Catawba, WI Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Catawba is about the same as Wisconsin average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Catawba is lower than Wisconsin average and is lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #365
| Catawba, 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
| Catawba, 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, #736
| Catawba, WI | 85.77 |
| 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 1,093 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Catawba, 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: | 0 | Cold: | 0 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 0 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 29 | Hail: | 436 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 0 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 0 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 591 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 0 |
| Other: | 37 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Catawba, WI.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Catawba, WI.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Catawba, WI.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 42 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Catawba, WI.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 11.1 | 1994-04-26 | 2 | 45°24'N / 90°22'W | 45°34'N / 90°16'W | 12.00 Miles | 1200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 500K | Price |
| Brief Description: Severe thunderstorm winds caused property damage just north of Downing, Dunn County. A tornado skipped along a 12-mile path in Price County from four miles southwest of Ogema to two miles northeast of Prentice. Along its path, the tornado damaged a construction company shed, knocked a garage against a home, rolled a large mobile home onto its top, demolished a cabin trailer and barn, and damaged a farm home. | |||||||||||
| 15.5 | 1977-07-30 | 2 | 45°23'N / 90°55'W | 45°29'N / 90°43'W | 11.50 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rusk |
| 15.5 | 1972-09-20 | 2 | 45°40'N / 90°27'W | 45°45'N / 90°12'W | 13.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Price |
| 15.9 | 1950-06-25 | 2 | 45°34'N / 90°18'W | 45°34'N / 90°07'W | 8.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Price |
| 21.3 | 1977-07-30 | 2 | 45°18'N / 90°55'W | 45°23'N / 90°50'W | 6.50 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Taylor |
| 21.8 | 1958-06-04 | 2 | 45°35'N / 91°06'W | 45°40'N / 90°50'W | 13.80 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rusk |
| 21.9 | 2002-09-02 | 3 | 45°28'N / 91°08'W | 45°28'N / 90°49'W | 16.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 27 | 25.0M | 0 | Rusk |
| Brief Description: The first tornadic supercell to rake Wisconsin this day started just west of Ladysmith and tore through the downtown before moving into rural parts of eastern Rusk County. Injury totals fluctuated at first, but Rusk County Emergency Management stated there were approximately 27 injuries, none more serious than a broken leg. The NWS performed a damage survey the next day, and the most severe damage, rated F3, was in downtown Ladysmith. In this area 4 blocks wide and 16 blocks long, 40 buildings were destroyed and 159 damaged. One church was blown off its foundation, although during the damage survey, it was apparent that it had been barely attached to the foundation. A pickup truck was also picked up and thrown into a tree. Two old brick buildings collapsed. As the tornado reached the east side of Ladysmith, it weakened to F2 status. Once it left Ladysmith, the tornado continued on an eastward path, striking a number of rural farm houses and producing mostly F1 damage until it dissipated. | |||||||||||
| 24.6 | 1964-07-06 | 2 | 45°13'N / 90°26'W | 45°10'N / 90°23'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 3K | 0 | Taylor |
| 25.9 | 1985-06-08 | 3 | 45°56'N / 90°28'W | 45°48'N / 90°05'W | 21.00 Miles | 2640 Yards | 0 | 26 | 25.0M | 0 | Price |
| 26.4 | 1953-05-10 | 4 | 44°52'N / 91°04'W | 45°30'N / 90°25'W | 53.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Chippewa |
| 26.8 | 2002-09-02 | 2 | 45°11'N / 90°49'W | 45°08'N / 90°30'W | 17.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3.9M | 0 | Taylor |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down about a mile northwest of Gilman (Taylor County) and moved southeast into the village a couple minutes later. A few trees and homes were lightly damaged before the tornado hit the Gilman school. The roof was blown off the school gymnasium, where the high school football team had been seeking cover a minute before moving into the hallways and interior rooms. Debris was blown from the school onto the nearby football field and into homes east of Gilman. The tornado kept tracking southeast into the Chequamegon National Forest, producing occasional house damage and knocking down hundreds of trees. The path of the storm crossed Trucker Lane, Winter Sports Road and damaged several homes near Sawyer Avenue as it increased in size and strength. The worst damage was when the top story of a two story house was completely removed along Sawyer Avenue shortly before the tornado dissipated before crossing Highway 64 west of Medford (Taylor County). There were no reports of deaths or injuries. This was the first confirmed tornado in Taylor County since July 30, 1977. | |||||||||||
| 30.7 | 1966-07-03 | 2 | 45°08'N / 90°48'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Taylor | |||
| 31.0 | 1961-08-14 | 2 | 46°00'N / 90°31'W | 45°58'N / 90°25'W | 4.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ashland |
| 31.2 | 1982-09-12 | 2 | 45°22'N / 91°12'W | 45°32'N / 91°08'W | 12.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rusk |
| 31.5 | 1975-08-24 | 2 | 45°16'N / 91°27'W | 45°33'N / 90°52'W | 34.20 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Rusk |
