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

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Earthquake Index, #379

Fort Towson, OK	0.06
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

Fort Towson, 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, #748

Fort Towson, OK	187.35
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 2,418 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Fort Towson, 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:	3	Cold:	3	Dense Fog:	10	Drought:	18
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	172	Hail:	1,232	Heat:	6	Heavy Snow:	29
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	11	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	14
Thunderstorm Winds:	816	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	1	Winter Storm:	18	Winter Weather:	22
Other:	63

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Fort Towson, OK.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Fort Towson, OK.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 87 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Fort Towson, OK.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
6.6	1982-04-02	5	34°08'N / 95°34'W	34°03'N / 95°10'W	22.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	25	2.5M	0	Choctaw
8.9	1956-04-03	3	34°09'N / 95°13'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Pushmataha
10.6	1982-04-02	5	34°03'N / 95°10'W	34°01'N / 95°01'W	7.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Mccurtain
11.8	1982-04-02	2	34°03'N / 95°29'W		0.50 Mile	30 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Bryan
12.8	1961-05-05	3	34°01'N / 95°30'W				0	0	25K	0	Choctaw
13.0	1971-12-14	2	33°58'N / 95°06'W	34°05'N / 95°00'W	9.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mccurtain
13.8	2000-04-23	2	33°50'N / 95°16'W	33°53'N / 95°03'W	12.50 Miles	75 Yards	0	0	0	0	Red River
		Brief Description: Tornado occurred across farm land and wooded areas with few structures or homes present. The county sheriff, his deputy, and a farmer were talking when the tornado, which was described as a long tube, moved out of the woods to their east and crossed within several hundred yards to their north.
13.9	1954-04-30	3	34°00'N / 95°31'W		1.00 Mile	150 Yards	0	12	250K	0	Choctaw
15.0	1967-04-12	2	33°59'N / 95°06'W	34°24'N / 95°06'W	28.70 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mccurtain
16.1	1982-12-23	2	34°04'N / 95°00'W		3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Mccurtain
18.0	2000-04-23	2	34°18'N / 95°22'W	34°17'N / 95°13'W	9.00 Miles	175 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pushmataha
		Brief Description: A F2 tornado touched down west of Cloudy and traveled just south of Cloudy through rural areas of Pushmataha county before lifting 9 miles later east southeast of Cloudy. Only tree damage was observered.
18.2	1999-05-04	2	33°50'N / 95°02'W	34°00'N / 94°57'W	12.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0	6K	Mccurtain
		Brief Description: Numerous trees blown over or snapped. A Pecan orchard was laid to waste. This tornado moved into McCurtain county from Red River county, TX.
21.0	1999-05-04	2	33°50'N / 95°03'W	33°51'N / 94°56'W	1.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	7	600K	0	Red River
		Brief Description: Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of strong upper low over central plains states. Numerous trees blown over or broken. Nine mobile homes and 1 frame home destroyed. This tornado moved into McCurtain county, OK.
21.2	1960-05-04	4	34°09'N / 95°37'W	34°23'N / 95°25'W	19.80 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pushmataha
21.7	1969-04-27	3	33°43'N / 95°16'W		2.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Red River
22.3	1961-07-23	2	33°57'N / 94°54'W		1.00 Mile	23 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Mccurtain
22.4	1991-04-26	2	33°45'N / 95°05'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Red River
22.4	1960-05-04	4	34°04'N / 95°42'W	34°09'N / 95°37'W	7.60 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Choctaw
23.8	1982-05-28	2	34°13'N / 95°38'W	34°17'N / 95°34'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Pushmataha
23.9	1955-04-12	2	34°14'N / 95°37'W	34°18'N / 95°33'W	6.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Pushmataha
24.2	1960-05-04	4	34°01'N / 95°42'W	34°04'N / 95°42'W	3.40 Miles	150 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Choctaw
24.3	2003-05-14	2	33°59'N / 95°05'W	33°44'N / 94°44'W	26.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	50K	0	Mccurtain
		Brief Description: A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong Microburst in McCurtain County southeast of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX. Numerous trees and limbs were snapped or pushed over while several large corporate and private corn fields were ripped up. The only structure in the path of this tornado was located next to the Highway 259 bridge which crosses the Red River into Bowie County, TX.. This tornado moved into Bowie and Cass Counties, TX.
24.6	1982-04-02	4	33°40'N / 95°20'W	33°41'N / 95°14'W	6.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Red River
25.7	1991-04-13	2	33°38'N / 95°13'W	33°43'N / 95°05'W	12.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Red River
25.9	1974-04-21	2	33°40'N / 95°23'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	6	25K	0	Lamar
25.9	1974-05-03	2	33°40'N / 95°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Lamar
26.3	1983-11-22	2	34°05'N / 95°44'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Choctaw
26.4	2000-04-23	2	34°20'N / 95°39'W	34°19'N / 95°30'W	9.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pushmataha
