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Burnside, LA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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The chance of earthquake damage in Burnside is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Burnside is lower than Louisiana average and is higher 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, #43

Burnside, LA	0.07
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, #1

Burnside, LA	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, #394

Burnside, LA	197.93
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 1,596 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Burnside, LA 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:	3	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	10
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	125	Hail:	276	Heat:	4	Heavy Snow:	2
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	7	Ice Storm:	3	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	2
Thunderstorm Winds:	958	Tropical Storm:	6	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	2	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	197

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Burnside, LA.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Burnside, LA.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 62 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Burnside, LA.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
5.3	1950-03-19	2	30°06'N / 91°00'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ascension
5.3	1965-01-22	2	30°06'N / 91°00'W		1.00 Mile	267 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ascension
5.3	1976-01-25	2	30°06'N / 91°00'W		1.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	7	2.5M	0	Ascension
9.2	1969-04-12	3	30°12'N / 90°54'W	30°17'N / 90°45'W	10.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Ascension
13.7	1982-01-30	2	29°59'N / 91°04'W		3.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Assumption
14.6	1974-01-19	2	29°57'N / 91°02'W		0.30 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Assumption
15.0	1957-10-23	2	29°56'N / 91°06'W	29°56'N / 90°55'W	11.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Assumption
17.9	1967-05-01	2	30°05'N / 91°13'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Iberville
18.6	1964-10-03	2	29°55'N / 91°06'W		1.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Assumption
18.9	1987-02-15	2	29°58'N / 91°12'W	30°00'N / 91°10'W	3.00 Miles	173 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Assumption
19.0	1969-12-25	3	30°08'N / 91°21'W	30°11'N / 91°08'W	13.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Iberville
19.5	1977-04-20	2	30°25'N / 90°59'W		0.20 Mile	67 Yards	0	1	250K	0	East Baton Rouge
19.9	1965-06-27	2	30°21'N / 91°09'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
22.1	1973-09-12	2	29°50'N / 91°05'W	29°50'N / 90°59'W	6.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Assumption
22.4	1975-05-08	2	30°25'N / 91°11'W	30°24'N / 91°05'W	6.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	East Baton Rouge
23.5	1992-08-25	3	30°04'N / 90°27'W	30°07'N / 90°37'W	9.00 Miles	150 Yards	2	32	25.0M	0	St. John The Baptist
23.6	1961-11-22	2	30°05'N / 90°32'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	3	25K	0	St. John The Baptist
23.9	1960-02-03	2	29°48'N / 90°48'W	29°50'N / 90°45'W	4.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	8	250K	0	Lafourche
25.0	1983-01-31	2	30°23'N / 91°14'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	West Baton Rouge
25.5	1972-05-12	2	30°08'N / 91°21'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Iberville
26.1	1971-09-16	3	30°27'N / 91°02'W	30°33'N / 91°04'W	7.30 Miles	83 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	East Baton Rouge
26.4	1958-11-14	2	30°28'N / 91°09'W		2.00 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
26.7	1973-04-26	3	30°30'N / 91°05'W		0.30 Mile	70 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
27.6	1983-12-06	4	30°04'N / 90°31'W	30°05'N / 90°25'W	7.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	25	25.0M	0	St. John The Baptist
30.2	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
30.2	1989-06-08	2	30°31'N / 91°11'W	30°33'N / 91°06'W	6.00 Miles	60 Yards	0	58	2.5M	0	East Baton Rouge
30.5	1980-04-13	2	29°57'N / 90°29'W	29°58'N / 90°26'W	3.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	250K	0	St. Charles
30.9	1973-12-04	2	30°28'N / 91°10'W	30°42'N / 90°34'W	39.10 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	East Baton Rouge
31.4	1989-06-08	2	30°31'N / 91°15'W	30°31'N / 91°11'W	3.50 Miles	60 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	West Baton Rouge
32.3	1989-06-08	2	30°23'N / 91°24'W	30°26'N / 91°20'W	5.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	West Baton Rouge
32.8	1977-11-29	2	30°30'N / 90°34'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Livingston
34.5	1961-09-10	2	29°42'N / 91°12'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	16	25K	0	St. Mary
34.7	1989-06-08	2	30°21'N / 91°29'W	30°23'N / 91°24'W	5.00 Miles	77 Yards	2	30	2.5M	0	Iberville
35.0	1977-09-05	2	30°25'N / 90°26'W		1.70 Miles	70 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
