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

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Earthquake Index, #106

Centerville, SD	0.04
South Dakota	0.05
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

Centerville, SD	0.0000
South Dakota	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, #3

Centerville, SD	254.82
South Dakota	114.73
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 3,797 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Centerville, SD 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:	5	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	10
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	309	Hail:	1,953	Heat:	3	Heavy Snow:	31
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	5	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	35
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,282	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	2	Winter Storm:	28	Winter Weather:	42
Other:	66

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Centerville, SD.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Centerville, SD.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
45.5	1982-11-15	4.3	5	43.01	-97.85

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 86 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Centerville, SD.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.8	1965-06-07	2	43°04'N / 97°02'W	43°07'N / 96°52'W	8.60 Miles	210 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Clay
3.8	2003-06-24	2	43°08'N / 96°58'W	43°11'N / 97°03'W	7.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0	0	Turner
		Brief Description: A tornado damaged farm buildings and equipment, as well as crops, trees, and power lines.
8.9	1964-06-22	2	43°07'N / 96°53'W	43°21'N / 96°53'W	16.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lincoln
9.4	1986-04-26	2	43°14'N / 96°56'W	43°16'N / 96°55'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Turner
9.5	1981-08-03	3	43°17'N / 97°09'W	43°06'N / 97°05'W	12.80 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Turner
9.9	1970-07-14	2	43°10'N / 96°48'W	43°07'N / 96°44'W	3.80 Miles	33 Yards	1	1	25.0M	0	Lincoln
10.5	1986-04-26	2	43°16'N / 96°55'W	43°15'N / 96°51'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lincoln
10.9	2003-06-24	2	43°14'N / 96°56'W	43°19'N / 96°59'W	7.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Turner
		Brief Description: A tornado, after crossing into Turner County from Lincoln County, heavily damaged farm buildings, including one farm home demolished, and roof and window damage to at least two other farm homes. The tornado also caused an unknown amount of crop damage.
11.2	1965-06-07	4	43°11'N / 97°13'W	43°14'N / 97°04'W	7.80 Miles	647 Yards	1	0	2.5M	0	Turner
12.2	1954-06-18	3	43°03'N / 97°19'W	43°08'N / 97°05'W	12.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yankton
13.2	1985-04-20	2	43°11'N / 97°14'W	43°18'N / 97°05'W	12.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Turner
14.0	1965-06-07	4	43°10'N / 97°14'W	43°11'N / 97°13'W			0	0	2.5M	0	Yankton
15.6	1965-06-07	2	42°54'N / 97°03'W				0	0	0K	0	Clay
16.0	1965-06-07	3	42°55'N / 96°48'W				0	0	0K	0	Union
16.9	1965-06-07	2	43°08'N / 97°20'W	43°10'N / 97°15'W	3.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Turner
19.7	1966-05-22	2	43°24'N / 97°00'W				0	0	3K	0	Turner
19.9	1970-07-01	2	43°09'N / 96°36'W	43°08'N / 96°32'W	2.30 Miles	1320 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lincoln
20.7	1986-04-26	2	43°18'N / 96°40'W	43°24'N / 96°44'W	5.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lincoln
20.9	2003-06-24	2	43°23'N / 97°08'W	43°24'N / 97°08'W	1.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	3.0M	0	Turner
		Brief Description: A tornado heavily damaged or destroyed numerous structures at the county fairgrounds, uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power lines, resulting in power outages which lasted up to a day. The tornado damaged other structures in Parker including homes and the county courthouse. One home was shifted off its foundation and received broken windows and damaged siding. Some of the damage resulted from falling trees or wind blown debris.
21.3	1987-07-07	2	43°04'N / 96°37'W	43°01'N / 96°29'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Union
22.9	1959-05-30	3	42°53'N / 97°17'W				0	0	25K	0	Yankton
23.0	1984-06-11	2	42°47'N / 96°59'W				0	0	25K	0	Clay
23.0	1967-08-16	2	42°47'N / 96°56'W				0	0	25K	0	Clay
23.3	1981-09-26	2	42°47'N / 96°53'W				0	0	25K	0	Clay
25.4	1956-05-10	2	43°25'N / 97°15'W		1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Turner
25.7	1972-08-05	2	43°01'N / 97°27'W		0.30 Mile	400 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Yankton
26.0	1987-07-07	2	43°01'N / 96°29'W	43°00'N / 96°27'W	2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Sioux
26.8	1959-05-30	2	42°49'N / 97°29'W	42°50'N / 97°08'W	17.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cedar
