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The chance of earthquake damage in Duke is lower than Oklahoma average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Duke is much lower than Oklahoma average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #685

Duke, OK	0.02
Oklahoma	0.31
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

Duke, OK	0.0000
Oklahoma	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, #509

Duke, OK	282.29
Oklahoma	363.83
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 4,579 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Duke, OK 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:	2	Cold:	2	Dense Fog:	10	Drought:	56
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	118	Hail:	2,775	Heat:	9	Heavy Snow:	14
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	8	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	32
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,441	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	4	Winter Storm:	16	Winter Weather:	21
Other:	71

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Duke, OK.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Duke, OK.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 90 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Duke, OK.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
0.5	1982-05-11	2	34°38'N / 99°30'W	34°42'N / 99°33'W	5.70 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
1.5	1962-07-20	2	34°39'N / 99°33'W				0	0	0K	0	Jackson
4.9	1961-04-23	2	34°41'N / 99°27'W				0	0	25K	0	Jackson
6.9	1958-11-17	2	34°29'N / 99°39'W	34°40'N / 99°31'W	14.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
7.2	1958-11-17	2	34°34'N / 99°30'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
7.5	1957-04-22	2	34°34'N / 99°35'W				0	0	3K	0	Jackson
9.6	1962-05-24	2	34°41'N / 99°22'W				0	0	3K	0	Jackson
11.1	1962-05-24	2	34°35'N / 99°22'W				0	0	25K	0	Jackson
11.6	1980-05-29	2	34°38'N / 99°20'W				0	0	2.5M	0	Jackson
12.3	1960-06-07	3	34°31'N / 99°25'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
12.5	1975-02-22	2	34°37'N / 99°21'W	34°40'N / 99°17'W	5.20 Miles	100 Yards	2	8	250K	0	Jackson
13.3	1983-05-12	2	34°46'N / 99°20'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
13.5	1983-05-12	2	34°51'N / 99°27'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Greer
14.3	1982-05-11	3	34°42'N / 99°16'W	34°49'N / 99°21'W	10.00 Miles	700 Yards	2	18	250K	0	Jackson
14.3	1982-05-11	3	34°37'N / 99°19'W	34°41'N / 99°15'W	4.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	41	250.0M	0	Jackson
15.2	1980-03-31	2	34°39'N / 99°16'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Jackson
16.1	1957-04-02	2	34°38'N / 99°16'W	34°42'N / 99°14'W	5.20 Miles	150 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Jackson
16.4	1964-06-20	2	34°51'N / 99°21'W				0	1	0K	0	Greer
17.6	1983-05-13	2	34°48'N / 99°49'W	34°49'N / 99°46'W	2.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harmon
17.7	1983-05-13	2	34°45'N / 99°49'W	34°48'N / 99°49'W	3.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harmon
17.8	1965-04-07	2	34°54'N / 99°24'W				0	0	25K	0	Greer
17.9	1957-04-22	2	34°52'N / 99°20'W				0	0	3K	0	Greer
18.2	1965-05-06	2	34°53'N / 99°43'W	34°58'N / 99°29'W	14.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Greer
18.4	1969-07-25	2	34°34'N / 99°14'W		0.80 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
18.7	1977-05-20	3	34°39'N / 99°16'W	34°46'N / 99°09'W	10.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Jackson
19.5	1957-04-02	2	34°42'N / 99°14'W	34°46'N / 99°10'W	6.20 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Jackson
20.3	1965-05-06	2	34°45'N / 99°58'W	34°53'N / 99°43'W	16.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Harmon
21.3	1983-05-13	2	34°43'N / 99°59'W	34°45'N / 99°49'W	10.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harmon
22.8	1973-03-13	2	34°57'N / 99°24'W	34°59'N / 99°20'W	4.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Greer
22.9	1962-07-14	2	34°38'N / 99°08'W				0	0	3K	0	Jackson
23.1	2003-04-15	2	34°30'N / 99°55'W	34°31'N / 99°52'W	3.50 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	75K	0	Hardeman
		Brief Description: This tornado began in Hardeman County, Texas producing F2 damage before moving northeast and crossing the Red River at 1829 CST into extreme western Jackson County, Oklahoma then moving into Harmon County, Oklahoma where it dissipated. The tornado moved through a farm north of Williams, Texas causing significant damage. A hay barn, saddle shed, garage, shop, and chicken house were destroyed. The house was also damaged with broken windows, porch removed from the house, tree limbs driven through the north facing wall, and the east wall of the house separated by approximately an inch.
23.7	1972-05-22	3	35°01'N / 99°40'W	35°00'N / 99°30'W	9.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Greer
25.2	1950-04-28	3	34°53'N / 99°17'W	35°00'N / 99°12'W	9.40 Miles	400 Yards	1	1	250K	0	Kiowa
