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The chance of earthquake damage in Bloomington is about the same as Wisconsin average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Bloomington is higher than Wisconsin average and is higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #279

Bloomington, WI	0.00
Wisconsin	0.00
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

Bloomington, WI	0.0000
Wisconsin	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, #278

Bloomington, WI	178.45
Wisconsin	153.98
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 3,219 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Bloomington, WI 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:	25	Cold:	75	Dense Fog:	16	Drought:	10
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	366	Hail:	968	Heat:	14	Heavy Snow:	44
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	15	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	46
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,288	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	122	Winter Weather:	80
Other:	150

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Bloomington, WI.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Bloomington, WI.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Bloomington, WI.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 76 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Bloomington, WI.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
3.9	1985-05-30	3	42°53'N / 91°08'W	42°56'N / 90°52'W	14.00 Miles	1500 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Grant
8.6	1957-05-25	2	42°54'N / 90°55'W	43°00'N / 90°38'W	15.60 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Grant
10.0	1969-06-04	2	42°46'N / 91°00'W	42°44'N / 90°55'W	4.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grant
10.3	1959-05-19	2	42°48'N / 90°48'W	42°50'N / 90°42'W	4.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Grant
10.6	1988-05-08	2	42°59'N / 90°51'W	43°00'N / 90°41'W	10.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grant
18.1	1969-06-26	2	42°58'N / 90°35'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Grant
20.3	1990-06-13	2	42°51'N / 91°24'W	42°53'N / 91°15'W	8.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clayton
20.7	1985-05-30	3	42°51'N / 91°32'W	42°53'N / 91°08'W	20.00 Miles	500 Yards	2	25	25.0M	0	Clayton
20.7	1953-05-10	3	42°57'N / 91°20'W	43°03'N / 91°17'W	6.60 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clayton
20.8	1988-05-08	2	42°56'N / 90°35'W	42°59'N / 90°28'W	7.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grant
22.0	1965-04-11	4	42°52'N / 90°35'W	43°10'N / 90°28'W	21.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Clinton
22.4	1980-06-05	2	43°43'N / 91°03'W	42°42'N / 91°01'W	70.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Vernon
23.1	1970-09-09	2	42°41'N / 90°40'W	42°47'N / 90°23'W	15.70 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grant
23.4	1965-08-25	2	43°04'N / 91°23'W	43°01'N / 91°18'W	4.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clayton
24.9	1965-08-26	2	42°32'N / 90°58'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Dubuque
25.0	1985-05-30	2	42°55'N / 90°27'W	42°55'N / 90°25'W	1.80 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grant
26.0	1966-07-13	2	42°43'N / 90°30'W	42°44'N / 90°26'W	2.70 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grant
27.8	1964-05-04	2	43°13'N / 91°12'W	43°19'N / 91°04'W	9.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Allamakee
28.5	1970-09-09	2	42°30'N / 91°06'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Dubuque
29.6	1970-09-09	3	42°30'N / 90°40'W	42°33'N / 90°35'W	4.70 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Dubuque
30.5	1966-07-09	2	42°30'N / 90°40'W	42°30'N / 90°38'W			0	0	25K	0	Dubuque
30.7	1964-05-04	2	43°15'N / 91°04'W	43°25'N / 90°57'W	12.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Crawford
30.8	1969-06-04	2	42°50'N / 90°34'W	42°42'N / 90°07'W	24.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grant
32.1	1954-04-30	4	42°06'N / 91°45'W	43°11'N / 91°10'W	80.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Linn
33.2	1985-05-30	2	42°55'N / 90°25'W	43°00'N / 90°08'W	14.20 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Iowa
33.5	1964-09-03	3	43°12'N / 90°38'W	43°18'N / 90°19'W	17.10 Miles	800 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Richland
33.7	1984-06-07	2	42°44'N / 90°20'W	42°48'N / 90°14'W	6.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lafayette
34.1	1967-04-30	2	42°24'N / 90°54'W		2.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Dubuque
34.2	1969-06-29	2	42°24'N / 91°00'W				0	0	25K	0	Dubuque
34.8	1960-11-15	2	42°28'N / 91°28'W	42°34'N / 91°18'W	10.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Delaware
35.1	1988-11-15	2	42°29'N / 91°28'W	42°36'N / 91°23'W	11.00 Miles	63 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Delaware
35.1	1998-05-15	2	42°33'N / 90°24'W	42°48'N / 90°12'W	20.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	11	1.7M	140K	Lafayette
		Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm, after dropping a couple tornadoes in northeast Iowa, eventually moved northeast into Lafayette county, creating another tornado. This tornado touched down just southwest of Benton and hopped/skipped northeast for 20 miles. It caused moderate to severe damage to 40 different farms and their outbuildings, and homes. Numerous power lines were downed. Eleven people were injured: 2 children near Cuba city, 3 children southwest of Truman, and 6 adults in a vehicle on Highway 81 south of Benton. Several farm fields sustained damage. After the F2 tornado tore through Lafayette county a series of severe thunderstorms pummeled southcentral and southeast Wisconsin with numerous reports of tree limb damage and trees downed, which in turn downed a few power lines. The highest reported wind gust was 65 mph near Reedsburg (Sauk Co.). Other notable damage included roofs and doors ripped off of buildings in Mayville (Dodge Co.) and a deck ripped off a house in Ripon (Fond du Lac Co.) where several cars where also damaged by felled trees.
