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

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Earthquake Index, #717

Bogalusa Area	0.01
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, #129

Bogalusa Area	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, #178

Bogalusa Area	234.57
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 9,340 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Bogalusa 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:	0	Cold:	6	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	21
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	738	Hail:	2,627	Heat:	21	Heavy Snow:	9
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	8	Ice Storm:	12	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	19
Thunderstorm Winds:	5,335	Tropical Storm:	11	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	13	Winter Weather:	10
Other:	509

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Bogalusa Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Bogalusa Area.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 77 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Bogalusa Area.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
4.4	1968-09-17	2	30°50'N / 90°07'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Washington
7.9	1983-03-20	3	30°58'N / 90°02'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washington
14.3	1961-02-21	2	30°57'N / 89°50'W		0.80 Mile	283 Yards	0	9	250K	0	Washington
14.4	2006-11-15	2	31°00'N / 90°01'W	31°04'N / 89°50'W	11.00 Miles	125 Yards	0	1	500K	0K	Walthall
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado, of strong intensity at several locations, entered Walthall County from Washington Parish LA. The tornado moved northeast across the southeast portion of Walthall County before exiting into Marion County. Several mobile homes were destroyed and roofs were blown off several frame houses. One injury was reported from an occupant of one of the mobile homes. Trees and power lines were also downed in a number of locations. Overall, the emergency manager reported 11 structures with major damage and 5 structures with minor damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front that moved north across south Mississippi 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.
15.5	1987-02-15	2	31°04'N / 90°09'W	31°04'N / 90°06'W	3.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Walthall
17.1	1961-04-09	2	30°42'N / 90°30'W	30°50'N / 90°08'W	23.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tangipahoa
17.5	1957-11-18	2	31°03'N / 89°53'W	31°04'N / 89°52'W	1.90 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Walthall
17.6	1974-11-20	2	30°38'N / 90°11'W	30°35'N / 90°05'W	7.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Tammany
19.0	1965-06-06	2	31°07'N / 90°08'W				0	0	3K	0	Walthall
19.3	1972-05-07	2	30°48'N / 90°22'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tangipahoa
23.1	1972-05-12	2	30°45'N / 90°25'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tangipahoa
23.7	1982-11-30	2	31°05'N / 89°45'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
24.5	1980-05-19	2	30°50'N / 89°38'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
24.6	1964-10-03	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°50'N / 89°37'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Pearl River
24.9	2005-04-06	2	31°03'N / 90°20'W	31°13'N / 90°17'W	9.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	200K	0	Pike
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down near the community of Progress in Pike County and moved north northeast to the Barto area before crossing Highway 98 and moving out of Pike County and into Walthall County about 2 miles east northeast of Holmesville. Along its path in Pike County, the tornado destroyed a church and a couple of mobile homes, damaged a number of houses and businesses, and knocked down numerous trees. A meso-cyclone thunderstorm produced a tornado as moved on an intermittent path northeastward across eastern Pike County and northwest Walthall County.
26.0	1987-02-15	2	30°52'N / 90°30'W	30°54'N / 90°28'W	3.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Tangipahoa
26.1	1997-11-21	2	30°29'N / 90°13'W	30°29'N / 90°04'W	9.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	43	3.5M	0	St. Tammany
		Brief Description: A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado as it moved into St. Tammany Parish. The tornado was first observed by the State Police on Interstate Highway 12 west of Covington. From data collected on a ground, damage survey by the National Weather Service, the tornado moved on a path slightly north of due east. The tornado moved across the downtown area of Covington and continued east for nearly 2 miles before lifting off the ground. Most of the damage along path indicated F1 damage, however, several areas near downtown Covington were classified as F2 damage. Parish officials reported 43 injuries were reported with tornado, though most were relatively minor. Six persons required and overnight stay in a hospital, including three pregnant women. Most of the damage to homes was due to large pine trees which had been toppled onto houses. In downtown Covington, a few large buildings lost roofs, had windows blown out, or suffered substantial damage. A large parish building suffered $500,000 damage. Media reports indicated cleanup would cost several million dollars. Just east of the downtown area, several cars were lifted and moved tens of feet by the tornado, and an empty tractor-trailer truck rig was blown over. Nearly 50 cars in a parking lot had their windows blown out by debris or by rapid pressure drop. The same parent thunderstorm spawned another tornado just south of Talisheek damaging a barn and a house. The damage path length at Talisheek was estimated. American Red Cross reports indicated 69 single family homes were destroyed or had major damage in St. Tammany Parish. Four public buildings were also heavily damaged.
