Crowley County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Crowley County is lower than Colorado average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Crowley County is lower than Colorado average and is much lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #55
| Crowley County | 0.01 |
| Colorado | 1.32 |
| 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, #26
| Crowley County | 0.0000 |
| Colorado | 0.0009 |
| 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, #28
| Crowley County | 48.38 |
| Colorado | 117.98 |
| 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 5,857 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Crowley County 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: | 8 | Cold: | 0 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 12 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 276 | Hail: | 4,392 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 42 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 19 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 800 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 16 | Winter Storm: | 36 | Winter Weather: | 7 |
| Other: | 248 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Crowley County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Crowley County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Crowley County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 14 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Crowley County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 8.9 | 1965-05-23 | 2 | 38°21'N / 103°41'W | 38°23'N / 103°35'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Crowley |
| 9.4 | 1977-04-13 | 2 | 38°14'N / 103°40'W | 38°17'N / 103°36'W | 5.10 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Crowley |
| 12.3 | 1953-10-20 | 2 | 38°30'N / 103°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Otero | |
| 20.3 | 1965-05-23 | 2 | 38°34'N / 103°40'W | 38°38'N / 103°40'W | 4.60 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 32.4 | 1951-06-06 | 2 | 38°44'N / 103°35'W | 38°46'N / 103°30'W | 4.70 Miles | 217 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 33.2 | 1975-05-22 | 2 | 38°03'N / 103°17'W | 2.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bent | |
| 35.5 | 1956-07-12 | 2 | 38°03'N / 103°14'W | 5.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Las Animas | |
| 38.4 | 1990-06-06 | 2 | 38°50'N / 104°04'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | El Paso | |
| 44.3 | 1984-08-21 | 2 | 38°15'N / 104°36'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Pueblo | |
| 45.1 | 1971-10-17 | 3 | 38°21'N / 103°00'W | 38°24'N / 102°55'W | 5.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Kiowa |
| 46.1 | 1962-06-29 | 2 | 37°49'N / 103°14'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bent | |||
| 47.3 | 2001-05-28 | 2 | 38°49'N / 104°23'W | 38°50'N / 104°23'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 8.0M | 0 | El Paso |
| 48.4 | 2001-05-28 | 2 | 38°50'N / 104°24'W | 38°50'N / 104°24'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 5 | 100K | 0 | El Paso |
| Brief Description: A slow moving supercell thunderstorm stayed over the Ellicott area of eastern El Paso county for over an hour on Memorial Day evening. For over an hour, heavy rain and large hail pelted the area. Then another thunderstorm cell merged with the supercell, causing a brief time of extreme winds and three small tornadoes. A large mesocyclone developed, and the extreme winds rotated around its northeastern quarter. All of the debris from the damaged structures was moved to the west-northwest or west. Straight-line and twisting microburst winds, in some areas causing F2 damage, damaged or destroyed nearly 100 mobile homes, many occupied. Embedded within these winds, three tornadoes occurred. One, rated F2, struck the junior-senior high school building, totally destroying nearly one half of the structure. That tornado lifted briefly and set down again about 3/4 of a mile northwest of the school building and destroyed several mobile homes. Another tornado, rated F1, occurred about one mile west of the school building, flipping a mobile home. | |||||||||||
| 49.1 | 1982-05-18 | 2 | 38°22'N / 102°53'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kiowa | |
* 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.