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The chance of earthquake damage in 71656 Zip Code is lower than Arkansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 71656 Zip Code is much lower than Arkansas average and is higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #340

71656 Zip Code	0.20
Arkansas	0.57
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

71656 Zip Code	0.0000
Arkansas	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, #646

71656 Zip Code	172.97
Arkansas	272.21
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 2,266 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 71656 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:	0	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	7
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	244	Hail:	783	Heat:	7	Heavy Snow:	3
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	2	Ice Storm:	3	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	6
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,163	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	47

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 71656 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 71656 Zip Code.

No historical earthquake events found in or near 71656 Zip Code.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 74 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 71656 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
3.3	1957-05-23	3	33°37'N / 91°50'W	33°39'N / 91°45'W	5.20 Miles	27 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Drew
8.7	1980-10-17	2	33°28'N / 91°51'W		1.50 Miles	77 Yards	1	2	250K	0	Drew
10.0	1973-03-10	2	33°37'N / 91°55'W	33°47'N / 91°55'W	11.50 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Drew
11.4	2007-02-24	2	33°42'N / 91°48'W	33°47'N / 91°40'W	10.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Drew
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado touched down in Drew County, about 4.5 miles north of Monticello. Damage along the track of the tornado consisted of downed trees onto a vehicle and mobile home. Windows were blown out of a house, a large metal shop building was destroyed, and a metal barn sustained major damage. The tornado continued moving to the northeast into Lincoln County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms affected parts of Central and Southeast Arkansas during the afternoon of the 24th. Several isolated supercells moved across the region and produced tornadoes.
13.5	2007-02-24	2	33°44'N / 91°45'W	33°47'N / 91°38'W	7.00 Miles	650 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Drew
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado touched down in Drew County, about 8 miles north-northeast of Monticello. A large swath of timber was blown down in the northern part of the County, west of the town of Florence. The tornado continued moving northeastward into Lincoln County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms affected parts of Central and Southeast Arkansas during the afternoon of the 24th. Several isolated supercells moved across the region and produced tornadoes.
16.3	1975-03-28	4	33°33'N / 92°07'W	33°37'N / 92°04'W	5.40 Miles	250 Yards	7	51	25.0M	0	Bradley
17.2	2008-03-14	2	33°43'N / 92°09'W	33°44'N / 91°58'W	9.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	1.0M	0K	Cleveland
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An old, unoccupied house was destroyed. Two houses had much of the roofs blown off. A house trailer was destroyed by falling trees. Several chicken houses were destroyed. Roof and shingle damage occurred to several other houses. A number of barns and outbuildings were damaged. Hundreds of trees were blown down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A storm system was in the Texas Panhandle during the early evening of the 14th. At the same time, a warm front lifted to the north ahead of the system. Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along and north of the front.
17.5	2001-11-26	2	33°42'N / 92°07'W	33°47'N / 91°59'W	9.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0	0	Cleveland
		Brief Description: A strong tornado moved from northeast Bradley County into southeast Cleveland County. Two houses sustained major damage and several other houses had roof damage. A large farm shed was destroyed as were two barns. A chicken house also had major damage. One mobile home was destroyed and another was damaged. Several hundred trees were also blown down. The tornado lifted about 2.2 miles south-southeast of Pansy.
17.9	1965-02-09	3	33°30'N / 92°06'W		1.50 Miles	167 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Bradley
18.1	2001-11-26	2	33°35'N / 92°13'W	33°42'N / 92°01'W	10.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0	0	Bradley
		Brief Description: A strong tornado was spawned in northern Bradley County. The tornado first touched down 4 miles east-northeast of Banks and traveled to the northeast. The most severe damage occurred in the McKinney community, or about 7 miles northeast of Banks, where a number of mobile homes were destroyed. Several of these mobile homes were blown completely into pieces, some of which were used for storage. A couple of other houses suffered considerable damage as well. Some barns and sheds were also destroyed. The tornado continued to track into Cleveland County.