| 32.6 | 2002-09-30 | 2 | 45°28'N / 89°54'W | 45°28'N / 89°50'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: Severe thunderstorms developed in unstable air in the vicinity of an east to west warm front that stretched across northern Wisconsin. These storms produced large hail, wind damage and two tornadoes. Hail to golf ball size covered the ground in the Minocqua area (Oneida co.) and golf ball to tennis ball size hail fell from Arbor Vitae (Vilas co.) to St. Germain (Vilas co.). The most significant wind damage was in southern Oneida county. In the Woodboro area (Oneida co.) a tree that was downed by high winds smashed a pickup truck. A tornado touched down in southeast Florence county. It destroyed a pole barn, a garage that was under construction and 6 to 10 outbuildings in its path. It caused minor damage to a farm home and downed 150 to 250 trees and power lines, causing numerous power outages. The tornado tracked east-northeast across the Menominee river into upper Michigan where it continued to do damage. Another tornado that touched down 8 miles west of Tomahawk (Lincoln co.) did significant damage, uprooting or snapping off thousands of trees along its path. A house in the path of the tornado sustained major structural damage. All outbuildings on the property were destroyed, a camping trailer was thrown 300 feet and a car was thrown into a tree, coming to rest at least 15 feet above the ground. Two barns were also destroyed. The storms knocked out power to around 3,000 customers in the Tomahawk area (Lincoln co.) and about 600 customers in the Rhinelander and Crandon areas. | |||||||||||
| 32.9 | 1977-07-30 | 2 | 45°11'N / 91°13'W | 45°18'N / 90°55'W | 16.50 Miles | 1000 Yards | 1 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Chippewa |
| 36.1 | 1991-06-27 | 2 | 45°47'N / 89°58'W | 45°52'N / 89°51'W | 6.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Oneida |
| 37.9 | 1962-07-24 | 2 | 45°12'N / 89°55'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 38.3 | 1974-04-12 | 2 | 45°02'N / 90°10'W | 45°04'N / 90°09'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Marathon | ||
| 39.7 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 44°59'N / 90°55'W | 45°01'N / 90°44'W | 11.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clark |
| 39.7 | 1959-05-26 | 2 | 45°20'N / 91°18'W | 2.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rusk | |
| 40.3 | 1971-09-28 | 3 | 44°59'N / 90°18'W | 45°02'N / 90°04'W | 11.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Marathon |
| 42.0 | 1962-06-23 | 2 | 44°58'N / 90°50'W | 44°57'N / 90°46'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Clark |
| 42.6 | 1984-04-27 | 3 | 45°40'N / 89°49'W | 45°54'N / 89°38'W | 16.00 Miles | 87 Yards | 1 | 5 | 25.0M | 0 | Oneida |
| 42.7 | 1950-06-25 | 2 | 44°55'N / 90°19'W | 44°58'N / 90°17'W | 2.70 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Marathon |
| 42.9 | 1967-07-22 | 2 | 45°18'N / 91°32'W | 45°13'N / 91°07'W | 20.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rusk |
| 43.2 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 44°58'N / 90°56'W | 44°59'N / 90°55'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Chippewa |
| 43.4 | 1971-09-28 | 3 | 44°50'N / 90°48'W | 44°59'N / 90°18'W | 26.40 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Clark |
| 44.7 | 1969-06-26 | 2 | 44°46'N / 90°55'W | 45°02'N / 90°28'W | 28.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Clark |
| 44.9 | 1996-08-07 | 2 | 45°04'N / 90°04'W | 44°54'N / 90°02'W | 2.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 250K | Marathon |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down 6.5 miles north of Stratford, tore the top portion of a home off, flattened a garage and snapped off several large trees. The storm moved east-northeast for 2.5 miles, damaging a storage shed and 30 trees on a farm. Dozens of Ginseng shelters were thrown about. The tornado was not on the ground for the entire path. | |||||||||||
| 45.5 | 1986-07-04 | 2 | 45°44'N / 89°38'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Oneida | |
| 46.5 | 1983-07-03 | 2 | 44°53'N / 90°20'W | 44°54'N / 90°11'W | 6.00 Miles | 57 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Marathon |
| 46.7 | 1950-06-25 | 2 | 44°50'N / 90°21'W | 44°55'N / 90°19'W | 5.10 Miles | 17 Yards | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clark |
| 46.8 | 1983-07-03 | 2 | 44°51'N / 90°27'W | 44°53'N / 90°20'W | 6.00 Miles | 57 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clark |
| 46.9 | 1958-06-04 | 4 | 44°49'N / 90°56'W | 44°54'N / 90°04'W | 42.70 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Clark |
| 47.1 | 2010-07-27 | 2 | 46°13'N / 90°37'W | 46°13'N / 90°36'W | 1.00 Mile | 650 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Ashland |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: There was significant damage to trees near Dry Lake Road, with evidence suggesting EF2 tornado damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A major severe weather episode occurred across northwest Wisconsin, with thunderstorms producing tornadoes, high winds, and large hail. A significant squall line with embedded supercells moved into northwest Wisconsin from Minnesota, with one particular storm producing three tornadoes in Ashland and Iron Counties. The Turtle Flambeau Flowage area of Iron County was hit the worst, with several injuries at a campground, massive tree damage, and structural damage occurring. Another area of major damage occurred in the Drummond and Delta areas, as down burst winds caused structural damage and destroyed hundreds of trees. | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 1977-07-30 | 4 | 45°06'N / 91°32'W | 45°16'N / 91°13'W | 19.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 20 | 25.0M | 0 | Chippewa |
| 48.9 | 1958-07-14 | 2 | 46°10'N / 90°04'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Iron | |
| 49.0 | 1958-06-04 | 3 | 44°57'N / 91°10'W | 44°58'N / 91°04'W | 4.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Chippewa |
| 49.2 | 1983-07-19 | 2 | 44°51'N / 90°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Clark | |
| 49.6 | 1971-09-28 | 3 | 44°55'N / 91°02'W | 44°52'N / 90°56'W | 5.40 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Chippewa |
* 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.