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70808 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in 70808 Zip Code is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 70808 Zip Code is about the same as Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #21
| 70808 Zip Code | 0.11 |
| Louisiana | 0.03 |
| 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
| 70808 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Louisiana | 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, #335
| 70808 Zip Code | 227.09 |
| Louisiana | 235.86 |
| 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 1,555 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 70808 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: | 4 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 15 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 103 | Hail: | 282 | Heat: | 5 | Heavy Snow: | 4 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 8 | Ice Storm: | 8 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 6 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 958 | Tropical Storm: | 11 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 4 | Winter Weather: | 2 |
| Other: | 145 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 70808 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 70808 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 70808 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 67 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 70808 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 0.5 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°25'N / 91°11'W | 30°24'N / 91°05'W | 6.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 3.8 | 1965-06-27 | 2 | 30°21'N / 91°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 4.4 | 1958-11-14 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°09'W | 2.00 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 5.8 | 1983-01-31 | 2 | 30°23'N / 91°14'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
| 7.4 | 1973-04-26 | 3 | 30°30'N / 91°05'W | 0.30 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 8.5 | 1971-09-16 | 3 | 30°27'N / 91°02'W | 30°33'N / 91°04'W | 7.30 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 8.9 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°31'N / 91°11'W | 30°33'N / 91°06'W | 6.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 58 | 2.5M | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 9.0 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°31'N / 91°15'W | 30°31'N / 91°11'W | 3.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | West Baton Rouge |
| 9.3 | 1977-04-20 | 2 | 30°25'N / 90°59'W | 0.20 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge | |
| 13.6 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°23'N / 91°24'W | 30°26'N / 91°20'W | 5.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | West Baton Rouge |
| 15.3 | 1961-11-13 | 2 | 30°36'N / 91°10'W | 30°39'N / 91°10'W | 3.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 17.1 | 1972-02-29 | 3 | 30°32'N / 91°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | West Baton Rouge | |
| 18.0 | 1969-12-25 | 3 | 30°08'N / 91°21'W | 30°11'N / 91°08'W | 13.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Iberville |
| 18.2 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°21'N / 91°29'W | 30°23'N / 91°24'W | 5.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 2 | 30 | 2.5M | 0 | Iberville |
| 19.3 | 1984-10-14 | 3 | 30°39'N / 91°09'W | 30°43'N / 91°06'W | 5.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 20.4 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°10'W | 30°42'N / 90°34'W | 39.10 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | East Baton Rouge |
| 21.8 | 1969-04-12 | 3 | 30°12'N / 90°54'W | 30°17'N / 90°45'W | 10.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Ascension |
| 22.5 | 1972-05-12 | 2 | 30°08'N / 91°21'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Iberville | |
| 22.6 | 1950-03-19 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ascension | |
| 22.6 | 1965-01-22 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ascension | |
| 22.6 | 1976-01-25 | 2 | 30°06'N / 91°00'W | 1.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Ascension | |
| 22.6 | 1967-05-01 | 2 | 30°05'N / 91°13'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Iberville | |
| 23.1 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°38'N / 90°54'W | 30°40'N / 90°51'W | 2.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Livingston |
| 24.5 | 1989-06-08 | 2 | 30°40'N / 90°51'W | 30°38'N / 90°50'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Helena |
| 26.4 | 1995-12-17 | 2 | 30°33'N / 91°33'W | 0.20 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 200K | 0 | Pointe Coupee | |
| Brief Description: Fifteen mobile homes were destroyed, four sustained major damage and two minor damage. A child was injured when struck by a Christmas tree. A National Weather Service official surveyed the damage area. | |||||||||||
| 27.1 | 1984-10-14 | 3 | 30°43'N / 91°06'W | 30°52'N / 91°02'W | 11.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Feliciana |
| 29.2 | 1987-02-15 | 2 | 29°58'N / 91°12'W | 30°00'N / 91°10'W | 3.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Assumption |
| 29.4 | 1982-01-30 | 2 | 29°59'N / 91°04'W | 3.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Assumption | |
| 30.9 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 30°50'N / 91°08'W | 30°52'N / 91°04'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Feliciana |
| 31.0 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 30°52'N / 91°16'W | 30°50'N / 91°08'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | West Feliciana |
| 31.2 | 1953-02-06 | 3 | 30°29'N / 90°42'W | 30°30'N / 90°33'W | 9.10 Miles | 400 Yards | 2 | 21 | 2.5M | 0 | Livingston |
| 31.3 | 1957-10-15 | 3 | 30°34'N / 91°44'W | 30°39'N / 91°29'W | 15.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 19 | 250K | 0 | Pointe Coupee |
| 32.0 | 1974-01-19 | 2 | 29°57'N / 91°02'W | 0.30 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Assumption | |
| 33.2 | 1975-05-08 | 2 | 30°45'N / 90°45'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | St. Helena | |||