35.3	1969-06-26	2	42°22'N / 91°34'W	42°39'N / 91°12'W	26.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Delaware
35.5	1954-04-07	2	43°08'N / 90°23'W	43°10'N / 90°15'W	6.40 Miles	400 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Iowa
36.1	1990-03-13	4	42°23'N / 91°08'W	42°24'N / 91°07'W	1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Dubuque
36.6	1956-04-03	2	43°06'N / 90°15'W	43°09'N / 90°18'W	3.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Iowa
36.9	1965-04-11	4	41°51'N / 90°56'W	42°52'N / 90°55'W	70.20 Miles	200 Yards	1	0	2.5M	0	Cedar
37.4	1984-06-07	2	42°48'N / 90°14'W	42°52'N / 90°09'W	5.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Iowa
37.5	1972-09-28	2	42°17'N / 91°22'W	42°25'N / 90°33'W	42.60 Miles	2200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Jones
38.7	1970-09-09	2	42°24'N / 90°30'W	42°30'N / 90°25'W	7.70 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jo Daviess
39.1	1970-09-09	2	42°30'N / 90°25'W	42°32'N / 90°17'W	6.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lafayette
39.3	1987-07-29	2	43°13'N / 91°38'W	43°14'N / 91°29'W	7.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Allamakee
39.3	1995-07-27	3	42°36'N / 91°41'W	42°27'N / 91°21'W	20.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	1.0M	330K	Buchanan And Delaware
39.4	1991-03-22	2	42°21'N / 91°32'W	42°35'N / 91°21'W	17.00 Miles	80 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Delaware
39.4	1990-03-13	4	42°20'N / 91°16'W	42°23'N / 91°08'W	9.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Delaware
39.6	1964-05-04	2	42°20'N / 91°15'W	42°23'N / 91°10'W	4.70 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Delaware
40.1	1954-04-30	2	42°38'N / 91°38'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Buchanan
40.3	1954-04-30	2	42°13'N / 91°12'W	42°27'N / 91°06'W	16.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jones
40.4	1958-07-29	2	42°20'N / 91°05'W	42°17'N / 90°48'W	14.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Dubuque
40.4	1983-07-03	4	42°58'N / 90°08'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Iowa
41.3	1964-05-08	2	43°26'N / 90°43'W	43°30'N / 90°40'W	4.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Vernon
41.8	1991-03-27	2	42°19'N / 90°39'W	42°20'N / 90°38'W	0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jackson
42.2	1958-05-31	2	42°43'N / 90°09'W	42°44'N / 90°06'W	1.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lafayette
42.9	1991-03-27	2	42°17'N / 90°42'W	42°19'N / 90°39'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Dubuque
43.5	1965-05-15	2	42°55'N / 90°04'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Iowa
44.2	1969-06-29	2	42°36'N / 90°14'W	42°39'N / 90°02'W	10.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lafayette
44.5	1990-06-02	2	42°25'N / 91°35'W	42°27'N / 91°30'W	5.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Delaware
44.5	2005-08-18	2	43°31'N / 90°46'W	43°31'N / 90°38'W	7.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	800K	194K	Vernon
		Brief Description: Six tornadoes affected southwest Wisconsin, which was part of an all-time one day record of 27 tornadoes hitting the state. The first tornado touched down briefly just west of Centerville (Trempealeau County). The only damage reported with this tornado was several trees knocked down just north of Highway 35 along County Road G. A second and stronger tornado occurred just north of County Highway KK, or just west of Esofea (Vernon County). There was tree, agricultural and structural damage. A moblie home, which was on cement blocks, was completely destroyed. The occupant of the mobile home was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Another residence sustained minor damage, with windows blown out, outbuildings destroyed and a car turned 90 degrees. Power poles were snapped, corn was flattened and there was significant tree damage. The third and strongest tornado touched down just west of Liberty (Vernon County), then tracked along a continous path just north of Highway 56, to the northern most block