25.6	1968-05-06	2	34°52'N / 99°55'W	34°55'N / 99°52'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harmon
26.6	1977-05-20	2	34°18'N / 99°17'W	34°24'N / 99°15'W	7.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Wilbarger
27.5	1981-06-01	2	34°49'N / 100°02'W	34°49'N / 99°56'W	5.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Collingsworth
27.7	1977-05-20	3	34°29'N / 99°06'W		1.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tillman
30.1	1982-05-11	3	34°58'N / 99°14'W	35°04'N / 99°12'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Kiowa
31.1	1970-08-18	2	34°20'N / 99°54'W		0.80 Mile	440 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Hardeman
31.3	1982-05-27	2	34°23'N / 99°11'W	34°27'N / 98°58'W	12.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Tillman
32.2	1954-05-01	4	34°12'N / 99°11'W	34°39'N / 98°55'W	34.60 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tillman
32.5	1951-06-07	2	34°30'N / 99°00'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tillman
33.0	1950-04-28	3	35°00'N / 99°12'W	35°07'N / 99°12'W	8.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Kiowa
33.3	1955-06-17	2	34°30'N / 98°59'W		0.80 Mile	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tillman
33.7	1955-06-17	3	34°51'N / 100°13'W	34°53'N / 99°56'W	16.20 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Collingsworth
33.7	1975-02-22	2	34°40'N / 98°58'W	34°43'N / 98°55'W	4.50 Miles	77 Yards	1	2	250K	0	Kiowa
34.1	1977-05-20	2	34°39'N / 98°57'W	34°41'N / 98°55'W	3.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kiowa
34.7	1986-05-14	2	34°38'N / 98°57'W	34°38'N / 98°54'W	3.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Kiowa
35.1	1980-05-29	2	34°14'N / 99°28'W	34°07'N / 99°17'W	13.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
35.6	1973-06-18	3	34°24'N / 99°01'W	34°25'N / 98°58'W	3.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	29	250K	0	Tillman
35.6	1967-04-09	2	34°12'N / 99°16'W		0.30 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
35.9	1983-05-13	2	34°58'N / 99°01'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kiowa
36.1	1952-06-29	2	34°23'N / 99°00'W				0	1	3K	0	Tillman
36.7	1977-04-19	2	34°18'N / 99°04'W		0.80 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tillman
37.0	1982-05-11	2	35°08'N / 99°15'W	35°12'N / 99°21'W	7.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washita
37.0	1957-04-02	2	34°46'N / 99°10'W	35°06'N / 98°46'W	32.30 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kiowa
37.1	1965-06-03	3	34°51'N / 100°12'W	34°55'N / 100°04'W	8.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Collingsworth
37.8	1950-04-28	3	35°07'N / 99°12'W	35°10'N / 99°12'W	3.40 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washita
37.9	1954-05-01	2	34°15'N / 99°06'W				0	0	25K	0	Tillman
38.7	1954-05-01	4	34°04'N / 99°28'W	34°12'N / 99°11'W	18.60 Miles	267 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Wilbarger
38.8	1962-06-05	2	34°09'N / 99°16'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilbarger
38.8	1992-06-07	2	34°09'N / 99°16'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Wilbarger
39.4	1951-06-06	2	34°26'N / 100°12'W	34°26'N / 100°08'W	3.60 Miles	1760 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Childress
39.7	1968-05-16	3	34°07'N / 99°20'W		2.00 Miles	23 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilbarger
39.8	1955-06-14	2	34°40'N / 98°57'W	34°51'N / 98°44'W	17.60 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kiowa
40.0	1979-04-10	4	34°12'N / 99°09'W	34°16'N / 98°59'W	10.60 Miles	880 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Tillman
40.1	1979-04-10	4	34°02'N / 99°28'W	34°12'N / 99°09'W	21.50 Miles	880 Yards	11	67	25.0M	0	Wilbarger
40.5	1959-05-04	2	35°12'N / 99°31'W	35°18'N / 99°24'W	9.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	3K	0	Beckham
40.7	1980-05-29	2	34°56'N / 100°19'W	34°46'N / 100°07'W	16.20 Miles	160 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Collingsworth
41.6	2006-05-09	2	34°25'N / 100°12'W	34°25'N / 100°12'W	1.50 Miles	175 Yards	0	1	5.7M	0	Childress
		Brief Description: A tornado resulted in significant (F2) damage along a one and half mile path through the north side of Childress during the evening hours of the 9th. The tornado developed in a residential are of northwest Childress at 20:30 CST. Damage in the neighborhood was characterized as weak, with numerous downed trees, street signs, and damaged roofs. A resident was injured when a tree fell and struck him, breaking his arm and causing minor lacerations. The tornado then moved east toward the high school. Damage to the high school was extensive. A local television network, KVII-TV in Amarillo, operates an automated weather station on the campus as part of a regional school net. The instrument measured a 109 MPH wind gust as the tornado ripped through the facility at 20:32 CST. Damage at Childress High School