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The chance of earthquake damage in Ashtabula Area is about the same as Ohio average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Ashtabula Area is lower than Ohio average and is lower than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake Index Volcano Index Tornado Index Other Weather Extremes Events Volcanos Nearby Historical Earthquake Events Historical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #580

Ashtabula Area	0.02
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, #129

Ashtabula Area	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, #551

Ashtabula Area	118.86
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 9,850 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Ashtabula Area 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:	7	Cold:	69	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	31
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	1,187	Hail:	2,228	Heat:	29	Heavy Snow:	404
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	55	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	276
Thunderstorm Winds:	5,125	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	139	Winter Weather:	18
Other:	280

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Ashtabula Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Ashtabula Area.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Ashtabula Area.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 32 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Ashtabula Area.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
10.3	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
11.8	1985-05-31	4	41°50'N / 80°33'W	41°51'N / 80°31'W	2.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ashtabula
14.3	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
15.0	1963-04-19	2	41°48'N / 81°00'W				0	0	25K	0	Ashtabula
15.2	1985-05-31	2	41°41'N / 80°43'W	41°44'N / 80°31'W	9.00 Miles	220 Yards	0	15	2.5M	0	Ashtabula
16.5	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
17.1	1985-05-31	2	41°44'N / 80°31'W	41°44'N / 80°30'W	1.00 Mile	127 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Crawford
17.8	1985-05-31	4	41°51'N / 80°31'W	41°55'N / 80°17'W	12.00 Miles	400 Yards	12	82	25.0M	0	Erie
19.6	1985-06-22	2	41°48'N / 80°31'W	41°50'N / 80°15'W	14.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Crawford
20.6	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
22.8	1955-07-01	2	41°45'N / 80°22'W	41°46'N / 80°20'W			0	0	25K	0	Crawford
24.3	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
24.3	1977-09-18	2	42°01'N / 80°21'W	42°02'N / 80°15'W	4.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	7	2.5M	0	Erie
24.9	1985-05-31	2	41°39'N / 80°25'W	41°41'N / 80°21'W	4.00 Miles	200 Yards	1	0	0K	0	Crawford
25.9	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
31.2	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
31.2	1952-01-17	2	41°36'N / 80°18'W		0.50 Mile	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Crawford
31.5	1985-05-31	4	41°29'N / 80°31'W	41°29'N / 80°31'W	0.20 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Trumbull
32.6	1985-05-31	4	41°29'N / 80°31'W	41°29'N / 80°25'W	7.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	5	25.0M	0	Mercer
38.2	1983-05-02	2	42°04'N / 80°02'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Erie
40.7	1985-05-31	4	41°29'N / 80°25'W	41°31'N / 79°56'W	22.50 Miles	350 Yards	8	75	25.0M	0	Crawford
40.7	1972-05-02	3	41°28'N / 80°13'W	41°29'N / 80°12'W			0	0	25K	0	Mercer
41.4	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
41.5	1972-05-02	3	41°29'N / 80°12'W	41°33'N / 80°04'W	7.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Crawford
41.6	1986-09-30	2	41°48'N / 79°57'W		0.50 Mile	60 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Crawford
42.1	2004-05-25	2	41°32'N / 80°10'W	41°31'N / 80°03'W	7.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3.5M	0	Crawford
		Brief Description: An F2 tornado touched down three miles west of Custards and then tracked east for seven miles. The tornado finally lifted just west of Cochranton near U.S Highway 322. The damage path was continuous, up to 50 yards in width and roughly parallel to State Route 285. Significant damage occurred along the damage path. At least ten homes were damaged with two large farm buildings destroyed. Two factories west of Custards along Delano Road were also heavily damaged. One factory lost over 16,000 square feet of roofing and had much of it's inventory destroyed. The second factory was also heavily damaged on one side. Twelve semi trailers parked outside this factory were overturned and destroyed. Several dozen workers inside the factories had sought shelter prior to the arrival of the tornado and were uninjured. Hundreds of trees and dozens of power poles were downed along the damage path.
43.2	1985-05-31	3	41°42'N / 80°09'W	41°45'N / 79°44'W	23.00 Miles	277 Yards	2	0	0K	0	Crawford
44.4	1955-03-01	3	41°16'N / 80°40'W		2.50 Miles	40 Yards	1	6	250K	0	Mahoning
45.9	2002-11-10	2	41°15'N / 80°28'W	41°20'N / 80°21'W	7.00 Miles	500 Yards	1	19	1.0M	0	Mercer
		Brief Description: Starting about 7:54 PM, an F2 tornado touched down near Trout Island Road, east of Sharpsville. The tornado traveled northeast at 50 mph, crossed Route 18, then ripped into Clark. It crossed Shenango River Lake and tracked to New Hamburg, where it dissipated 8:02 PM. The tornado path was 7 miles long, about 500 yards wide at its maximum, in the town of Clark. Maximum winds estimated 155 mph. Majority of damage and all injuries occurred in Clark. Fifteen homes completely destroyed, 13 major damage, 29 had minor damage. One business destroyed; 1 suffered major damage. A large number of trees were snapped or toppled. Large truck was overturned. One van was thrown across Route 258. Several other vehicles were moved by the tornado or suffered considerable damage. Strongest tornado in Mercer county since May 31,1985. M81PH
46.0	1971-06-02	3	41°52'N / 80°08'W	41°56'N / 79°34'W	29.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Erie
46.0	1997-08-16	2	41°54'N / 79°51'W	41°54'N / 79°51'W	2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	500K	3K	Erie
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down and skipped along its path for several minutes. Twenty mobile homes were damaged and one was destroyed at the Maple Heights Trailer Court. A sixty by eighty foot block building was destroyed. Three houses and one business were damaged. A cornfield was flattened and several trees were downed.
47.6	1954-09-30	2	41°15'N / 80°28'W				0	0	25K	0	Mercer

* 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.