of the town of Viola (Richland County). Three people were reported injured in Viola and almost every tree in the town was damaged or downed. Most homes in the village had at least minor damage, while a few sustained major damage, including roofs blown off. Many garages facing west or southwest were destroyed by the direct impact of the winds. Wind speeds associated with the tornado were estimated at 100 to 120 mph. The tornado path became more sporadic as it moved east of Viola across northern Richland County. The damage path extended from just north of County Highway MM and Highway 56 into Bloom City (Richland County), which apparently took a direct hit from the storm. The tornado continued on an east-southeast track, before lifting just west of Hub City (Richland County). A fourth tornado touched down along County Road N, or just east of the location where Interstate 90 and 94 split in eastern Monroe County. This tornado continued on a 10 mile track into Juneau County, ending just west of the Necedah Wildlife Refuge Headquarters. There was tree, agricultural and structural damage. A home, which was under construction, was completely destroyed. Three other homes sustained minor damage. Corn was flattened and there was significant tree damage as well. A fifth tornado touched down in the town of Muscoda (Grant County) causing minor damage to homes, but knocking down or shearing off numerous trees. This tornado crossed the Wisconsin River into the small community of Orion (Richland County). Several mobile homes were damaged, including several reportedly tossed into the air. Many trees were damaged there as well. The sixth and final tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Highway 82 and 13 in Adams County. Mobile homes were damaged, along with nearby trees. Richland and Vernon County were declared federal disaster areas.
44.8	2001-09-06	2	42°37'N / 91°44'W	42°37'N / 91°43'W	1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Buchanan
		Brief Description: Tornado reported by emergency manager Event Summary for 09/06/01: A strong short wave trough in the upper level atmosphere, moved northeast through Iowa and Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening hours. This wave of energy helped thunderstorms, which were moving along a warm front in northeast Iowa, become strong. Despite the lack of convective available potential energy, ample moisture and wind shear along the front allowed thunderstorms within this area of rain to rotate and produce a few short lived tornadoes. One storm in Buchanan County Iowa, produced two tornadoes as it quickly moved northeast along the warm front. Here is a summary of the tornadoes which struck northeastern Buchanan County Iowa. At 605 pm CDT, an F0 tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Aurora, Iowa, producing damage to the Ralph Kramer farm site. Several out buildings were damaged or destroyed. One empty grain bin was moved off of its foundation. The home only had minor damage, with some siding blown off. The tornado continued moving northeast, producing crop and tree damage as it crossed 142 street. At 625 pm, the tornado struck the Lonnie McAllister farm site, again damaging or destroying farm out buildings. This is also where the most significant crop damage was observed. The tornado then lifted, leaving a trail of some tin and other debris, as the storm moved northeast. This tornado was on the ground for 3.5 miles and was 40 yards wide at its widest point. At 630 pm CDT, an F2 tornado touched down 0.25 miles southwest of Aurora and quickly moved across Aurora, producing damage to the roof of the American Legion building in Aurora. The tornado then struck the Ken Mosher home just east of Aurora. The tornado totally ripped off the roof and two car garage of this newer frame dwelling. The tornado then lifted 0.75 miles northeast of Aurora, and no other tornadoes from this storm touched down again until it had moved about a mile north into Fayette County, Iowa. This tornado was on the ground for 1 mile, and was 50 yards wide.
