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The chance of earthquake damage in Jermyn is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Jermyn is lower than Texas average and is higher 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, #484

Jermyn, TX	0.02
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

Jermyn, TX	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, #1017

Jermyn, TX	182.44
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 4,005 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Jermyn, TX 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:	4	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	56
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	292	Hail:	2,442	Heat:	7	Heavy Snow:	8
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	16	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	12
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,072	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	8	Winter Storm:	18	Winter Weather:	19
Other:	50

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Jermyn, TX.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Jermyn, TX.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 68 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Jermyn, TX.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
7.9	1979-10-30	2	33°19'N / 98°30'W	33°25'N / 98°24'W	9.10 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
9.4	1979-06-06	3	33°13'N / 98°37'W	33°15'N / 98°30'W	7.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Young
11.1	1979-10-30	2	33°03'N / 98°38'W	33°19'N / 98°30'W	20.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Young
12.4	1966-04-10	2	33°21'N / 98°35'W		1.00 Mile	133 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Young
13.6	1955-04-06	3	33°26'N / 98°24'W	33°28'N / 98°16'W	8.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
15.4	1976-04-15	2	33°06'N / 98°35'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Young
16.1	1976-04-15	2	33°07'N / 98°37'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Young
16.1	1974-06-04	2	33°06'N / 98°36'W		1.00 Mile	467 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Young
18.0	1970-04-25	2	33°03'N / 98°35'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Young
19.1	1975-06-08	2	32°59'N / 98°25'W				0	0	0K	0	Palo Pinto
20.2	1955-04-06	3	33°28'N / 98°16'W	33°28'N / 98°02'W	13.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clay
21.7	1986-05-14	3	33°34'N / 98°25'W	33°34'N / 98°13'W	9.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Clay
22.0	1958-11-17	2	33°23'N / 98°46'W	33°28'N / 98°41'W	7.60 Miles	133 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Young
22.0	1986-05-14	3	33°32'N / 98°42'W	33°34'N / 98°25'W	11.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Archer
22.5	2000-04-30	3	33°22'N / 98°46'W	33°22'N / 98°46'W	13.00 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Young
		Brief Description: A large tornado was reported from near the county line (between Elbert and Padgett) to east of Olney. A 100 year old home was completely destroyed one mile south of the Olney Airport. A total of three homes and two motor homes were destroyed. Damage was reported to a nursing home, barns, power lines and trees. Most of the damage, however, occurred in open country. April 30, 2000 - Event Narrative A big day for severe weather across northwest portions of the area. Several outflow boundaries, a dryline, and moist unstable air all helped contribute to thunderstorm development. There were several rounds of thunderstorms, the first wave was in the early morning hours, from about 3 am to 5 am. This activity developed in Young and Palo Pinto counties and moved eastward to affect Parker, Jack, Wise and Tarrant counties. Another event developed in the early evening, generally north and west of a Dallas, Glen Rose, Eastland line. Most of the activity was centered on Young, Jack, and Stephens county. A large tornado occurred near Olney (Young County) during this event. A continuation of aa tornado that began in Throckmorton county.
23.0	1951-05-18	4	33°25'N / 98°45'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	2	100	2.5M	0	Young
24.0	1965-04-14	2	33°03'N / 98°04'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
24.4	1955-09-25	2	33°26'N / 98°46'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Young
24.4	1979-06-06	2	33°12'N / 98°53'W	33°13'N / 98°45'W	7.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Young
24.7	1994-05-29	3	33°20'N / 98°49'W	33°14'N / 98°50'W	7.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	5K	0	Young
		Brief Description: A large tornado was video-taped by storm chasers. The tornado was on the ground for 20 minutes and moved south-southeast across open ranch land with the only known damage being to a garage and an oil storage tank.
25.3	1954-05-01	2	33°33'N / 98°09'W	33°34'N / 98°08'W	1.30 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Clay
27.1	1961-04-08	3	33°36'N / 98°38'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Archer
28.2	1985-04-21	2	33°25'N / 98°52'W	33°25'N / 98°50'W	2.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Archer
30.1	1985-04-21	2	33°23'N / 98°55'W	33°25'N / 98°52'W	2.80 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Young
32.6	1979-10-30	2	33°06'N / 97°52'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wise
32.8	1985-04-21	3	33°15'N / 98°59'W	33°17'N / 98°57'W	3.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Young
33.0	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
34.3	1985-04-21	3	33°14'N / 99°00'W	33°15'N / 98°59'W	1.50 Miles	400 Yards	3	0	250K	0	Throckmorton
35.6	1965-05-12	2	33°18'N / 97°47'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wise
38.0	1990-04-05	2	32°50'N / 97°59'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Parker
38.0	1959-11-03	2	33°34'N / 97°51'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montague
38.0	1963-04-28	2	32°59'N / 98°58'W				0	0	0K	0	Camp
38.1	1973-05-06	2	32°53'N / 97°55'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Parker
39.5	1990-04-05	2	32°49'N / 97°58'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Parker
40.4	1955-04-05	2	33°49'N / 98°11'W				0	0	3K	0	Clay