18.2	2007-02-24	2	33°48'N / 91°40'W	33°49'N / 91°36'W	5.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Lincoln
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado moved out of Drew County and into Lincoln County about 5.2 miles south-southwest of Garrett Bridge. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of hundreds of downed trees. Part of a house was destroyed and several shop buildings sustained damage. The tornado dissipated about 3.5 miles southeast of Garrett Bridge. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms affected parts of Central and Southeast Arkansas during the afternoon of the 24th. Several isolated supercells moved across the region and produced tornadoes.
18.3	1954-04-10	2	33°26'N / 92°10'W	33°37'N / 92°04'W	13.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bradley
19.5	1978-04-17	2	33°17'N / 91°58'W	33°21'N / 91°50'W	9.10 Miles	500 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Ashley
19.9	1971-02-21	2	33°27'N / 91°34'W	33°38'N / 91°22'W	17.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Drew
21.5	1973-04-24	2	33°43'N / 91°28'W				0	1	250K	0	Drew
22.2	2001-11-26	2	33°51'N / 91°57'W	33°57'N / 91°51'W	10.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0	0	Lincoln
		Brief Description: A strong tornado was spawned in southwest Lincoln County. The tornado damaged about 30 residences, which included both houses and mobile homes. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed, a few chicken houses were damaged and several buildings in Star City suffered damage. Hundreds of trees were also blown down. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of Star City.
22.4	1978-12-03	2	33°50'N / 91°43'W	33°55'N / 91°32'W	12.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lincoln
22.8	1972-06-20	3	33°21'N / 92°05'W		0.30 Mile	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bradley
23.6	1981-05-16	2	33°53'N / 91°39'W	33°53'N / 91°33'W	5.70 Miles	660 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Desha
23.7	1956-04-03	2	33°18'N / 91°35'W		2.10 Miles	207 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Ashley
24.0	1979-04-11	2	33°35'N / 91°24'W	33°38'N / 91°23'W	3.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Desha
25.3	2007-02-24	2	33°16'N / 92°16'W	33°25'N / 92°00'W	19.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	6	200K	0K	Bradley
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A strong tornado touched down in Bradley County, about 11 miles southwest of Ingalls. Tornado damage occurred in the Mt. Olive community, about 13 miles south of Warren. A house suffered major damage and a mobile home was destroyed. An elderly woman was injured in the house, and a family of five was injured in the mobile home. Three other homes had minor damage, and several sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. Thousands of trees were blown down, as were a number of power poles and power lines. The tornado continued to move northeastward into Drew County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms affected parts of Central and Southeast Arkansas during the afternoon of the 24th. Several isolated supercells moved across the region and produced tornadoes.
