Erath County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Erath County is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Erath County is lower than Texas average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #193
| Erath County | 0.00 |
| Texas | 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
| Erath County | 0.0000 |
| Texas | 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, #86
| Erath County | 187.56 |
| Texas | 208.58 |
| 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 14,205 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Erath 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: | 0 | Cold: | 6 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 81 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 1,718 | Hail: | 7,250 | Heat: | 18 | Heavy Snow: | 23 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 30 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 36 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 4,714 | Tropical Storm: | 3 | Wildfire: | 17 | Winter Storm: | 27 | Winter Weather: | 39 |
| Other: | 242 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Erath County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Erath County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Erath County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 69 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Erath County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 2.0 | 1971-04-28 | 2 | 32°13'N / 98°12'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Erath | |||
| 9.3 | 1976-05-31 | 2 | 32°22'N / 98°20'W | 32°19'N / 98°19'W | 4.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Erath |
| 14.9 | 1960-05-04 | 2 | 32°05'N / 98°24'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Erath | |
| 14.9 | 1990-04-25 | 2 | 32°06'N / 98°27'W | 32°08'N / 98°25'W | 2.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Erath |
| 16.4 | 1976-04-19 | 2 | 32°00'N / 98°25'W | 32°02'N / 98°14'W | 11.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Erath |
| 17.1 | 1990-04-25 | 2 | 32°05'N / 98°28'W | 32°06'N / 98°27'W | 1.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Comanche |
| 18.1 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 32°29'N / 98°14'W | 32°31'N / 98°10'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Erath |
| 21.2 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 32°31'N / 98°10'W | 32°33'N / 98°05'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Palo Pinto |
| 21.2 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 31°54'N / 98°11'W | 31°59'N / 98°04'W | 9.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 23.9 | 1994-04-26 | 2 | 32°04'N / 97°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 0 | Bosque | |
| Brief Description: Tornado number one was on the ground intermittently for about one mile. A grain silo was unroofed, one house destroyed, two mobile homes destroyed, a barn was destroyed, and at least 20 telephone poles were blown down. There was one minor injury. | |||||||||||
| 24.5 | 1993-10-12 | 2 | 32°07'N / 98°37'W | 25.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 12 | 5.0M | 0 | Comanche | |
| Brief Description: Ten houses were destroyed, and 12 persons were injured. | |||||||||||
| 25.9 | 1954-02-19 | 2 | 32°13'N / 98°41'W | 32°15'N / 98°39'W | 3.00 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Eastland |
| 27.6 | 1989-05-04 | 2 | 32°29'N / 97°52'W | 32°27'N / 97°48'W | 3.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 22 | 0K | 0 | Hood |
| 27.8 | 1976-04-19 | 2 | 32°27'N / 97°49'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hood | |
| 28.4 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 31°48'N / 98°28'W | 31°58'N / 98°28'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Comanche |
| 28.7 | 1979-04-10 | 2 | 31°45'N / 98°22'W | 31°54'N / 98°11'W | 15.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Comanche |
| 29.2 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°17'N / 97°45'W | 32°17'N / 97°42'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Somervell |
| 29.5 | 1977-07-27 | 2 | 32°27'N / 97°47'W | 0.70 Mile | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hood | |
| 29.9 | 1958-04-28 | 3 | 31°54'N / 98°36'W | 31°57'N / 98°33'W | 4.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Comanche |
| 30.0 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°15'N / 97°45'W | 32°14'N / 97°40'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Somervell |
| 30.0 | 1966-04-19 | 2 | 32°04'N / 97°45'W | 2.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bosque | |
| 32.0 | 1976-04-19 | 2 | 32°31'N / 97°47'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hood | |
| 33.4 | 1971-04-28 | 2 | 32°28'N / 97°50'W | 32°32'N / 97°39'W | 11.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hood |
| 35.0 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 31°54'N / 98°44'W | 32°03'N / 98°44'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Comanche |
| 36.1 | 1970-10-22 | 2 | 32°23'N / 98°49'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Eastland | |
| 36.5 | 1986-02-02 | 2 | 32°39'N / 97°56'W | 32°44'N / 97°52'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Parker |
