79601 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 79601 Zip Code is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 79601 Zip Code is higher than Texas average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #1297
| 79601 Zip Code | 0.01 |
| Texas | 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
| 79601 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Texas | 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, #983
| 79601 Zip Code | 251.16 |
| Texas | 208.58 |
| 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 2,738 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 79601 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: | 3 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 12 |
| Dust Storm: | 1 | Flood: | 231 | Hail: | 1,679 | Heat: | 5 | Heavy Snow: | 10 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 8 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 14 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 727 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 2 | Winter Storm: | 12 | Winter Weather: | 14 |
| Other: | 19 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 79601 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 79601 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 79601 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 78 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 79601 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.1 | 1957-08-12 | 2 | 32°35'N / 99°41'W | 0.50 Mile | 7 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jones | |
| 3.0 | 1976-05-25 | 3 | 32°34'N / 99°41'W | 32°30'N / 99°39'W | 5.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Jones |
| 3.4 | 1969-05-06 | 2 | 32°37'N / 99°42'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Jones | |
| 4.2 | 1976-05-26 | 3 | 32°31'N / 99°39'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jones | |
| 5.4 | 1965-05-15 | 3 | 32°27'N / 99°44'W | 32°35'N / 99°43'W | 9.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Jones |
| 6.5 | 1976-05-25 | 3 | 32°30'N / 99°39'W | 32°29'N / 99°35'W | 4.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Taylor |
| 9.6 | 1990-04-05 | 2 | 32°27'N / 99°44'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Taylor | |
| 12.3 | 1976-05-25 | 3 | 32°29'N / 99°35'W | 32°28'N / 99°24'W | 10.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Callahan |
| 13.4 | 1978-07-03 | 2 | 32°29'N / 99°52'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Taylor | |
| 13.7 | 1990-04-05 | 2 | 32°35'N / 99°54'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jones | |
| 14.6 | 1969-06-19 | 2 | 32°47'N / 99°37'W | 0.10 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jones | |
| 15.0 | 1950-04-28 | 4 | 32°25'N / 99°30'W | 32°25'N / 99°29'W | 1.30 Miles | 233 Yards | 5 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Callahan |
| 15.6 | 1989-05-13 | 2 | 32°35'N / 99°56'W | 1.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Jones | |
| 17.5 | 1973-03-10 | 2 | 32°20'N / 99°45'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Taylor | |||
| 19.3 | 1989-06-07 | 2 | 32°23'N / 99°28'W | 32°24'N / 99°22'W | 6.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Callahan |
| 20.2 | 1962-05-31 | 3 | 32°18'N / 99°33'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Callahan | |
| 20.4 | 2003-05-15 | 2 | 32°33'N / 99°18'W | 32°33'N / 99°20'W | 1.50 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Shackelford |
| Brief Description: This was the northern tornado track of the two that paralleled one another. This tornado snapped and stripped large trees and ripped up some T post fence along it's path. It seems that the tree damage was more severe on this track. A warm front was located near Abilene as strong upper level energy moved in from the west. Several thunderstorms developed along and to the north of the front with two storms becoming supercells and producing most of the severe weather that evening. One supercell moved across Fisher county into Jones county with only reports of hail and funnel clouds. Another supercell formed to the south of the first supercell just to the northwest of Abilene. This supercell became the dominant storm just north of Abilene and continued to intensify as it moved across Shackelford county and continued east to near Ranger. One tornado was reported in extreme southern Jones county just north of Abilene and four more tornadoes were confirmed across southern Shackelford county. | |||||||||||