25.4	1979-04-08	3	33°15'N / 91°53'W	33°12'N / 91°35'W	17.70 Miles	1320 Yards	0	13	25.0M	0	Ashley
26.0	1988-01-19	2	33°08'N / 91°57'W	33°18'N / 91°49'W	15.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	13	2.5M	0	Ashley
26.0	1953-01-07	2	33°50'N / 92°10'W	33°52'N / 92°06'W	4.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	3K	0	Cleveland
27.0	1972-03-01	2	33°53'N / 91°30'W		1.00 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Desha
27.2	1979-04-08	3	33°25'N / 92°20'W	33°22'N / 92°06'W	14.00 Miles	1320 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Bradley
27.3	1981-05-16	2	33°53'N / 91°33'W	33°53'N / 91°26'W	6.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Lincoln
27.6	1979-04-11	2	33°09'N / 91°57'W	33°14'N / 91°48'W	10.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Ashley
28.8	1968-04-03	4	33°55'N / 91°51'W	33°59'N / 91°16'W	33.70 Miles	400 Yards	5	16	250K	0	Lincoln
29.1	1960-05-06	2	33°52'N / 92°17'W	33°58'N / 91°58'W	19.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cleveland
29.1	1980-10-17	2	33°20'N / 91°27'W	33°29'N / 91°15'W	15.50 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Chicot
29.3	1972-04-15	2	33°26'N / 91°20'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Chicot
30.0	2008-05-02	2	33°21'N / 91°24'W	33°28'N / 91°16'W	11.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	1.5M	200K	Chicot
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down near Highway 293 and tracked northeast for 10 miles where is dissipated shortly after crossing Highway 65. Along the path, hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. Several sheds, barns, outbuildings and unattached carports were damaged and destroyed along with several fences damaged. A 50 foot antenna was knocked down. A single family home had minor shingle damage, damage to siding, and window damage while 2 boats were damaged. The roll-up door for a tractor shed was damaged and a trampoline was blown around 75 yards and damaged. Lastly, 15 wooden power poles were also snapped near Highway 65. Maximum winds were around 115 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large and powerful storm system brought several rounds of severe weather to a large section of the Central United States. The Central Plains were hit hard on Thursday, May 1st, while the Mid-South and Lower Mississippi River Valley were impacted on Friday, May 2nd into the early morning hours of May 3rd. As this severe weather episode evolved over the National Weather Service Jackson, MS service area, several tornadoes occurred, along with large hail and damaging winds.
30.6	1953-12-05	2	33°00'N / 91°48'W	33°21'N / 91°26'W	32.20 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ashley
30.7	1978-12-03	2	33°55'N / 91°32'W	33°58'N / 91°26'W	6.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Desha
30.8	2007-02-24	3	33°49'N / 91°33'W	34°00'N / 91°19'W	18.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	28	45.0M	0K	Desha
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado moved out of Lincoln County and into Desha County about 6 miles southwest of Dumas. The tornado continued to track northeastward and moved across the southeast portion of the city of Dumas and produced significant damage. In Dumas, 25 businesses were destroyed, along with 19 homes. More than 65 additional homes sustained minor to moderate damage. Six mobile homes were destroyed, along with an athletic park. A community building sustained major damage, as well as a 20-unit assisted living center. An electrical substation was destroyed, leaving the area without power for several days. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down. Farther to the northeast, in the community of Back Gate, 11 mobile homes were destroyed and 12 sustained minor damage. One house was destroyed, along with three that were damaged. The tornado eventually dissipated 4 miles northeast of Pendleton. Altogether, 28 people in the county were injured. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms affected parts of Central and Southeast Arkansas during the afternoon of the 24th. Several isolated supercells moved across the region and produced tornadoes.
31.8	1956-04-03	2	33°15'N / 91°26'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Chicot
32.4	1957-01-22	2	33°08'N / 92°02'W	33°10'N / 91°59'W	3.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ashley
32.6	1973-04-24	2	33°48'N / 91°18'W				0	0	25K	0	Desha
33.0	1976-02-17	2	33°17'N / 91°22'W	33°24'N / 91°16'W	10.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Chicot
33.8	1967-04-13	2	33°07'N / 91°58'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Ashley
34.4	1955-10-28	3	33°48'N / 91°16'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Desha
34.6	1976-02-17	2	33°08'N / 91°28'W	33°17'N / 91°22'W	11.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	36	250K	0	Chicot