| 37.3 | 1959-09-03 | 2 | 32°45'N / 98°01'W | 0.30 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Parker | |
| 37.4 | 1957-04-19 | 2 | 32°24'N / 98°50'W | 0.30 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Eastland | |
| 38.0 | 1970-04-26 | 2 | 31°55'N / 98°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 267 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Comanche | |
| 38.3 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 31°50'N / 98°41'W | 31°54'N / 98°44'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Comanche |
| 38.4 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 32°36'N / 97°50'W | 32°40'N / 97°41'W | 8.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Parker |
| 39.5 | 1976-05-12 | 2 | 32°43'N / 97°51'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Parker | |
| 39.8 | 1961-03-16 | 2 | 32°20'N / 97°33'W | 1.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 39.9 | 1991-04-28 | 2 | 31°40'N / 98°07'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton | |
| 40.2 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°14'N / 97°32'W | 1.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 40.4 | 1976-04-19 | 3 | 32°04'N / 98°53'W | 2.20 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Comanche | |
| 40.9 | 1962-07-26 | 2 | 32°42'N / 97°47'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Parker | |||
| 41.0 | 1975-03-17 | 2 | 32°16'N / 98°56'W | 32°23'N / 98°54'W | 8.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Eastland |
| 41.4 | 1979-05-21 | 3 | 32°34'N / 98°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Stephens | |
| 42.0 | 1976-05-12 | 2 | 32°45'N / 97°50'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Parker | |
| 42.2 | 1990-04-25 | 2 | 32°44'N / 97°51'W | 32°47'N / 97°50'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Parker |
| 42.6 | 1990-04-05 | 2 | 32°49'N / 97°58'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Parker | |
| 42.7 | 1990-05-02 | 2 | 31°58'N / 97°34'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bosque | |
| 43.4 | 1990-04-05 | 2 | 32°50'N / 97°59'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Parker | |
| 43.8 | 1978-04-30 | 2 | 31°52'N / 97°37'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bosque | |||
| 44.2 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°17'N / 97°28'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 44.2 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°17'N / 97°28'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 44.8 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 31°38'N / 98°34'W | 31°42'N / 98°36'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mills |
| 44.9 | 1990-04-27 | 2 | 32°01'N / 97°30'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bosque | |
| 45.4 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 32°42'N / 98°00'W | 32°58'N / 97°47'W | 20.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Parker |
| 45.5 | 1971-10-19 | 2 | 32°25'N / 97°32'W | 32°29'N / 97°26'W | 7.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson |
| 45.6 | 1973-05-06 | 2 | 32°50'N / 97°53'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Parker | |
| 45.9 | 1986-03-11 | 2 | 32°46'N / 97°52'W | 32°52'N / 97°48'W | 9.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Parker |
| 45.9 | 1975-06-08 | 2 | 32°48'N / 97°48'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Parker | |||
| 46.5 | 1976-05-26 | 3 | 32°24'N / 97°27'W | 32°21'N / 97°26'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson |
| 46.9 | 1975-05-29 | 2 | 32°49'N / 97°48'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Parker | |||
| 47.5 | 1962-09-07 | 2 | 32°20'N / 97°25'W | 2.00 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 47.9 | 1965-06-23 | 2 | 32°37'N / 97°32'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 48.0 | 1973-05-06 | 2 | 32°53'N / 97°55'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Parker | |
| 48.3 | 1976-04-19 | 2 | 32°41'N / 97°35'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Parker | |
| 48.6 | 1973-11-24 | 3 | 32°21'N / 97°24'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 48.6 | 1975-04-07 | 2 | 32°21'N / 97°24'W | 0.20 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 48.6 | 1990-04-25 | 4 | 32°47'N / 97°50'W | 32°54'N / 97°45'W | 10.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Parker |
| 49.3 | 1978-04-30 | 2 | 32°24'N / 97°24'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 49.3 | 1980-04-02 | 2 | 32°57'N / 98°01'W | 32°54'N / 97°58'W | 4.50 Miles | 277 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Parker |
| 49.5 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 31°32'N / 98°34'W | 31°38'N / 98°34'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mills |
| 49.6 | 1979-10-30 | 3 | 32°37'N / 98°59'W | 32°48'N / 98°45'W | 18.60 Miles | 127 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Stephens |
| 49.8 | 1973-04-23 | 3 | 32°22'N / 97°23'W | 2.50 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 3 | 0K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 49.9 | 1971-12-14 | 2 | 32°31'N / 97°26'W | 0.20 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Johnson | |
* 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.