| 20.5 | 2003-05-15 | 2 | 32°30'N / 99°20'W | 32°30'N / 99°19'W | 1.50 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Shackelford |
| Brief Description: Two tornadoes paralleled one another. This tornado was the southern tornado track and destroyed oil storage tanks, oil equipment, a small building, and a couple of recreational vehicles. A trained spotter reported that this tornado was multiple vortex. The survey team noted separate damage areas south and southwest of the main track. A warm front was located near Abilene as strong upper level energy moved in from the west. Several thunderstorms developed along and to the north of the front with two storms becoming supercells and producing most of the severe weather that evening. One supercell moved across Fisher county into Jones county with only reports of hail and funnel clouds. Another supercell formed to the south of the first supercell just to the northwest of Abilene. This supercell became the dominant storm just north of Abilene and continued to intensify as it moved across Shackelford county and continued east to near Ranger. One tornado was reported in extreme southern Jones county just north of Abilene and four more tornadoes were confirmed across southern Shackelford county. | |||||||||||
| 20.5 | 1985-04-28 | 2 | 32°36'N / 100°01'W | 3.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jones | |
| 21.8 | 1962-04-26 | 2 | 32°52'N / 99°43'W | 32°55'N / 99°40'W | 4.70 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jones |
| 24.2 | 1962-06-01 | 2 | 32°20'N / 99°22'W | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Callahan | |||
| 24.7 | 1990-05-14 | 3 | 32°53'N / 99°53'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Jones | |
| 25.0 | 1994-02-19 | 2 | 32°55'N / 99°31'W | 0.10 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shackelford | |
| Brief Description: A brief tornado formed in open country on the Nail Ranch. | |||||||||||
| 25.1 | 1980-08-23 | 2 | 32°55'N / 99°26'W | 32°52'N / 99°28'W | 4.30 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Palo Pinto |
| 26.1 | 1979-10-30 | 2 | 32°13'N / 99°48'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Taylor | |||
| 26.1 | 1955-04-05 | 2 | 32°56'N / 99°48'W | 32°57'N / 99°46'W | 2.70 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Jones |
| 26.3 | 1990-05-14 | 2 | 32°50'N / 100°00'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 3 | 0K | 0 | Jones | |
| 26.4 | 1961-05-07 | 3 | 32°56'N / 99°35'W | 32°58'N / 99°33'W | 3.60 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shackelford |
| 26.8 | 1962-05-25 | 3 | 32°50'N / 100°00'W | 32°53'N / 99°58'W | 4.10 Miles | 67 Yards | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Jones |
| 27.0 | 1955-04-05 | 2 | 32°57'N / 99°46'W | 32°59'N / 99°29'W | 16.60 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Haskell |
| 27.2 | 1970-04-26 | 2 | 32°12'N / 99°48'W | 0.10 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Taylor | |
| 28.7 | 1973-04-22 | 2 | 32°17'N / 99°19'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Callahan | |
| 28.8 | 1990-05-14 | 2 | 32°53'N / 100°00'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Jones | |
| 28.8 | 1977-04-20 | 2 | 32°24'N / 99°18'W | 32°24'N / 99°08'W | 9.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Callahan |
| 29.1 | 1982-05-30 | 2 | 32°57'N / 99°56'W | 32°56'N / 99°54'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jones |
| 29.7 | 2004-03-04 | 2 | 32°07'N / 99°55'W | 32°14'N / 99°47'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 2 | 800K | 0 | Taylor |
| Brief Description: A quickly moving tornado tore a 10 mile path through southern Taylor County. This tornado hit the community of Tuscola, where it damaged the Jim Ned high school injuring two people. A strong upper level disturbance combined with a strong surface low pressure system moving across West Central Texas produced a significant squall line that moved through the entire San Angelo county warning area. This squall line was accompanied by 60 to 80 MPH winds which produced widespread damage, especially across the Big Country. Embedded within the squall line, were several Supercell thunderstorms which produced nine tornadoes within the San Angelo county warning area. | |||||||||||
| 31.5 | 1982-03-14 | 3 | 32°06'N / 99°37'W | 32°09'N / 99°33'W | 3.50 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Callahan |
| 32.0 | 1990-05-14 | 2 | 32°56'N / 100°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Jones | |