35.5	1969-08-16	2	34°06'N / 91°45'W				0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
37.1	1968-05-10	2	33°32'N / 92°27'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Calhoun
37.5	1990-12-30	2	33°01'N / 91°40'W	33°08'N / 91°31'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ashley
38.4	1990-03-14	2	33°49'N / 92°25'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	1	6	250K	0	Dallas
38.8	2001-11-24	3	32°59'N / 91°39'W	33°08'N / 91°31'W	13.00 Miles	880 Yards	3	11	2.0M	0	Ashley
		Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado that moved out of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana into Ashley County, Arkansas, 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. The tornado then moved to the south end of Lake Enterprise, just west of Wilmot. The tornado strengthened and widened as it approached the Wilmot area and was rated as an F3 with a maximum width of one half mile. The tornado destroyed 14 mobile homes and houses and caused extensive damage to five other homes in the vicinity of Wilmot. A church on the north side of Wilmot was completely destroyed. Additionally, a tractor shed housing farm equipment was destroyed, and the equipment inside was also destroyed. As the tornado tracked northeast toward Parkdale, it damaged or destroyed several cotton pickers, trailers, and tractors. The tornado lifted 2.5 miles east-northeast of Parkdale. The total estimated damage of the tornado was $2.0 million. The tornado caused the deaths of three people in the vicinity of Wilmot. Additionally, a total of eleven people sustained injuries. M74MH, F71MH, M89PH
39.1	1955-10-28	2	33°32'N / 92°29'W		0.50 Mile	7 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Calhoun
39.3	1976-02-17	2	33°02'N / 91°31'W	33°08'N / 91°28'W	7.60 Miles	200 Yards	3	10	250K	0	Ashley
39.7	2009-04-09	2	33°00'N / 92°00'W	33°02'N / 91°46'W	14.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	600K	50K	Ashley
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado tracked across rural southern Ashley County and snapped and uprooted hundreds of large hardwood and softwood trees. Forty two homes were damaged with approximately 15 homes that were heavily damaged or destroyed. The most intense damage was along Meridian Church Road in southwest Ashley County. Here, intense tree damage resulted in several cross roads being blocked by dozens of trees, and several mobile homes and houses were destroyed by the winds and fallen trees. This was the area rated EF2 with 130 mph winds. Over the last several miles of the track, the tornado was narrower and damage was primarily in the EF1 category. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the afternoon and evening of April 9th and overnight hours of the 10th, an outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes occurred across the ArkLaMiss region and pushed east through northern Louisiana and into northern Mississippi. While the majority of the severe weather occurred out of the NWS Jackson, MS service area, several reports of large hail and wind damage were reported along with a few tornadoes. One of the strongest storms moved east across Ashley County Arkansas. This storm produced an EF2 tornado over the southwest and southern sections, and contained a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail which occurred across the entire length of the county. In looking at this event, which occurred over two days (April 9-10), in a regional view, this was likely the biggest severe weather and tornado outbreak during the spring of 2009. This event contained numerous strong tornadoes along with hundreds of large hail reports which stretched from the Southern Plains to several other southern States.
41.2	1968-04-03	2	34°09'N / 91°34'W		0.50 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jefferson
41.2	1968-04-27	2	34°09'N / 91°34'W				0	0	0K	0	Jefferson
41.4	2001-02-24	3	33°41'N / 91°26'W	34°07'N / 90°57'W	42.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	0	0	Desha
		Brief Description: A strong tornado was spawned in western Desha County about 1 mile south-southwest of Reed. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and destroyed a mobile home. Roofs were damaged at several homes. In addition, the tornado rolled a 500 gallon butane tank, damaged or destroyed metal barns and sheds and knocked hundreds of trees down near the Arkansas River levee southeast of Yancopin. Perhaps the most damage was found just west of Kelso. There, a large metal farm shop was destroyed with parts of the shop found more than 6 miles away. Near the shop, there were grain carts thrown at least a third of a mile. A large combine and several truck tractors were destroyed. One tractor trailer was overturned. Also near the shop, a pickup track was mangled with several large farm implements thrown, overturned or destroyed. The tornado travelled about 42 miles before dissipating 5 miles northeast of Snow Lake.