was rated F1, with large brick walls blown inn and portions of the building's roof removed. The gymnasium was declared a total loss. The tornado intensified as it continued to move east across Fair Park. A large industrial building used to house city owned emergency vehicles was completely destroyed, with extensive damage to the fleet of vehicles that were parked inside. A tennis court was destroyed by wind-blown debris, and numerous large trees were uprooted. A large stone picnic table was blown northward along the wind fields convergent axis associated with center of the tornado's path. A well-built metal bridge that spanned Park Lake was blown a considerable distance downwind. Damage along the tornado's path through the park justified a significant rating (F2) on the Fujita Tornado Damage Intensity Scale. This given the magnitude of damage observed at the industrial building site, where large steel beams were completely torn from their bolted fixtures. The damage survey indicated that the tornado quickly weakened as it continued to move east of the park, and into more rural areas in the northeastern outskirts of the city. May 9 Severe Thunderstorm and Significant Tornado Event Summary...Two isolated supercell thunderstorms developed east of a dryline that was roughly oriented along the Caprock Escarpment during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 9th. These storms evolved into splitting supercells, and resulted in large hail up to two inches in diameter in Dickens and Motley Counties. The anticyclonic member from one of the mentioned storms propagated northward over Childress County during the early evening hours. The storm effectively lowered temperature-to-dewpoint depressions and locally backed the near-surface winds. A classic supercell subsequently propagated southeastward out of the Texas Panhandle and over Hall County. This storm interacted with the "outflow boundary" left by the departing anticyclonic storm. The southeastward propagating storm rapidly became tornadic near the northwestern corner of Childress. Large hail, damaging RFD winds, and the significant (F2) tornado resulted in nearly $6 million in damages and injured one. A school net weather instrument located at the heavily damaged Childress High School measured a peak wind gust of 109 MPH as the tornado destroyed the school's gymnasium. A second round of isolated severe storms produced large hail over the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle as clean-up crews worked in the damaged areas.
42.6	1950-05-04	2	35°15'N / 99°33'W	35°19'N / 99°30'W	5.60 Miles	293 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Beckham
44.2	1968-04-02	2	35°18'N / 99°39'W		1.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Beckham
44.3	1973-06-18	2	34°25'N / 98°49'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Tillman
44.4	1954-05-01	4	33°59'N / 99°43'W	34°04'N / 99°28'W	15.40 Miles	267 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Foard
45.1	1979-04-10	2	34°21'N / 98°54'W	34°24'N / 98°45'W	9.20 Miles	120 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Tillman
45.5	1979-04-10	4	33°59'N / 99°35'W	34°02'N / 99°28'W	7.60 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Foard
46.2	1970-04-29	2	34°34'N / 99°25'W	35°08'N / 98°05'W	85.10 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Jackson
46.5	1987-05-25	2	34°43'N / 100°23'W	34°43'N / 100°19'W	4.00 Miles	90 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Childress
46.8	1975-05-02	3	35°12'N / 99°05'W	35°14'N / 99°01'W	4.70 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washita
47.0	1958-11-17	3	34°17'N / 99°24'W	34°21'N / 98°15'W	65.80 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	0K	0	Cotton
47.4	1955-05-25	4	35°00'N / 100°13'W	35°14'N / 100°07'W	17.10 Miles	1100 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Collingsworth
47.5	1962-04-26	3	35°20'N / 99°39'W	35°22'N / 99°36'W	3.60 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Beckham
47.9	1991-05-15	3	35°12'N / 100°05'W	35°14'N / 100°01'W	3.50 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Wheeler
48.0	1962-05-25	4	35°16'N / 99°12'W	35°18'N / 99°05'W	7.20 Miles	250 Yards	0	9	250K	0	Washita
48.2	1991-05-15	3	35°04'N / 100°15'W	35°12'N / 100°05'W	11.50 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Collingsworth
48.3	1994-08-17	2	33°59'N / 99°43'W		2.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Foard
48.6	1982-05-16	3	33°56'N / 99°24'W	34°04'N / 99°07'W	15.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilbarger
49.6	1962-05-20	2	33°59'N / 99°16'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
49.6	1977-05-16	3	34°51'N / 100°24'W	35°04'N / 100°16'W	16.70 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Collingsworth
49.8	1987-05-25	2	34°43'N / 100°26'W	34°43'N / 100°23'W	2.00 Miles	90 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hall

* 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.