41.4	1979-04-10	4	33°49'N / 98°39'W	33°50'N / 98°38'W	1.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Archer
41.6	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
41.6	1959-09-03	2	32°45'N / 98°01'W		0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Parker
41.9	1973-05-06	2	32°50'N / 97°53'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Parker
42.6	1963-09-06	2	33°30'N / 97°43'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montague
42.8	1990-04-25	2	33°04'N / 97°43'W	33°05'N / 97°40'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wise
43.2	1979-04-10	4	33°50'N / 98°38'W	33°55'N / 98°26'W	12.90 Miles	1760 Yards	42	1700	250.0M	0	Wichita
44.4	1958-04-02	3	33°54'N / 98°30'W	33°54'N / 98°26'W	4.30 Miles	333 Yards	1	14	250K	0	Wichita
44.8	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
45.1	1990-04-25	2	33°15'N / 97°37'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wise
45.3	2001-10-12	2	33°09'N / 97°39'W	33°09'N / 97°36'W	2.50 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	200K	0	Wise
		Brief Description: The first tornado touched down in southwest Paradise at the intersection of School House Road and Sunflower. Initial damage was spotty, with damage to trees, mobile homes, and outbuildings. The tornado strengthened as it moved northeast into the downtown area, with the peak F2 intensity along Main Street. The roof of the firehouse was completely removed and thrown several hundred yards. Some bricks on the exterior walls of the firehouse were removed. A woman in the firehouse received a head injury from flying debris, and was treated at a local hospital. A water tower was blown over across the street from the firehouse. Numerous trees along Main Street were either sheared off or uprooted. The tornado crossed Highway114, flipping over a tractor trailer and causing tree damage at an orchard. Showers and thunderstorms developed across north Texas, mainly in the afternoon and night resulting in widespread severe weather, during the period October 10-13. The most significant event occured during the late afternoon and night of October 12, as a line of severe thunderstorms moved east across north texas producing eight tornadoes, and nearly two million dollars in damage.
45.4	1951-04-20	2	33°55'N / 98°27'W		1.50 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
45.5	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
45.5	1964-04-03	5	33°54'N / 98°30'W	33°56'N / 98°26'W	4.70 Miles	500 Yards	7	111	25.0M	0	Wichita
45.6	1955-05-26	2	33°55'N / 98°30'W	33°55'N / 98°29'W	1.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
46.1	1958-04-02	3	33°54'N / 98°26'W	33°57'N / 98°14'W	12.10 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clay
46.2	1975-05-29	2	32°49'N / 97°48'W				0	0	3K	0	Parker
46.8	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
46.8	1953-08-11	2	33°56'N / 98°30'W	33°56'N / 98°30'W			0	0	250K	0	Wichita
47.0	1975-06-08	2	32°48'N / 97°48'W				0	0	25K	0	Parker
47.0	1958-11-17	2	33°54'N / 98°36'W	33°57'N / 98°33'W	4.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
47.3	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
47.4	1996-04-13	2	33°03'N / 97°37'W	33°03'N / 97°37'W	0.50 Mile	75 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Wise
		Brief Description: Two mobile homes and a barn were destroyed by a tornado in Keeter.
48.0	2001-10-12	2	33°14'N / 97°36'W	33°18'N / 97°32'W	9.00 Miles	590 Yards	0	1	750K	0	Wise
		Brief Description: The second Wise county tornado touched down on the southwest side of Decatur, with initial damage to trees and a large storage shed. The tornado strengthened as it moved east northeast into the Lipsey Subdivision. Several homes sustained roof damage and numerous trees were blown down or snapped off. One large home on Garland Street was rendered uninhabitable, as most of the roof was blown off and two exterior walls were destroyed. The occupant escaped with minor injuries. The tornado crossed Highway 51, blowing down numerous trees, power lines, and utility poles. A large portion of the roof of the Church of Christ building was removed and blown into a tree about one mile away. The Wise County Regional Hospital had some windows broken. As the tornado crossed Highway 287, it weakened doing sporadic F0 damage to trees in a residential area just south of downtown. The tornado reintensified just east of downtown near the intersection if Business Highway 81 and Old Denton Road, where a 10,000 square foot storage building was destroyed. The tornado continued moving northeast, severely damaging three homes. Two four inch diameter posts from a gazebo were thrown 1/4 of a mile and driven one foot into the ground. The tornado crossed Highway 380, heavily damaging a ranch, then moved into a heavily wooded area blowing down hundreds of trees before dissipating. Damage occurred to 50 homes,at least 8 businesses, and 2 churches. Showers and thunderstorms developed across north Texas, mainly in the afternoon and night resulting in widespread severe weather, during the period October 10-13. The most significant event occured during the late afternoon and night of October 12, as a line of severe thunderstorms moved east across north texas producing eight tornadoes, and nearly two million dollars in damage.
48.1	1976-05-12	2	32°45'N / 97°50'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parker
48.3	1958-04-02	3	33°39'N / 97°54'W	33°52'N / 97°43'W	18.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Montague
48.6	1973-11-24	2	33°00'N / 97°37'W				0	0	25K	0	Wise
48.7	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
49.1	1976-05-12	2	32°43'N / 97°51'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parker
49.2	1961-04-08	2	33°57'N / 98°31'W	33°59'N / 98°30'W	3.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Wichita
49.3	1954-06-01	3	33°57'N / 98°40'W	33°57'N / 98°34'W	5.90 Miles	50 Yards	1	4	250K	0	Wichita
49.9	1979-04-10	4	33°55'N / 98°26'W	34°02'N / 98°07'W	19.90 Miles	1320 Yards	0	40	0K	0	Clay
49.9	1980-04-02	4	33°36'N / 99°11'W	33°41'N / 99°05'W	8.40 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Baylor

* 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.