		Brief Description: A F2 tornado touched down northeast of Moyers and traveled 9 miles east southeast before lifting 1 mile south of Finley. A mobile home and several outbuilding were destroyed. Some roof damage was reported to several buildings.
26.5	1982-04-02	2	33°38'N / 95°13'W	33°41'N / 95°07'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Red River
26.6	1981-05-13	4	33°46'N / 95°42'W	33°47'N / 95°33'W	8.80 Miles	400 Yards	0	30	2.5M	0	Lamar
26.9	2000-04-23	2	34°02'N / 94°59'W	34°00'N / 94°38'W	20.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	2	40K	0	Mccurtain
		Brief Description: Numerous trees toppled and broken. Tornado was described as rope like by chasers in the area during most of its path. A house on the south side of Oak Hill was split in half from a fallen tree. The tornado moved through downtown Broken Bow and through a WalMart store. The tornado was only F0 intensity as it moved through Broken Bow and F2 near Oak Hill.
27.0	1953-04-23	2	33°54'N / 94°50'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Mccurtain
27.0	1972-10-22	3	33°54'N / 94°50'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Mccurtain
27.4	1959-03-04	2	33°53'N / 94°50'W		0.80 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mccurtain
27.4	1962-04-30	2	33°53'N / 94°50'W				0	0	3K	0	Mccurtain
27.5	1991-04-26	2	33°38'N / 95°16'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Red River
27.9	1982-04-02	5	34°01'N / 95°01'W	34°00'N / 94°34'W	24.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Mccurtain
28.3	1972-10-22	2	33°53'N / 94°49'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Mccurtain
28.3	1982-04-02	4	33°39'N / 95°38'W	33°40'N / 95°20'W	17.00 Miles	250 Yards	10	170	25.0M	0	Lamar
30.1	1983-11-22	2	34°28'N / 95°16'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pushmataha
30.1	1990-05-03	2	33°39'N / 95°32'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	13	0K	0	Lamar
30.4	1961-03-05	2	34°00'N / 95°50'W	34°02'N / 95°47'W	3.80 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Choctaw
30.9	1964-04-23	2	33°39'N / 95°37'W	33°39'N / 95°30'W	6.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamar
30.9	1985-05-13	2	33°37'N / 95°35'W	33°40'N / 95°30'W	4.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	8	2.5M	0	Lamar
31.2	1981-10-13	2	33°39'N / 95°40'W	33°43'N / 95°35'W	6.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamar
31.4	1982-04-02	3	34°04'N / 95°57'W	34°04'N / 95°42'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Choctaw
32.1	1961-09-12	3	33°34'N / 95°16'W		0.50 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Red River
32.1	2003-05-01	2	34°05'N / 94°48'W	33°57'N / 94°38'W	13.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	260K	0	Mccurtain
		Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Broken Bow, OK. Two new frame homes under construction had roofs torn off. A total of 30 to 40 wood frame homes had roof and frame damage with windows broken. One home was destroyed. Numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Several power poles blown down.
32.5	1974-04-21	2	33°35'N / 95°27'W		0.30 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamar
32.7	1964-04-23	2	33°39'N / 95°37'W		2.00 Miles	23 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamar
32.8	1973-03-10	2	33°34'N / 95°24'W		1.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Lamar
32.8	1982-04-25	2	33°33'N / 95°20'W	33°34'N / 95°06'W	12.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Red River
33.4	1982-04-25	2	33°33'N / 95°21'W	33°33'N / 95°20'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Howard
33.6	1956-04-28	2	34°08'N / 96°04'W	34°15'N / 95°36'W	27.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Bryan
35.4	1982-04-02	3	33°38'N / 95°02'W	33°37'N / 94°46'W	17.00 Miles	233 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Red River
37.2	1974-05-25	2	33°30'N / 95°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Lamar
38.6	1977-02-23	2	33°53'N / 94°39'W	33°54'N / 94°36'W	3.30 Miles	77 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Mccurtain
39.0	1961-05-04	2	33°28'N / 95°16'W		0.80 Mile	1000 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Red River
39.4	1970-06-11	2	34°36'N / 95°20'W				0	0	250K	0	Pushmataha
39.6	1982-04-02	3	33°38'N / 95°51'W	33°38'N / 95°42'W	10.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lamar
39.9	1973-05-06	2	33°48'N / 95°55'W		0.50 Mile	67 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Fannin
40.7	1953-04-23	2	34°02'N / 94°34'W		0.80 Mile	17 Yards	1	14	0K	0	Mccurtain
41.6	1992-05-11	2	34°32'N / 95°38'W	34°34'N / 95°40'W	11.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pushmataha
41.7	1992-05-11	2	34°32'N / 95°44'W	34°32'N / 95°38'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Atoka
42.0	1991-04-13	2	33°35'N / 94°47'W		2.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Red River
42.1	1961-05-05	2	34°24'N / 94°48'W	34°30'N / 94°41'W	9.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Mccurtain
42.6	1979-04-11	2	34°00'N / 94°36'W	34°08'N / 94°28'W	11.90 Miles	440 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Mccurtain
43.1	2008-05-10	2	34°34'N / 95°42'W	34°33'N / 95°40'W	2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	75K	0K	Atoka