26.8	1954-06-18	3	43°02'N / 97°30'W	43°01'N / 97°27'W			0	0	25K	0	Yankton
26.8	1965-05-24	2	42°54'N / 97°24'W				0	0	25K	0	Yankton
27.7	1954-06-18	2	43°25'N / 97°16'W	43°28'N / 97°18'W	2.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Turner
28.0	1965-06-07	2	43°25'N / 97°20'W				0	0	0K	0	Turner
28.0	1972-09-20	2	42°59'N / 97°29'W				0	0	250K	0	Yankton
29.1	1967-06-14	3	42°48'N / 96°35'W	42°52'N / 96°29'W	6.20 Miles	500 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Plymouth
29.2	1954-06-19	3	43°29'N / 96°43'W	43°30'N / 96°40'W			0	0	3K	0	Lincoln
29.7	1963-06-09	2	42°46'N / 96°37'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Plymouth
30.2	1985-04-20	2	42°54'N / 97°36'W	43°01'N / 97°26'W	10.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yankton
30.9	1953-06-07	2	42°45'N / 96°36'W	42°52'N / 96°26'W	11.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Plymouth
31.1	1980-05-29	2	42°39'N / 96°59'W	42°41'N / 96°55'W	3.30 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Dixon
31.3	1964-06-22	2	43°29'N / 96°50'W	43°38'N / 96°48'W	10.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lincoln
31.5	1956-08-08	2	43°33'N / 96°46'W				0	0	0K	0	Minnehaha
32.0	2008-05-01	2	43°08'N / 96°18'W	43°15'N / 96°22'W	9.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0.5M	0K	Sioux
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado damaged numerous trees, including large trees uprooted, blew windows out of a home, destroyed a metal shed, blew two windows and part of a wall out of a metal building, damaged at least three grain bins, destroyed or damaged numerous outbuildings and small sheds, blew down or snapped off at least 15 power poles, bent a metal light pole, tipped one wagon and blew the top off another, blew down a barb wire fence and pushed fence posts almost to the ground, destroyed a hog barn, and flattened corn stubble, before crossing the county line into Lyon County. Contents inside several damaged or destroyed buildings and sheds were also damaged, especially on one farm where damaged buildings housed a farm and trucking business. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced 5 confirmed tornadoes over extreme northwest Iowa during the early evening hours of May 1st. One large long track tornado caused considerable damage, while the other 4 tornadoes were short lived and weak.
32.3	2007-05-05	2	43°06'N / 97°36'W	43°06'N / 97°36'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Yankton
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed 3 concrete silos, destroyed numerous outbuildings, heavily damaged a large shed, damaged a barn, caused tree damage, and caused other damage on a farm. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of May 5th produced large hail, damaging winds, several tornadoes, and flash flooding in southeast South Dakota. Significant damage was reported from several locations.
33.8	1966-06-02	2	43°06'N / 96°24'W	43°02'N / 96°11'W	11.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sioux
34.0	1962-05-12	2	43°32'N / 96°59'W	43°41'N / 96°58'W	10.10 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Minnehaha
34.8	1965-06-26	3	42°58'N / 97°49'W	43°25'N / 97°28'W	35.60 Miles	163 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bon Homme
35.7	1986-07-28	4	42°41'N / 96°58'W	42°32'N / 96°41'W	20.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Dixon
35.8	1978-07-05	2	42°54'N / 96°33'W	42°47'N / 96°10'W	20.80 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Plymouth
35.8	1993-05-07	2	43°28'N / 96°29'W	43°31'N / 96°27'W	1.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Lyon
		Brief Description: Border Crosser, went into Minnehaha County, SD at 1500CST. Intense thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. This line was the first wave of storms to form. The bulk of the severe weather passed to the west and north of Iowa. One very large cell formed over the northwest corner of the state. It produced a tornado northwest of Larchwood, in the northwest corner of Lyon County. Buildings were damaged on three farms. A total of 10 buildings were destroyed as well as two silos. On one of the farms, the owner watched as a 1500 pound fertilizer tank was lifted 50 feet into the air and blew past his window. Total damage to the three farmsteads affected amounted to about $200,000. The only injury that occurred was to a bull on one of the farms. The bull sustained a broken leg. The tornado passed into southeast South Dakota shortly after this damage occurred. It was a border crossing tornado.
36.0	1954-06-19	2	43°17'N / 96°18'W	43°15'N / 96°15'W	2.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lyon
36.4	1986-04-26	2	43°21'N / 96°23'W	43°27'N / 96°19'W	9.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lyon
36.5	1985-04-20	2	42°56'N / 97°40'W	42°59'N / 97°38'W	3.50 Miles	1000 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bon Homme
