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Dawes County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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The chance of earthquake damage in Dawes County is about the same as Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Dawes County is much lower than Nebraska average and is much lower 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, #20

Dawes County	0.04
Nebraska	0.04
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

Dawes County	0.0000
Nebraska	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, #78

Dawes County	64.92
Nebraska	205.07
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 5,358 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Dawes 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:	24	Cold:	3	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	5
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	122	Hail:	3,717	Heat:	1	Heavy Snow:	21
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	1	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	94
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,212	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	14	Winter Storm:	30	Winter Weather:	2
Other:	112

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Dawes County.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Dawes County.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 17 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Dawes County.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
3.2	1960-06-27	2	42°45'N / 103°06'W				0	0	250K	0	Dawes
14.1	1982-06-04	2	42°32'N / 103°00'W		0.80 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Dawes
15.7	1983-06-19	2	43°00'N / 103°20'W	42°48'N / 103°17'W	10.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Dawes
19.3	1962-05-14	2	42°19'N / 103°06'W	42°34'N / 102°58'W	18.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Box Butte
23.5	1976-07-28	2	42°50'N / 103°34'W		0.30 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Sioux
25.5	1982-05-23	2	42°33'N / 102°41'W		0.30 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sheridan
26.7	1983-06-19	2	43°10'N / 103°13'W	43°00'N / 103°20'W	12.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Fall River
33.9	1983-08-17	2	43°12'N / 103°04'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Fall River
34.4	1999-06-04	2	43°03'N / 102°51'W	43°13'N / 102°42'W	15.00 Miles	875 Yards	1	54	3.2M	0	Shannon
		Brief Description: This was the first of two tornadoes that swept through the town of Oglala. Spotters and law enforcement reported that the tornado went up and down several times. It remained on the ground just prior to hitting Oglala and then dissipated as it moved to the northeast. There was one fatality with 54 people receiving medical care for injuries. A church and three of its surrounding buildings were destroyed, 22 mobile homes destroyed, 30 to 50 buildings damaged and a lot of hail damage to roofs and vehicles. M54MH
36.0	1962-05-20	2	42°48'N / 102°28'W	42°51'N / 102°25'W	3.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sheridan
38.0	1999-06-04	2	43°10'N / 102°47'W	43°12'N / 102°43'W	4.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0	0	Shannon
		Brief Description: This is the second tornado that formed just southwest of Oglala and then moved through the town. It was smaller then the first tornado and produced its damage about a half mile east of the first tornado.
40.3	1975-06-25	2	42°02'N / 102°57'W	42°16'N / 102°53'W	16.20 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Box Butte
45.5	1980-08-10	2	42°14'N / 102°41'W	42°04'N / 102°39'W	11.30 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sheridan
47.0	1969-07-14	2	43°22'N / 103°23'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Fall River
48.2	1957-04-08	2	42°22'N / 102°21'W	42°28'N / 102°12'W	9.80 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Sheridan
48.9	1983-06-20	2	42°12'N / 103°48'W		0.30 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Sioux
49.2	1982-06-05	2	43°09'N / 103°57'W	43°12'N / 103°48'W	7.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Fall River

* 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.