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado continued into Pushmataha county before lifting 2.75 miles WSW of Adel. In Atoka County, three houses were damaged. The roof was removed and some of the exterior walls on one well-built home were collapsed. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped above the ground. Monetary damage were estimated. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful storm system strengthened over the central Plains during the day on Saturday, drawing rich gulf moisture north into eastern Oklahoma. A surface low pressure developed with a trailing cold front that moved quickly through western Oklahoma, and a dry line extending to the east of the cold front. Isolated severe thunderstorms developed near Hughes county early in the afternoon, with large hail reported in a few locations. Later in the afternoon, supercells over eastern Oklahoma expanded southwest. One supercell developed over far eastern Atoka county, producing a tornado near Daisy and large hail. Damage was reported with the tornado, but there were no injuries. Monetary damages were estimated.
43.5	1957-04-02	2	33°33'N / 95°46'W				1	2	25K	0	Delta
44.0	1957-04-02	2	33°29'N / 95°46'W	33°34'N / 95°43'W	6.50 Miles	100 Yards	1	2	25K	0	Lamar
44.4	1974-06-06	2	34°18'N / 96°00'W	34°20'N / 95°57'W	3.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Atoka
45.0	1985-02-23	2	34°13'N / 96°05'W	34°20'N / 95°56'W	10.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Atoka
45.0	1983-11-22	3	34°39'N / 95°07'W	34°41'N / 95°05'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Pushmataha
45.3	1982-04-02	3	33°37'N / 94°46'W	33°34'N / 94°37'W	5.00 Miles	233 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bowie
46.5	2009-04-09	2	34°00'N / 94°28'W	34°00'N / 94°28'W			0	0	1K	0K	Mccurtain
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado first touched down in extreme east central McCurtain County just one quarter of a mile from the McCurtain County, Sevier County line. Several trees were downed on the McCurtain County side of the state line with a few power lines downed as well. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong upper level storm system along with a surface dry line/front over northeast Texas moved east during the evening hours of April 9th into the early morning hours of April 10th causing long lived supercell thunderstorms. These thunderstorms caused long track tornadoes to occur across southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas, northeast Texas, and north Louisiana.
46.8	1973-06-03	2	33°22'N / 95°07'W				0	0	25K	0	Titus
46.9	1985-11-30	2	34°13'N / 96°05'W	34°16'N / 96°02'W	4.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Atoka
47.2	1954-06-02	2	33°24'N / 95°42'W	33°27'N / 95°37'W	5.90 Miles	1000 Yards	1	8	25K	0	Delta
47.4	1957-04-02	2	33°30'N / 95°48'W				0	0	25K	0	Lamar
47.6	1955-04-06	2	33°20'N / 95°22'W	33°21'N / 95°12'W	9.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hopkins
48.4	1962-05-28	2	34°39'N / 95°06'W	34°46'N / 95°01'W	9.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pushmataha
48.4	2008-05-10	2	34°45'N / 95°30'W	34°42'N / 95°18'W	11.00 Miles	580 Yards	0	4	1.0M	0K	Latimer
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado continued from Pittsburg County. As it moved into Latimer County, the tornado destroyed a double-wide mobile home, severely damaged another home and barn, and rolled an F350 pickup truck about 50 yards. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado approached Yanush. In Yanush, about 50 homes were damaged, eight of those were destroyed along with one business. Numerous sheds, barns, and outbuildings were destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Elevated severe thunderstorms containing large hail developed north of a warm front that was moving slowly northward across eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of the 10th. Another round of severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon as a dry line approached the area from the west. Extreme instability and strong vertical wind shear resulted in the development of long-lived supercell thunderstorms that moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening. Several of these supercells became tornadic and a few produced long-lived damaging tornadoes. One such supercell developed and moved along the Oklahoma-Kansas border and then into southwestern Missouri. This storm produced a tornado in northeastern Craig County OK that remained on the ground for 29 miles in Oklahoma, continued for about 31 miles in Newton County MO, and finally dissipated about 15 miles into Barry County MO. It produced EF-4 damage in several locations, including Picher, a small town in north-central Ottawa County OK. Twenty-one fatalities, over 350 injuries, and an estimated $60 million in property damage resulted from this tornado in Oklahoma and Missouri. Six of the fatalities and about 150 injuries occurred in Picher OK. Other strong tornadoes developed and moved across portions of Pittsburg and Latimer Counties. A EF-2 tornado was on the ground for about eight miles west of McAlester, damaging numerous homes in its path. Another EF-2 tornado developed southwest of Hartshorne in Pittsburg County and moved 19 miles before dissipating just east of Yanush in Latimer County. Four injuries resulted from that tornado and numerous homes were severely damaged or destroyed.
48.5	1961-03-26	2	33°20'N / 95°22'W		0.80 Mile	280 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hopkins
49.0	1982-04-02	2	34°02'N / 96°08'W		0.50 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bryan
49.7	1992-05-11	2	34°41'N / 95°27'W	34°49'N / 95°12'W	16.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Latimer
49.8	1964-04-22	3	33°26'N / 95°51'W	33°30'N / 95°47'W	5.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Delta
49.8	1982-05-28	2	34°31'N / 94°42'W	34°33'N / 94°36'W	5.00 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Le Flore

* 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.