| 32.1 | 1982-05-30 | 2 | 33°00'N / 99°58'W | 32°57'N / 99°56'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Haskell |
| 33.6 | 1982-03-14 | 3 | 32°05'N / 99°38'W | 32°06'N / 99°37'W | 2.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Taylor |
| 34.1 | 1982-03-14 | 2 | 32°05'N / 99°53'W | 32°07'N / 99°45'W | 8.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Taylor |
| 34.5 | 1991-05-02 | 2 | 32°53'N / 100°08'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jones | |
| 34.6 | 1982-03-14 | 3 | 32°04'N / 99°42'W | 32°05'N / 99°38'W | 5.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Coleman |
| 35.1 | 2004-03-04 | 2 | 33°05'N / 99°37'W | 33°05'N / 99°37'W | 1.00 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Haskell |
| Brief Description: Numerous manufactured homes were damaged or destroyed by the tornado along Lake Stamford. A strong upper level disturbance combined with a strong surface low pressure system moving across West Central Texas produced a significant squall line that moved through the entire San Angelo county warning area. This squall line was accompanied by 60 to 80 MPH winds which produced widespread damage, especially across the Big Country. Embedded within the squall line, were several Supercell thunderstorms which produced nine tornadoes within the San Angelo county warning area. | |||||||||||
| 35.3 | 1967-04-12 | 2 | 32°43'N / 100°15'W | 0.20 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Fisher | |
| 35.6 | 2003-05-03 | 2 | 33°04'N / 99°38'W | 33°07'N / 99°37'W | 4.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10K | 0 | Haskell |
| Brief Description: Spotters watched a large one quarter mile wide tornado that moved across the northeast portion of lake Stamford. This tornado came within yards of hitting the lake Stamford power plant, however it did knock down 11 transmission poles coming out of the power plant and eight distribution poles. This tornado was also filmed by a weather broadcaster from a local Abilene television station. An isolated severe thunderstorm formed along the dry line in the late afternoon in Dickens County. This thunderstorm split into two different cells with one going northeast into Oklahoma and the other moving almost due east across Stonewall, Haskell and Eastern Throckmorton Counties. As the thunderstorm was over eastern Stonewall County, it begin to take on tornadic radar signatures and continued to intensify as it moved into Haskell County. During it's two hour trek across Haskell County, it produced at least four tornadoes. Right after the storm crossed over into Throckmorton County it weakened rapidly and eventually dissipated over the southeastern portion of Throckmorton County. | |||||||||||
| 36.6 | 1961-03-16 | 2 | 32°24'N / 100°27'W | 32°24'N / 100°04'W | 22.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Taylor |
| 37.2 | 1982-03-14 | 2 | 32°04'N / 99°55'W | 32°05'N / 99°53'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Runnels |
| 37.4 | 1955-04-05 | 2 | 32°59'N / 99°29'W | 33°02'N / 99°04'W | 24.40 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Throckmorton |
| 39.1 | 1985-04-28 | 2 | 32°08'N / 100°07'W | 32°11'N / 100°07'W | 2.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Taylor |
| 39.8 | 1963-04-05 | 2 | 33°09'N / 99°44'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Haskell | |
| 40.8 | 1962-05-26 | 4 | 33°10'N / 99°46'W | 33°10'N / 99°35'W | 10.70 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Haskell |
| 41.0 | 1994-05-29 | 2 | 32°11'N / 99°12'W | 32°07'N / 99°09'W | 6.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 500K | 0 | Callahan |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down near Cottonwood and moved southeast through Cross Plains doing heavy damage. Eighteen homes were destroyed and one hundred were damaged. Ninety percent of the businesses in town were damaged. | |||||||||||
| 41.1 | 1971-05-08 | 2 | 31°59'N / 99°37'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Coleman | |
| 41.1 | 1985-04-28 | 2 | 32°07'N / 100°08'W | 32°08'N / 100°07'W | 1.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nolan |
| 41.2 | 1962-05-26 | 2 | 33°10'N / 99°46'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Haskell | |
| 41.3 | 1962-05-31 | 2 | 32°40'N / 100°22'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Fisher | |
| 41.5 | 1991-04-24 | 3 | 33°09'N / 99°46'W | 33°12'N / 99°42'W | 3.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Haskell |