42.7	2001-11-24	4	33°28'N / 91°06'W	33°31'N / 91°03'W	4.80 Miles	880 Yards	0	12	3.5M	0	Washington
43.4	1972-03-28	3	33°09'N / 92°28'W	33°15'N / 92°20'W	10.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Union
43.4	1979-04-08	3	33°32'N / 92°46'W	33°25'N / 92°20'W	26.20 Miles	880 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Calhoun
44.4	1982-04-25	2	34°01'N / 92°23'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cleveland
44.6	1980-10-17	2	33°35'N / 91°05'W	33°40'N / 90°59'W	8.20 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bolivar
44.8	1954-02-19	2	34°11'N / 92°07'W		1.20 Miles	167 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Jefferson
45.9	1970-11-19	2	34°14'N / 91°45'W	34°16'N / 91°44'W	2.70 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Jefferson
46.1	1976-02-17	2	33°23'N / 91°04'W	33°27'N / 91°00'W	6.20 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washington
46.2	1965-09-21	2	33°20'N / 92°33'W				0	0	3K	0	Union
46.6	1983-05-14	3	34°11'N / 92°03'W	34°18'N / 91°58'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Jefferson
47.2	1978-12-03	2	33°48'N / 92°42'W	33°54'N / 92°26'W	16.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Dallas
47.2	2003-05-16	2	34°05'N / 92°23'W	34°08'N / 92°18'W	6.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	0	0	Grant
		Brief Description: A strong tornado moved from Dallas County into Grant County about 6 miles southwest of Grapevine. The tornado downed numerous trees and damaged the roofs of several homes. The tornado dissipated 2 miles southeast of Grapevine.
47.5	2005-09-24	2	33°22'N / 91°01'W	33°25'N / 91°01'W	2.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	680K	0	Washington
		Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down a few miles southeast of Downtown Greenville on Dodd Road. The tornado tracked 2 miles to the northwest, crossed Highway 82 and dissipated at the Delta Village mobile home park. Ten mobile homes were significantly damaged or destroyed, 15 sheds were destroyed and 3 more were damaged. One barn was destroyed along with 2 carports heavily damaged. One business had its roof blown off and a nearby tower was blown over. Additionally, numerous power poles and power lines were taken down along the path.
48.0	1953-12-05	2	32°48'N / 92°03'W	33°00'N / 91°48'W	20.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Morehouse
48.5	1978-04-17	4	33°28'N / 91°00'W	33°30'N / 90°57'W	3.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Washington
49.2	1973-12-04	2	33°24'N / 91°03'W	33°31'N / 90°53'W	12.50 Miles	30 Yards	0	6	25K	0	Washington
49.5	1955-04-21	2	34°16'N / 92°05'W		0.50 Mile	83 Yards	1	2	25K	0	Jefferson
49.5	2009-10-29	2	33°38'N / 92°40'W	33°39'N / 92°40'W	1.00 Mile	1250 Yards	0	0	1.8M	0K	Calhoun
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado began in a wooded area of the Highland Industrial Park and then tore through the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. At the academy, the Apparatus Building was heavily damaged, walls were blown out of the Smoke Building, a large part of the roof was torn off the Administration and Classroom Building, and vehicles belonging to the students were tossed around and overturned. About 60 staff members and students were in the Administration and Classroom Building, but they were aware of the tornado warning that was in effect and had taken shelter in small, interior rooms. There were no injuries. Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. The tornado then continued into the Ouachita County portion of the Highland Industrial Park. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A large storm system in the Rockies headed through the Plains into the upper Midwest on the 29th. Rain increased ahead of the system, and became widespread in Arkansas. Meanwhile, a cold front arrived from the west. Because the system was so far to the north, it did not give the front much push. The front slowed down, which prolonged the rain. The result was widespread flash flooding, which gave way to areal flooding and river flooding. Winds changed direction and speed up through the atmosphere, a favorable condition for tornadoes. However, instability was sufficient only in southern Arkansas for the development of tornadoes.
49.9	1976-03-20	3	33°00'N / 91°18'W	33°01'N / 91°17'W	2.30 Miles	27 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Chicot

* 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.