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Elkhart, KS Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

 
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The chance of earthquake damage in Elkhart is about the same as Kansas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Elkhart is much lower than Kansas average and is lower than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake IndexVolcano IndexTornado IndexOther Weather Extremes EventsVolcanos NearbyHistorical Earthquake EventsHistorical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #270

Elkhart, KS
0.02
Kansas
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

Elkhart, KS
0.0000
Kansas
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, #719

Elkhart, KS
115.58
Kansas
252.53
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 2,394 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Elkhart, KS were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:1Cold:4Dense Fog:1Drought:1
Dust Storm:0Flood:56Hail:1,603Heat:14Heavy Snow:10
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:7Landslide:0Strong Wind:3
Thunderstorm Winds:597Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:0Winter Storm:14Winter Weather:2
Other:81 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Elkhart, KS.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Elkhart, KS.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 28 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Elkhart, KS.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
0.41951-05-14237°00'N / 101°54'W000K0Morton
7.21951-05-14236°54'N / 101°54'W003K0Texas
9.51951-05-14236°52'N / 101°54'W000K0Texas
10.21972-05-09337°07'N / 102°00'W37°09'N / 101°58'W2.70 Miles400 Yards0025K0Morton
11.31977-05-18437°00'N / 102°06'W37°08'N / 102°04'W9.30 Miles440 Yards002.5M0Baca
13.51977-05-18236°49'N / 102°12'W37°00'N / 102°01'W16.10 Miles50 Yards000K0Cimarron
14.81977-05-18237°01'N / 101°59'W37°22'N / 101°33'W33.90 Miles50 Yards002.5M0Morton
17.62001-04-06237°06'N / 101°39'W37°11'N / 101°36'W6.60 Miles350 Yards02100K0Morton
 Brief Description: Rapidly moving tornado completely destroyed a mobile home. Female occupant ended up in some bushes and had a broken arm. Male occupant had debris in his eye. Their truck was rolled into trees and nearby outbuildings were demolished. Location of this home was north of Rolla. Elsewhere, 20 power poles were taken down, damage was done to buildings in Rolla with a garage losing its roof. Several silos were damaged or destroyed in the path of the tornado.
23.21977-05-18436°39'N / 102°24'W37°00'N / 102°06'W29.30 Miles440 Yards0025K0Cimarron
25.41969-06-07236°52'N / 101°28'W003K0Texas
30.21975-11-19236°42'N / 101°30'W0.30 Mile270 Yards00250K0Texas
31.81967-07-25237°24'N / 101°36'W2.00 Miles13 Yards0025K0Stanton
32.31993-05-05336°53'N / 101°21'W37°07'N / 101°16'W11.00 Miles1200 Yards0050K50KTexas
32.41951-06-23237°11'N / 101°21'W1525K0Stevens
32.91951-06-05236°32'N / 101°48'W003K0Texas
33.21977-05-18237°22'N / 101°33'W37°24'N / 101°30'W3.30 Miles33 Yards002.5M0Stevens
34.61953-05-27237°10'N / 101°18'W000K0Stevens
34.82010-05-31237°04'N / 102°36'W36°59'N / 102°27'W9.00 Miles300 Yards0030K0KBaca
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado moved southeast, crossing US Highway 287 south of Campo. Eight power poles were snapped off west of the highway and on County Road C. Two windmills were also hit, and a storage shed was tipped over and moved 20 feet. The tornado ended shortly before the Oklahoma state line. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A very long-lasting, slow moving supercell storm produced large hail and three tornadoes from west central to southeast Baca County.
36.01971-04-19236°51'N / 102°31'W00250K0Cimarron
36.61970-05-30237°32'N / 101°53'W0.50 Mile100 Yards0025K0Stanton
36.61967-07-03236°50'N / 101°16'W0125K0Texas
40.61972-08-22237°34'N / 101°41'W0.10 Mile220 Yards0025K0Stanton
40.61993-05-05336°30'N / 101°23'W36°39'N / 101°24'W12.00 Miles500 Yards00500K500KTexas
40.61967-06-10237°32'N / 102°27'W37°24'N / 102°15'W14.20 Miles100 Yards04250K0Baca
40.81993-05-05437°07'N / 101°16'W37°27'N / 101°13'W21.00 Miles800 Yards005.0M50KStevens
 Brief Description: A 1/2 mile wide F4 tornado quickly developed near the area where the previous tornado roped out. The tornado developed six miles southeast of Hugoton. At the beginning, a multiple vortex tornado was observed. The tornado moved to the north and gradually turned and moved to the northeast. The tornado roped out two miles north of the Stevens/Grant County line. The tornado passed 4 1/2 miles to the east of Hugoton and 2 1/2 miles to the west of Moscow. A farmstead 4 1/2 miles southwest of Moscow was completely destroyed. At least 30 irrigation systems were also destroyed. A female teenager in bare feet received a cut on the foot when she stepped on broken glass at the farmstead.
46.01951-06-06337°35'N / 101°22'W37°02'N / 100°56'W44.80 Miles33 Yards0325K0Grant
49.62001-04-06237°25'N / 101°17'W37°35'N / 101°12'W14.00 Miles150 Yards00235K0Grant
 Brief Description: Tornado crossed into Grant county from Stevens county at 1647. Three pivot sprinklers were destroyed, 2 grain bins, a silo, machine shed and horse trailer were also damaged or destroyed. A roof was taken off a building and an empty rail car was overturned.
49.91961-06-03236°54'N / 101°00'W000K0Texas


* 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.


 
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