36.7	1971-10-01	2	43°33'N / 97°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Mccook
36.8	1965-05-24	3	43°30'N / 97°30'W	43°34'N / 97°20'W	9.00 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Mccook
37.7	2007-05-05	2	42°45'N / 97°30'W	42°48'N / 97°35'W	6.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	3	1.0M	0K	Knox
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A grain bin was damaged as this tornado initially touched down along with two or three large power line support structures northwest of Crofton. The tornado tracked toward Lewis and Clark Lake taking the roof off of a house and destroying a garage. The tornado also caused other roof damage as it continued tracking toward Lewis and Clark Lake. When it reached the lake it caused significant damage to a recreation area and marina. The tornado also caused 3 minor injuries when it apparently lifted a large SUV off the ground and carried it a hundred feet or so before setting it down with the windows blown in. Numerous campers and boats were flipped or missing at the recreation area, along with vehicle damage. About $1 million in damage was estimated to have occurred at the recreation area. Many trees were also toppled. This tornado and others in Knox county downed 30 to 40 power poles. A Storage building in the area was also severely damaged. This tornado started as one tornado to the southwest was lifting and a weaker one to the northeast was forming. There were several reports by the public of multiple tornadoes in the area, either from the three tornadoes mentioned here, or from multiple vortexes within this tornado. The tornado crossed Lewis and Clark Lake and did f1 damage in South Dakota. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A warm front that was along the Kansas and Nebraska border early Saturday morning May 5th, lifted north during the day bringing widespread heavy rain and severe weather, including tornadoes, to eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. The warm front was part of a large upper level system that brought several days of severe weather and flooding to the region. Heavy rain and flooding was reported with some of the activity Saturday morning, along with isolated severe thunderstorm reports. However, during the afternoon the severe weather became more widespread over northeast Nebraska where supercells spawned several tornadoes. At this time, thunderstorms, some severe with heavy rain, produced flash flooding over parts of southeast Nebraska. By evening the severe weather, including supercell producing tornadoes, shifted into southwest Iowa, although isolated severe thunderstorms persisted over parts of eastern Nebraska until after midnight cdt.
38.4	1959-05-30	2	42°43'N / 97°37'W	42°49'N / 97°29'W	9.30 Miles	33 Yards	1	2	250K	0	Knox
39.1	1962-05-21	3	42°26'N / 97°27'W	42°46'N / 97°06'W	29.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Cedar
39.5	1993-05-07	3	43°36'N / 97°18'W	43°42'N / 97°11'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	5.0M	0	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado caused extensive damage in the Canistota area. Four metal grain storage bins were severely damaged and the roof was blown off the grain elevator. A large roof was blown off a building in Canistota resulting in rain seeping through the floors of the building. The roof blew into another building causing damage, and the flying debris took out power lines and transformers. The storm nearly totaled a farm including the house, and destroyed barns on other farms. Buildings were damaged in Montrose and a farm and metal buildings were lost on a farm east of Montrose.
39.6	1998-05-28	2	42°33'N / 97°08'W	42°33'N / 97°01'W	8.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	1	0	0	Cedar
		Brief Description: Three farms damaged. Eight to ten power poles downed 8 -10 miles east southeast of Hartington. Injury occurred about 9 miles east of Hartington southeast of the Highway 84/57 interchange.
41.3	2006-09-16	2	43°33'N / 97°30'W	43°42'N / 97°17'W	12.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado affected 3 farmsteads, destroying numerous outbuildings, damaging farm equipment and a home, killing at least 5 cattle and injuring others. The tornado also damaged a hog confinement building and overturned a semi trailer on Interstate 90.
41.8	1965-06-28	2	43°13'N / 97°48'W	43°15'N / 97°45'W	2.30 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hutchinson
41.9	1978-07-05	2	43°02'N / 96°15'W	42°56'N / 96°03'W	11.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Sioux
42.1	1978-07-06	2	43°28'N / 96°24'W	43°26'N / 96°07'W	14.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lyon
43.1	2003-06-23	4	42°30'N / 97°19'W	42°32'N / 97°04'W	13.00 Miles	1200 Yards	1	0	3.7M	0	Cedar