27.8	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.
28.4	1971-06-04	2	31°14'N / 89°52'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
28.5	1973-05-26	2	30°42'N / 89°36'W				0	4	25K	0	Pearl River
28.6	1958-11-14	2	31°12'N / 90°17'W	31°14'N / 90°16'W	3.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Quitman
29.2	1957-11-18	2	31°04'N / 89°52'W	31°24'N / 89°48'W	23.40 Miles	77 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Marion
29.3	1971-09-19	2	30°41'N / 90°30'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tangipahoa
29.5	1958-02-26	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°59'N / 89°27'W	17.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Pearl River
30.7	1996-02-19	2	30°49'N / 89°40'W	31°01'N / 89°24'W	23.00 Miles	430 Yards	0	10	700K	0	Pearl River
		Brief Description: A strong tornado touched down just northwest of the White Sand community. The most significant damage occurred in the initial 2.2 miles just to the north of the White Sand community where ten people were injured; five seriously, requiring hospitalization. The most serious was a woman who suffered a broken back, broken ribs and a punctured lung. The tornado continued on the ground continuously to just north of Poplarville, then intermittently to near Hillsdale. The county suffered considerable property damage with five houses destroyed, 10 had major damage and 14 minor damage. Nine mobile homes were destroyed, 3 sustained major damage and 5 minor damage. Numerous barns and other buildings were damaged. Several farm animals were killed. Large areas of 8 to 12 inch diameter trees were downed. The tornado path was surveyed by National Weather Service employees.
30.7	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
31.0	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
31.4	1972-05-07	2	30°51'N / 89°32'W	30°54'N / 89°30'W	4.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
32.1	2005-04-06	2	31°15'N / 90°18'W	31°20'N / 90°09'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Walthall
		Brief Description: A tornado moved out of Pike County and entered Walthall County about 3 miles west northwest of Dinan and continued travelling north northeast until it dissipated approximately 2 miles west of Sartinsville. The tornado caused significant damage to 25 houses, 10 trailers, and 2 businesses in Walthall County. A meso-cyclone thunderstorm produced a tornado as moved on an intermittent path northeastward across eastern Pike County and northwest Walthall County.
32.2	1987-02-15	2	30°29'N / 89°42'W	30°31'N / 89°41'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Pearl River
32.8	1964-10-04	2	30°23'N / 90°08'W		1.00 Mile	183 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Tammany
32.9	1976-03-27	2	30°54'N / 89°37'W	30°59'N / 89°23'W	15.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Pearl River
33.0	1962-11-11	2	31°10'N / 90°28'W				0	0	250K	0	Pike
33.6	1968-11-03	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°48'N / 89°19'W	19.80 Miles	180 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
34.1	1977-12-13	3	31°07'N / 90°33'W	31°14'N / 90°25'W	11.40 Miles	350 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Pike
34.8	1965-03-01	2	31°18'N / 90°13'W	31°23'N / 90°09'W	7.20 Miles	110 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Walthall
34.9	1963-06-21	2	31°13'N / 90°27'W	31°15'N / 90°25'W	3.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Pike
35.2	1992-02-15	2	30°35'N / 90°33'W		0.80 Mile	527 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
35.5	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
36.1	1981-03-31	2	31°17'N / 90°26'W	31°21'N / 90°13'W	13.70 Miles	127 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pike
36.6	1950-04-29	2	31°16'N / 89°50'W	31°23'N / 89°42'W	11.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
36.6	1965-07-06	2	31°21'N / 89°50'W				0	0	0K	0	Marion
36.7	1977-12-13	3	31°02'N / 90°40'W	31°07'N / 90°33'W	9.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Amite
37.3	1975-01-10	4	31°11'N / 90°32'W	31°21'N / 90°22'W	15.20 Miles	200 Yards	4	200	25.0M	0	Pike
37.9	1977-09-05	2	30°25'N / 90°26'W		1.70 Miles	70 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
38.5	1971-12-10	3	31°17'N / 89°59'W	31°30'N / 89°47'W	19.10 Miles	133 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Marion
38.5	1958-02-26	2	30°59'N / 89°27'W	31°03'N / 89°24'W	5.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Lamar
38.5	2004-11-24	2	30°18'N / 89°51'W	30°21'N / 89°49'W	4.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	750K	0	St. Tammany
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down along an intermittent path approximately 4 miles long on the northwest side of Slidell. A NWS ground survey indicated that minor damage occurred to the south of US Highway 190 and near Centennial Park subdivision. The tornado continued to track north-northeast with the greatest damage, F2 intensity, occurring just southwest of the airport. The tornado damaged about 152 houses in the Bel Air subdivision off Airport Road with nine of the homes being declared uninhabitable. Four people received injuries during the storm and were treated at an area hospital and released. A wind gust of 70 mph (61 knots) was recorded at the automated weather equipment (ASOS) at the Slidell Airport.
38.7	1961-09-11	2	30°20'N / 89°46'W	30°20'N / 89°50'W	4.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	St. Tammany
38.9	1986-04-12	2	31°26'N / 90°15'W	31°23'N / 90°03'W	13.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lawrence
39.3	1977-11-29	2	30°30'N / 90°34'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Livingston
39.3	1969-05-08	2	30°53'N / 89°23'W		2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
39.5	1961-02-20	2	31°20'N / 89°50'W	31°26'N / 89°46'W	7.90 Miles	73 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Marion