35.4	1989-06-08	2	30°38'N / 90°54'W	30°40'N / 90°51'W	2.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Livingston
35.7	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
36.3	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
36.6	1961-11-13	2	30°36'N / 91°10'W	30°39'N / 91°10'W	3.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	250K	0	East Baton Rouge
37.7	1970-03-17	3	29°42'N / 91°18'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	St. Mary
37.9	1992-02-15	2	30°35'N / 90°33'W		0.80 Mile	527 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
38.6	1972-02-29	3	30°32'N / 91°23'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	3	250K	0	West Baton Rouge
39.2	2000-03-15	2	29°36'N / 90°43'W	29°36'N / 90°43'W	3.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	36	10.0M	0	Terrebonne
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down in the southeast portion of Houma and moved in a northwest direction to just north of downtown. The tornado moved through both residential and commercial areas of Houma. The damage path was fairly narrow and much of the damage was classified as F1 scale on the Fujita damage scale. However there were areas of F2 tornado damage, particularily in one area where several commercial retail stores had portions of their roofs torn off. Emergency management reported approximately 212 structures received some type of damage, ranging from minor to severe. About 50 of these structures had monetary damage of 50 percent or more of their value. 36 injuries were reported. Only one injury required overnight hospitalization. National Weather Service meteorologist conducted a damage survey of the area.
39.4	1966-01-28	3	29°55'N / 90°19'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Charles
39.5	1984-10-14	3	30°39'N / 91°09'W	30°43'N / 91°06'W	5.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	3	250K	0	East Baton Rouge
40.9	1974-10-29	2	30°02'N / 90°15'W		0.20 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
41.9	1972-03-16	2	30°02'N / 90°14'W		0.50 Mile	67 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Jefferson
42.0	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
42.7	1952-04-04	2	29°52'N / 91°37'W	29°56'N / 91°33'W	6.40 Miles	20 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	St. Mary
43.0	1971-09-16	2	29°46'N / 91°30'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Mary
43.5	1975-05-08	2	30°45'N / 90°45'W				0	0	0K	0	St. Helena
45.3	1971-09-19	2	30°41'N / 90°30'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tangipahoa
45.4	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
45.9	1984-10-14	3	30°43'N / 91°06'W	30°52'N / 91°02'W	11.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	East Feliciana
46.2	1961-11-22	2	29°27'N / 90°36'W	29°38'N / 90°33'W	13.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Terrebonne
46.4	1971-03-10	2	29°59'N / 90°13'W	30°00'N / 90°07'W	6.20 Miles	300 Yards	1	7	2.5M	0	Jefferson
46.9	1995-12-17	2	30°33'N / 91°33'W		0.20 Mile	20 Yards	0	1	200K	0	Pointe Coupee
		Brief Description: Fifteen mobile homes were destroyed, four sustained major damage and two minor damage. A child was injured when struck by a Christmas tree. A National Weather Service official surveyed the damage area.
47.1	1964-10-03	2	29°56'N / 90°13'W	29°58'N / 90°07'W	6.50 Miles	83 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Jefferson
48.2	1957-03-21	3	29°30'N / 90°36'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Terrebonne
49.2	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.
49.6	1971-03-10	2	30°00'N / 90°07'W	30°00'N / 90°06'W	1.30 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Orleans
49.8	2007-02-13	2	29°54'N / 90°09'W	29°58'N / 90°06'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	15	2.0M	0K	Orleans
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed the Mississippi River form Jefferson Parish and moved on a northerly course through portions of the Uptown and Carrollton areas with continuous damage noted. The damage path became isolated as the tornado appeared to turn more northeast with damage to a warehouse noted in the Mid City area. Significant damage was observed to houses and commercial structures. The roofs and portions of roofs were removed from a number of houses. The collapse of some exterior walls was also noted. The damage observed indicated an intensity in the mid to upper range of an EF 2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with winds estimated to be in the 125-130 mph range. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Isolated supercell thunderstorms developed in the early morning hours over sections of southeast Louisiana well in advance of a squall line associated with a strong upper air storm system and cold front moving through the lower Mississippi Valley. These rogue rotating supercell storms produced tornadoes as well as large hail and isolated wind damage. A tornado in Jefferson Parish destroyed 23 houses and damaged 231 others. Tornadoes in Orleans Parish destroyed 32 houses and damaged 295 others.
49.9	1964-10-03	4	29°36'N / 90°22'W		1.50 Miles	67 Yards	22	165	2.5M	0	Lafourche

* 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.