44.8	1987-07-29	2	43°16'N / 91°43'W	43°13'N / 91°38'W	3.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Winneshiek
45.1	1988-05-08	3	42°35'N / 90°14'W	42°43'N / 89°58'W	16.00 Miles	123 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lafayette
45.1	1990-03-13	4	42°16'N / 91°20'W	42°20'N / 91°16'W	5.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Jones
45.6	1955-04-18	2	42°50'N / 90°08'W	43°02'N / 89°55'W	17.30 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Iowa
45.7	2005-08-18	2	43°30'N / 90°40'W	43°28'N / 90°22'W	13.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	3	2.5M	75K	Richland
		Brief Description: Six tornadoes affected southwest Wisconsin, which was part of an all-time one day record of 27 tornadoes hitting the state. The first tornado touched down briefly just west of Centerville (Trempealeau County). The only damage reported with this tornado was several trees knocked down just north of Highway 35 along County Road G. A second and stronger tornado occurred just north of County Highway KK, or just west of Esofea (Vernon County). There was tree, agricultural and structural damage. A moblie home, which was on cement blocks, was completely destroyed. The occupant of the mobile home was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Another residence sustained minor damage, with windows blown out, outbuildings destroyed and a car turned 90 degrees. Power poles were snapped, corn was flattened and there was significant tree damage. The third and strongest tornado touched down just west of Liberty (Vernon County), then tracked along a continous path just north of Highway 56, to the northern most block of the town of Viola (Richland County). Three people were reported injured in Viola and almost every tree in the town was damaged or downed. Most homes in the village had at least minor damage, while a few sustained major damage, including roofs blown off. Many garages facing west or southwest were destroyed by the direct impact of the winds. Wind speeds associated with the tornado were estimated at 100 to 120 mph. The tornado path became more sporadic as it moved east of Viola across northern Richland County. The damage path extended from just north of County Highway MM and Highway 56 into Bloom City (Richland County), which apparently took a direct hit from the storm. The tornado continued on an east-southeast track, before lifting just west of Hub City (Richland County). A fourth tornado touched down along County Road N, or just east of the location where Interstate 90 and 94 split in eastern Monroe County. This tornado continued on a 10 mile track into Juneau County, ending just west of the Necedah Wildlife Refuge Headquarters. There was tree, agricultural and structural damage. A home, which was under construction, was completely destroyed. Three other homes sustained minor damage. Corn was flattened and there was significant tree damage as well. A fifth tornado touched down in the town of Muscoda (Grant County) causing minor damage to homes, but knocking down or shearing off numerous trees. This tornado crossed the Wisconsin River into the small community of Orion (Richland County). Several mobile homes were damaged, including several reportedly tossed into the air. Many trees were damaged there as well. The sixth and final tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of Highway 82 and 13 in Adams County. Mobile homes were damaged, along with nearby trees. Richland and Vernon County were declared federal disaster areas.
46.0	1973-06-04	2	43°09'N / 91°46'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Winneshiek
46.0	1988-05-08	2	43°17'N / 90°27'W	43°31'N / 90°13'W	20.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Richland
46.1	1980-06-05	3	43°40'N / 91°13'W	43°27'N / 90°46'W	26.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Vernon
46.6	1971-06-24	3	43°04'N / 91°49'W				1	0	250K	0	Fayette
47.0	1974-08-12	4	42°21'N / 91°29'W		5.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	12	2.5M	0	Delaware
47.1	1964-05-08	2	43°30'N / 90°40'W	43°33'N / 90°29'W	9.30 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Richland
47.8	1955-04-19	2	42°16'N / 90°41'W	42°16'N / 90°22'W	15.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Jackson
48.4	1960-11-15	2	42°16'N / 90°30'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Jackson
49.1	1990-06-02	2	42°24'N / 91°41'W	42°25'N / 91°35'W	5.50 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Buchanan
49.6	2008-05-25	3	42°36'N / 92°01'W	42°34'N / 91°36'W	21.00 Miles	1232 Yards	0	3	1.0M	0K	Buchanan
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed just east of the county lines southwest of Fairbank and moved east. The tornado cross the southern part of Hazelton and continued east into Delaware County. Over ten homes, about 50 non-anchored mobile homes at a dealership, and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Several other homes sustained structural damage. Numerous trees and utility poles were also blown down. An SUV was flipped over in Hazelton injuring the driver and some passengers. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Heavy rain-producing showers and thunderstorms moved across much of eastern Iowa and northwest and west central Illinois from the evening of May 25th to the early morning of May 26th. Some of the stronger storms also produced tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail. Buchanan, Delaware, and Dubuque counties in Iowa were hardest hit with the heavy rains, where rainfall totals of 3 to 8 inches fell resulting in flash flooding.
49.6	1992-07-13	3	42°11'N / 91°08'W	42°11'N / 91°02'W	5.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Jones
49.9	1990-03-13	4	42°14'N / 91°25'W	42°16'N / 91°20'W	4.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Linn

* 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.