| 41.6 | 1979-04-10 | 2 | 31°58'N / 99°45'W | 31°59'N / 99°38'W | 6.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Coleman |
| 41.6 | 1970-04-26 | 2 | 32°00'N / 99°24'W | 32°07'N / 99°12'W | 14.20 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Coleman |
| 42.0 | 1973-03-23 | 2 | 32°28'N / 100°24'W | 32°28'N / 100°21'W | 3.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nolan |
| 42.4 | 1965-05-12 | 2 | 32°00'N / 99°57'W | 32°00'N / 99°53'W | 4.10 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Runnels |
| 42.5 | 1965-08-31 | 2 | 32°45'N / 100°22'W | 2.00 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Fisher | |
| 42.6 | 1979-04-10 | 2 | 31°58'N / 99°48'W | 31°58'N / 99°45'W | 2.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Runnels |
| 43.0 | 1986-04-19 | 3 | 32°27'N / 100°26'W | 32°29'N / 100°21'W | 4.50 Miles | 600 Yards | 1 | 100 | 25.0M | 0 | Nolan |
| 43.1 | 1971-02-18 | 2 | 32°00'N / 99°57'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Runnels | |
| 44.5 | 2009-06-13 | 2 | 33°12'N / 99°57'W | 33°10'N / 99°54'W | 4.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0K | Haskell |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A National Weather Service survey team found a quarter mile wide EF2 tornado that tore the roof off of four homes and desroyed several outbuildings, irrigation sprinklers, and power poles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: On June 13, thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary across Northwest Texas. A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Haskell County and produced a strong tornado. There was significant damage near Rule. Also, large hail and widespread 60 to 70 mph winds were reported with this severe storm. | |||||||||||
| 44.8 | 1982-03-14 | 3 | 31°52'N / 100°09'W | 32°04'N / 99°42'W | 30.00 Miles | 173 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Runnels |
| 45.0 | 1976-04-15 | 3 | 32°02'N / 100°06'W | 31°58'N / 99°57'W | 9.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Runnels |
| 46.3 | 1971-02-18 | 2 | 31°57'N / 99°57'W | 0.20 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Runnels | |
| 46.9 | 1975-03-17 | 2 | 32°16'N / 98°56'W | 32°23'N / 98°54'W | 8.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Eastland |
| 47.3 | 1979-10-30 | 3 | 32°37'N / 98°59'W | 32°48'N / 98°45'W | 18.60 Miles | 127 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Stephens |
| 47.8 | 1955-06-04 | 2 | 32°03'N / 99°08'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Brown | |
| 48.7 | 2002-04-07 | 2 | 33°11'N / 99°20'W | 33°14'N / 99°15'W | 7.00 Miles | 1500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10K | 0 | Throckmorton |
| Brief Description: Immediately after the first tornado dissipated, a second larger, more stable multiple vortex tornado developed. Tracking along a 7 mile long path across western Throckmorton County, this tornado would reach over three quarters of a mile wide. Fortunately, the tornado tracked largely over open county and damage was minimal for a tornado of this size. Partially buried fence posts were torn out of the ground and disappeared, while a 300 yard path was swept clean and a large mesquite tree was ripped out of the ground. Severe thunderstorms rolled across much of West Central Texas during the afternoon and evening hours of the 7th. Two supercells produced a total of 5 tornadoes, 3 across the northern Big Country in Throckmorton County and 2 more across the Northern Edwards Plateau in Crockett County. Although one of the tornadoes in Throckmorton was about three quarters of a mile wide and stayed on the ground for 16 minutes, it fortunately crossed open farmland, striking no homes were causing no injuries. Damage was more extensive with the southern supercell, with tennis ball size hail causing tens of thousands of dollars of damage to several ranch houses in eastern Crockett County. Other storms produced hail up to golf ball size across parts of the Concho Valley and Heartland. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 1963-04-28 | 2 | 32°59'N / 98°58'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Camp | |||
| 49.4 | 1979-05-21 | 3 | 32°34'N / 98°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Stephens | |
| 49.7 | 1969-06-12 | 2 | 32°04'N / 100°16'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Coke | |
| 50.0 | 1957-04-19 | 2 | 32°24'N / 98°50'W | 0.30 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Eastland | |
* 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.