| 33.4 | 1957-10-23 | 2 | 29°56'N / 91°06'W | 29°56'N / 90°55'W | 11.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Assumption |
| 33.5 | 1989-05-18 | 2 | 30°52'N / 91°01'W | 30°52'N / 90°55'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | East Feliciana |
| 33.7 | 1964-10-03 | 2 | 29°55'N / 91°06'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Assumption | |
| 34.7 | 1977-11-29 | 2 | 30°30'N / 90°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Livingston | |
| 37.2 | 1992-02-15 | 2 | 30°35'N / 90°33'W | 0.80 Mile | 527 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Tangipahoa | |
| 38.8 | 1953-02-06 | 3 | 30°30'N / 90°33'W | 30°32'N / 90°27'W | 6.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Tangipahoa |
| 39.9 | 1973-09-12 | 2 | 29°50'N / 91°05'W | 29°50'N / 90°59'W | 6.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Assumption |
| 41.3 | 1973-12-04 | 2 | 30°42'N / 90°34'W | 30°43'N / 90°31'W | 3.60 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Tangipahoa |
| 42.0 | 1977-09-05 | 2 | 30°25'N / 90°26'W | 1.70 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Tangipahoa | |
| 42.1 | 1992-08-25 | 3 | 30°04'N / 90°27'W | 30°07'N / 90°37'W | 9.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 2 | 32 | 25.0M | 0 | St. John The Baptist |
| 42.3 | 1986-11-20 | 2 | 31°01'N / 91°10'W | 31°01'N / 91°04'W | 5.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wilkinson |
| 42.4 | 1961-11-22 | 2 | 30°05'N / 90°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | St. John The Baptist | |
| 42.4 | 2007-02-13 | 2 | 30°13'N / 91°51'W | 30°16'N / 91°48'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 1.5M | 0K | St. Martin |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Wind speeds were estimated between 110 and 120 mph, or on the low end of EF2. This tornado was spawned by the same storm that produced the Youngsville tornado. The tornado began southwest of the intersection of Poydras Highway and Eunice Road and moved northeast, ending past Nursery Highway. Several brick homes had roofs removed near the highs school, with one home losing most of its second floor. A total of 44 homes were damaged or destroyed, with 80 homes impacted by the tornado. Three injuries occurred in a small brick home where the roof blew off, causing a brick wall and other debris to land on them. Several trees were damaged or uprooted. This was the strongest tornado in southwest Louisiana since the November 23 2004 tornado outbreak. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An approaching cold front resulted in showers and thunderstroms across southwest Louisiana, some of which became severe. Several tornadoes touched down across Acadiana. | |||||||||||
| 42.6 | 1971-09-19 | 2 | 30°41'N / 90°30'W | 0.20 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tangipahoa | |
| 42.8 | 1952-04-04 | 2 | 30°24'N / 91°55'W | 30°24'N / 91°48'W | 7.20 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | St. Martin |
| 43.2 | 1954-02-19 | 2 | 30°54'N / 91°35'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 1 | 4 | 3K | 0 | West Feliciana | |
| 43.8 | 1952-04-04 | 2 | 29°52'N / 91°37'W | 29°56'N / 91°33'W | 6.40 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Mary |
| 43.8 | 1992-11-21 | 2 | 30°05'N / 91°52'W | 30°16'N / 91°47'W | 13.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | St. Martin |
| 44.9 | 2006-11-15 | 2 | 30°45'N / 90°32'W | 30°45'N / 90°28'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0K | St. Helena |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down near the intersection of Louisiana Highways 441 and 1046 and moved northeast to Tangipahoa Parish line west of Arcola. One fatality occurred near the initial touchdown when the tornado struck a small frame house and close-by travel trailer. Both house and travel trailer next to the house were destroyed with debris piled about 25 yards to the northeast. A 43 year-old male in the travel trailer was fataly injured. The tornado continued northeast with damage primarily to trees, powerlines and house roofs. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front that moved north across southeast Louisiana during the afternoon and evening of the 14th and in advance and along a cold front that moved through the area during the morning of the 15th. | |||||||||||
| 45.7 | 1953-11-21 | 2 | 30°11'N / 91°56'W | 30°22'N / 91°51'W | 13.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | St. Martin |
| 46.0 | 1960-02-03 | 2 | 29°48'N / 90°48'W | 29°50'N / 90°45'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Lafourche |
| 46.1 | 1983-12-06 | 4 | 30°04'N / 90°31'W | 30°05'N / 90°25'W | 7.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 25 | 25.0M | 0 | St. John The Baptist |
| 46.4 | 1957-10-15 | 3 | 30°28'N / 92°05'W | 30°34'N / 91°44'W | 22.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 10 | 250K | 0 | St. Landry |
| 46.9 | 1983-01-31 | 2 | 30°28'N / 91°56'W | 30°34'N / 91°54'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Landry |
| 47.3 | 1977-04-21 | 3 | 30°18'N / 91°57'W | 30°19'N / 91°54'W | 3.80 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Martin |
| 47.4 | 1971-09-16 | 2 | 30°28'N / 90°20'W | 30°31'N / 90°22'W | 4.10 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tangipahoa |
| 47.8 | 1975-04-30 | 2 | 30°02'N / 91°53'W | 30°05'N / 91°47'W | 7.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Iberia |
| 47.8 | 1968-11-30 | 2 | 30°48'N / 91°48'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | St. Landry | |
| 48.6 | 1983-02-09 | 3 | 30°34'N / 92°00'W | 30°34'N / 91°52'W | 7.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | St. Landry |
| 48.8 | 1961-09-10 | 2 | 29°42'N / 91°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 16 | 25K | 0 | St. Mary | |
| 49.0 | 1971-09-16 | 2 | 29°46'N / 91°30'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Mary | |
| 49.1 | 1972-05-12 | 2 | 30°45'N / 90°25'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tangipahoa | |
| 49.6 | 1970-03-17 | 3 | 29°42'N / 91°18'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | St. Mary | |
* 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.