40.6	1989-11-22	2	31°03'N / 89°24'W		2.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamar
41.5	1968-11-03	2	31°00'N / 89°22'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	0K	0	Pearl River
41.6	1987-11-16	2	30°31'N / 89°29'W	30°32'N / 89°26'W	3.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
42.0	1973-04-07	2	30°28'N / 89°30'W				0	0	25K	0	Hancock
42.0	1972-11-13	2	31°08'N / 89°25'W		0.80 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamar
42.3	1975-05-08	2	30°45'N / 90°45'W				0	0	0K	0	St. Helena
42.4	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
42.8	1975-01-10	4	31°21'N / 90°22'W	31°31'N / 90°14'W	14.00 Miles	150 Yards	5	9	2.5M	0	Lincoln
43.2	2005-01-07	2	31°11'N / 89°27'W	31°12'N / 89°25'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	200K	0	Lamar
		Brief Description: This tornado touched down at Hayden Road and Purvis Oloh Road and tracked north-northeast for 3 miles before lifting near Highway 589, 3 miles north of Purvis. The track basically was along Hayden Road and it was this area that receive the most significant damage. Six homes sustained minor to major roof damage and dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped. The worst damaged was to a home that lost most of its roof and second floor.
43.3	1976-03-29	2	31°27'N / 90°16'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lincoln
44.1	1986-03-12	2	31°20'N / 90°31'W	31°21'N / 90°32'W	2.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pike
44.4	1954-02-20	2	31°17'N / 89°39'W	31°26'N / 89°31'W	13.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	10	250K	0	Lamar
44.5	1986-03-12	2	31°19'N / 90°36'W	31°20'N / 90°31'W	3.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Amite
45.1	1986-03-12	2	31°21'N / 90°32'W	31°23'N / 90°30'W	3.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lincoln
45.7	1986-04-12	2	31°31'N / 90°22'W	31°26'N / 90°15'W	8.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lincoln
46.8	1961-02-20	2	31°25'N / 89°46'W	31°32'N / 89°42'W	9.10 Miles	73 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Jefferson Davis
47.3	1971-12-10	3	31°29'N / 89°44'W				0	0	3K	0	Jefferson Davis
47.6	2006-11-15	3	31°21'N / 89°37'W	31°25'N / 89°27'W	12.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	6	1.5M	0K	Lamar
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This strong tornado touched down to the southwest of Sumrall and tracked east northeast across northern Lamar County and then into a small portion of extreme northwest Forrest County before dissipating. Approximately 25 homes were damaged, 16 of those suffering major damage or total destruction. The worst damage was along Old Salt Road, where a wood frame home on a concrete block foundation was totally destroyed, with the foundation cleared and the remnants of the home displaced dozens of yards away. A minivan was picked up and thrown/rolled a distance of approximately 150 yards, landing on top of a tractor and totally destroyed. Some large trees at this location were snapped at the base, denuded, and partially debarked. Heavy damage of F2 intensity was also observed along Foster Road, JD Hatten Road, and Rocky Branch road. Large swaths of trees were snapped and uprooted, and a few frame homes totally lost their roofs. Other damage along the path was weaker and generally of F1 intensity. The tornado then crossed Highway 42 and entered extreme northwest Forrest County. The total path length across Lamar and Forrest Counties was 13 miles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An intense fall cyclone developed over the region and produced an episode of severe weather which included tornadoes. This strong weather system developed as a very strong jet stream, with winds between 160-200 mph, slammed into Oregon and Washington State. All that energy moved over the Rocky Mountains and caused a strong area of surface low pressure to develop. This low intensified as it moved east across the Red River Valley and then lifted across Arkansas and into Tennessee as it deepened to 990 mb! The strength of this deepening low caused warm and unstable air to lift northward across Louisiana and into central Mississippi. It was this northward moving warm front that became the focus of an area where tornadic supercell thunderstorms could thrive in an unstable and highly sheared environment. This large and powerful storm system produced numerous tornadoes across the south and south eastern United States where many were of the strong (F2 or F3) variety. Within the Jackson, MS forecast area, there were a total of 5 tornadoes to impact the counties serviced. Two F3s, one in Lamar County and the other in Jones County. The Jones County tornado actually contained a satellite tornado, F1, which briefly rotated around the parent tornado. Next was an F1 tornado in southern Marion County which was actually the end of a strong tornado that moved out of Walthall County. Lastly, a brief F1 tornado occurred in central Lamar County. Tornadoes were not the only type of severe weather, scattered wind damage also occurred across northeast Louisiana and portions of central Mississippi between midnight and 10 am Wednesday November 15th 2006.
47.7	1972-04-21	3	31°25'N / 90°28'W	31°31'N / 90°22'W	9.10 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lincoln
49.2	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
49.3	1978-04-18	4	31°33'N / 90°07'W	31°35'N / 89°58'W	9.20 Miles	100 Yards	4	31	250K	0	Lawrence
49.4	1992-11-21	3	31°26'N / 89°55'W	31°39'N / 89°44'W	15.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Jefferson Davis
49.4	1980-04-13	2	30°14'N / 89°37'W	30°22'N / 89°25'W	15.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
49.5	1978-04-17	2	31°20'N / 90°42'W	31°20'N / 90°38'W	3.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Amite

* 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.