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The chance of earthquake damage in Lake City Area is higher than Florida average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Lake City Area is much lower than Florida average and is lower 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, #221

Lake City Area	0.26
Florida	0.01
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, #129

Lake City Area	0.0000
Florida	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, #582

Lake City Area	109.50
Florida	185.89
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 7,231 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Lake City Area 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:	103	Dense Fog:	71	Drought:	47
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	325	Hail:	1,665	Heat:	17	Heavy Snow:	13
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	18	Ice Storm:	5	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	47
Thunderstorm Winds:	3,866	Tropical Storm:	37	Wildfire:	100	Winter Storm:	5	Winter Weather:	6
Other:	906

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Lake City Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Lake City Area.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Lake City Area.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 33 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Lake City Area.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.6	1960-02-25	3	30°12'N / 82°38'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Columbia
2.1	2008-03-07	2	30°11'N / 82°39'W	30°12'N / 82°37'W	1.00 Mile	800 Yards	1	5	4.0M	0K	Columbia
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: National Weather Service Storm Survey of the tornado track indicated most damage was EF1 scale with a small area of EF2 damage near NE Denver Street opposite a large field. Numerous Trees and power lines were snapped or blown over by the storm. Truck and trailers were also blown over in an industrial park. Nineteen homes were destroyed, twenty-one suffered major damage, and twenty had minor damage. Two businesses were destroyed with six suffering major damage. One female fatality occurred when a tree went through her mobile home. A male indirect fatality occurred when trying to connect a power generator. The mesocyclone which spanned this tornado was tracked across Taylor, Lafayette, and Suwannee Counties prior to this touchdown and it later spanned tornadoes in Baker, Charlton and Nassau Counties. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A squall line with severe weather and several tornadoes moved across north Florida and southeast Georgia.
10.5	1974-03-21	2	30°20'N / 82°46'W	30°20'N / 82°43'W	3.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Columbia
14.7	2006-12-25	2	30°06'N / 82°25'W	30°08'N / 82°24'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	1	0K	0K	Columbia
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Columbia County Emergency Management reports damage to 12 homes and one home destroyed. A business was also destroyed. Extensive damage was reported in the community of Woodborough along Scenic Lake drive as well as along Moore road northwest of Lake City. One minor injury was reported with minor lacerations. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A vigorous short wave trough and squall line moved across north Florida on Christmas Day resulting in severe weather across the northern and central portions of the state and a tornado near Lake City, Columbia County, Florida.
20.1	1954-06-10	2	30°09'N / 82°57'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Suwannee
21.7	1975-02-06	2	30°02'N / 83°02'W	30°05'N / 82°50'W	12.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Suwannee
22.4	1983-04-23	2	29°52'N / 82°45'W	29°56'N / 82°36'W	4.00 Miles	80 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Columbia
24.6	1956-09-24	2	29°54'N / 82°48'W				0	0	25K	0	Suwannee
25.6	1965-06-15	2	30°24'N / 83°00'W				0	0	3K	0	Suwannee
27.8	2001-03-13	2	30°21'N / 83°02'W	30°25'N / 83°04'W	3.50 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	80K	0	Hamilton
		Brief Description: One mobile home and one church were destroyed. Two vehicles damaged. Tornado ranged from F0-F2 and skipped along the path. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
27.9	1970-08-25	2	29°56'N / 82°57'W				0	0	0K	0	Lafayette
28.9	1978-04-19	2	29°51'N / 82°24'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Alachua
29.3	1998-09-29	2	30°18'N / 83°06'W	30°21'N / 83°06'W	2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	5	600K	0	Suwannee
		Brief Description: The tornado demolished seven homes and damaged at least 5 others. Two residents received serious injuries.
30.2	2007-04-15	2	30°31'N / 82°15'W		2.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Baker
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An EF2 tornado tracked across rural farmland in extreme northeast Baker county, just southwest of Moniac. A residence off of Moccasin Creek Road had an out building destroyed, widespread tree damage and minor damage to the primary residence. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A surface low rapidly deepened over NC during the early morning hours of April 15, 2007, as the parent upper level trough phased with the surface feature. A squall line of severe storms preceding a cold front moved through northeast Florida during the early morning hours of April 15th and produced multiple supercells.
30.5	1972-12-21	2	30°15'N / 83°12'W	30°22'N / 83°03'W	12.20 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Suwannee
31.5	1984-02-27	3	30°03'N / 83°10'W	30°02'N / 83°03'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Lafayette
32.0	1974-05-12	2	30°17'N / 82°07'W	30°17'N / 82°04'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Baker
32.0	1983-04-23	2	29°43'N / 82°54'W	29°52'N / 82°45'W	11.00 Miles	80 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Gilchrist
32.7	1975-02-06	2	30°00'N / 83°12'W	30°02'N / 83°02'W	10.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Lafayette
35.0	1970-07-03	2	29°46'N / 82°53'W				0	0	3K	0	Gilchrist
36.4	1971-02-07	2	29°57'N / 82°06'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Bradford
39.9	1971-02-07	2	29°57'N / 82°02'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clay
40.5	1974-05-12	2	30°17'N / 82°04'W	30°19'N / 81°50'W	14.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Duval
40.6	1957-06-08	2	29°38'N / 82°37'W				0	0	3K	0	Alachua
40.9	1970-02-03	2	29°42'N / 82°18'W				0	0	25K	0	Alachua
41.6	1966-09-28	2	29°40'N / 82°21'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Alachua
42.2	1969-12-25	2	30°24'N / 83°18'W				0	1	3K	0	Madison
42.5	1988-11-05	2	30°22'N / 83°21'W	30°28'N / 83°15'W	8.00 Miles	50 Yards	1	3	25K	0	Madison
43.5	1986-03-14	2	29°39'N / 82°19'W		2.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Alachua
43.9	1978-05-04	2	29°34'N / 82°27'W	29°41'N / 82°17'W	12.80 Miles	300 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Alachua
44.9	1988-04-19	3	30°27'N / 83°25'W	30°32'N / 83°12'W	12.00 Miles	300 Yards	4	18	25.0M	0	Madison
45.6	1988-04-19	2	30°36'N / 83°15'W		2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hamilton
46.5	1984-02-27	2	29°47'N / 82°01'W	29°50'N / 82°00'W	3.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Clay

* 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.