 when one death resulted from a tornado that was rated F-2 on the original Fujita scale. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A late season severe weather outbreak occurred on October 18th. An EF-2 tornado struck Ingham county, resulting in millions of dollars worth of damage and two fatalities. About a hundred structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston in Ingham county. The two fatalities occurred about four miles northeast of Williamston, where a modular home was flipped into a pond by the tornado. There were also a tremendous amount of reports of wind damage with trees and power lines blown down, as well as several reports of three quarters to one inch diameter hail. | |||||||||||
| 41.2 | 2003-08-21 | 2 | 42°40'N / 84°10'W | 42°40'N / 84°10'W | 4.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 2 | 500K | 200K | Ingham |
| Brief Description: A F2 tornado struck eastern Ingham county, causing two injuries. It also destroyed two homes. A F2 tornado struck eastern Ingham county. The tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Columbia and Kendrick Roads at 7:55 p.m. EST. It moved east and intensified. The tornado began a turn to the northeast as it approached Haywood Road just north of Columbia. When it crossed Haywood Road the tornado was about a half a mile wide. It continued to intensify as it moved northeast and was at it's strongest as it crossed Risch Road just north of Howell Road. As the tornado crossed Dennis Road just east of House Road it turned sharply to the north. The tornado lifted at 9:10 p.m., just as it was moving into Livingston county. The tornadoe's path length was 4.5 miles long and it was up to 1/2 mile wide. It was on the ground for 15 minutes and was rated as a lower F2 on the Fujita scale, which corresponds to winds of approximately 120 m.p.h. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Ingham county at 7:29 p.m. EST and that was upgraded to a tornado warning at 7:46 p.m. EST. Two homes were destroyed. One house collapsed and trapped two individuals inside, who suffered minor injuries. At another location a house was damaged and a barn leveled. A pickup truck was blown off the road. | |||||||||||
| 41.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 41°44'N / 85°10'W | 41°45'N / 85°05'W | 3.80 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Steuben |
| 41.5 | 1968-08-16 | 2 | 42°25'N / 83°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Livingston | |
| 41.6 | 1961-05-06 | 3 | 41°33'N / 84°48'W | 41°34'N / 84°45'W | 1.90 Miles | 813 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Williams |
| 41.8 | 1985-07-15 | 2 | 42°44'N / 84°28'W | 42°42'N / 84°11'W | 15.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ingham |
| 41.9 | 1977-04-02 | 2 | 42°34'N / 84°02'W | 42°37'N / 83°56'W | 5.60 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Livingston |
| 42.5 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 42°05'N / 83°28'W | 23.60 Miles | 1760 Yards | 6 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Monroe |
| 42.5 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 42°00'N / 83°55'W | 42°05'N / 83°28'W | 23.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 5 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Monroe |
| 43.0 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 41°34'N / 85°13'W | 41°44'N / 84°53'W | 20.50 Miles | 333 Yards | 2 | 15 | 0K | 0 | Steuben |
| 43.3 | 1991-03-27 | 3 | 41°32'N / 85°04'W | 41°39'N / 84°50'W | 14.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 6 | 25.0M | 0 | Steuben |
| 43.3 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°47'N / 85°15'W | 41°48'N / 85°12'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Branch | ||
| 43.4 | 1966-07-09 | 2 | 41°56'N / 85°19'W | 0.50 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Joseph | |
| 43.5 | 1965-08-25 | 2 | 41°30'N / 84°24'W | 41°32'N / 84°13'W | 9.40 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Williams |
| 43.5 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 41°32'N / 84°14'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Fulton | |
| 43.5 | 1955-05-28 | 2 | 42°07'N / 85°38'W | 42°25'N / 85°03'W | 36.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Kalamazoo |
| 44.3 | 1979-06-20 | 2 | 41°44'N / 83°50'W | 0.60 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lenawee | |
| 44.6 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 42°45'N / 84°45'W | 0.80 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Eaton | |
| 46.2 | 1957-07-04 | 2 | 41°28'N / 84°34'W | 41°27'N / 84°30'W | 2.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Williams |
| 46.3 | 2010-06-06 | 2 | 41°58'N / 83°46'W | 41°56'N / 83°31'W | 13.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 11 | 50.0M | 0K | Monroe |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down at 211 am at County Line Road and Rankin Road in Monroe county. This tornado then tracked east southeast, moving through Dundee at 217 AM. Maximum sustained winds of 130 to 135 mph where estimated just west of Dundee, which is classified at a high end EF2. The width of the tornado at that time was 800 yards. As it passed through Dundee. The tornado was still classified a low end EF2 with maximum winds of 115 mph. The tornado then tracked another 7 miles along highway 50 before lifting at 227 am at the Dixon Road intersection, causing generally EF0 damage to the east of Dundee. The total path of this tornado reached 13 miles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong low pressure system tracked through Detroit Metro area during the early morning hours of June 6th, spawning three tornadoes south of I-94, with flash flooding occuring over Washtenaw and Wayne counties as 2 to 4 inches of rain was recorded. The two tornadoes which occured over Monroe county damaged a total of 311 buildings. Five single family homes were destroyed. Major damage occured at 34 structures. Minor damage was observed at 74 structures, with 198 other homes affected needing mostly cosmetic repairs. The village of Dundee was hardest hit. | |||||||||||
| 46.8 | 1976-03-12 | 2 | 41°45'N / 85°19'W | 41°47'N / 85°15'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Joseph |
| 46.8 | 1975-05-25 | 2 | 42°10'N / 83°36'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Washtenaw | |||
| 47.1 | 1961-05-06 | 3 | 41°33'N / 85°12'W | 41°33'N / 84°48'W | 20.50 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Steuben |
| 47.6 | 1951-05-03 | 2 | 42°42'N / 84°03'W | 42°44'N / 84°00'W | 2.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Livingston |
| 49.3 | 1986-07-15 | 2 | 42°33'N / 85°31'W | 42°25'N / 85°11'W | 20.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Barry |
| 49.8 | 1957-07-04 | 4 | 42°31'N / 83°44'W | 42°31'N / 83°39'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Livingston |
| 50.0 | 1976-04-21 | 2 | 42°48'N / 84°16'W | 42°51'N / 84°14'W | 3.00 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Shiawassee |
* 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.