		Brief Description: An eventual f4 tornado began its destructive path around 6 miles southwest of Coleridge. The tornado moved northeast and crossed the northern sections of the city uprooting trees, downing power lines and destroying a couple of grain bins. A construction business in a garage was also destroyed. The tornado then continued northeast of town hitting a large hog farm. At this farm a 70-year-old man was killed while in a storage shed when a tractor that was flipped by the winds crushed him. Many livestock were also killed by debris or flung through the air by the deadly winds. In one case cattle were carried over a mile then left dead in a pile. The tornado then widened to around 3/4 of a mile, reaching its maximum intensity. Numerous vehicles were tossed at this location and a complete farmstead was flattened. Trees were also stripped and debarked. The tornado remained around 3/4 of a mile wide for a few more miles before turning slightly to the southeast and diminishing, but not before hitting 2 more farmsteads and moving one house off of its foundation. In total, 11 homes received substantial damage and between 100 and 200 utility poles were downed. M70EQ
43.2	1967-06-14	2	42°53'N / 96°10'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
43.3	1984-06-05	2	43°20'N / 97°46'W				0	0	25K	0	Hutchinson
43.4	1998-05-30	2	43°42'N / 97°26'W	43°36'N / 97°24'W	6.00 Miles	700 Yards	0	0	900K	100K	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado spawned by the same storm which produced the Spencer tornado damaged farms, crops, trees, and power lines in southern McCook County.
43.4	1965-06-07	3	42°52'N / 96°18'W	42°48'N / 96°05'W	11.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
43.8	1993-05-07	2	43°35'N / 97°33'W		2.00 Miles	75 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Hutchinson
		Brief Description: A tornado carried a 60 X 120 foot metal pole barn into the tops of four grain bins causing extensive damage. The tornado also destroyed many small buildings and blew roofs off larger buildings on many farms in the area.
43.8	1993-05-07	2	43°35'N / 97°33'W		1.00 Mile	75 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down on several farms destroying two pole barns, a grain bin, and a barn roof.
43.8	1963-06-09	2	42°23'N / 97°20'W	42°35'N / 96°43'W	34.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cedar
43.9	2008-06-05	2	43°43'N / 96°46'W	43°45'N / 96°44'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Minnehaha
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado caused damage to silos, farm buildings, power lines, and numerous trees. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced numerous events of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds over southeast South Dakota from late morning through the evening of June 5th. The thunderstorms also produced heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding at several locations.
44.2	1963-03-16	2	42°48'N / 96°12'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
44.2	2007-05-05	2	42°57'N / 97°49'W	43°01'N / 97°49'W	4.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	50K	0K	Bon Homme
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado blew over a shed, damaged several outbuildings, and flipped over a hog shed. A house was damaged when hit by debris from the hog shed. The tornado also shifted a two car garage off its foundation, damaged the adjoining house, blew a chimney off the roof, twisted a windmill, and caused tree damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of May 5th produced large hail, damaging winds, several tornadoes, and flash flooding in southeast South Dakota. Significant damage was reported from several locations.
44.9	1956-05-10	2	42°59'N / 97°52'W	43°04'N / 97°49'W	5.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	0K	0	Bon Homme
45.8	1954-06-18	3	42°51'N / 97°53'W	42°59'N / 97°46'W	10.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bon Homme
46.0	1964-09-07	2	42°42'N / 96°15'W		2.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Plymouth
46.2	1991-08-07	2	42°47'N / 96°10'W		1.50 Miles	63 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Plymouth
46.5	1962-06-05	3	42°52'N / 97°54'W	42°59'N / 97°47'W	9.50 Miles	1760 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bon Homme
46.9	1965-05-08	2	43°46'N / 96°49'W	43°49'N / 96°54'W	4.50 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clay
48.5	1992-06-16	2	43°47'N / 96°56'W	43°51'N / 96°51'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Minnehaha
48.9	1986-07-28	4	42°32'N / 96°41'W	42°25'N / 96°25'W	20.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	1	25.0M	0	Dakota
49.0	1964-08-10	2	42°25'N / 97°07'W				0	0	25K	0	Cedar
49.3	1964-05-05	3	42°31'N / 96°25'W	42°34'N / 96°21'W	4.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	7	2.5M	0	Woodbury
49.5	1954-05-27	2	42°49'N / 96°05'W	42°51'N / 96°02'W	2.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
49.8	1964-05-08	3	42°47'N / 96°10'W	42°49'N / 95°59'W	9.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth

* 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.