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The chance of earthquake damage in Melvin is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Melvin is much lower than Texas 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, #1515

Melvin, TX	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

Melvin, 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, #1692

Melvin, TX	79.57
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 1,453 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Melvin, 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:	17
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	176	Hail:	854	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	5
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	7	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	4
Thunderstorm Winds:	352	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	6	Winter Storm:	8	Winter Weather:	7
Other:	13

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Melvin, TX.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

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

Historical Tornado Events

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

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
9.8	1976-05-30	3	31°14'N / 99°26'W	31°12'N / 99°24'W	3.60 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Mcculloch
10.7	1971-05-30	2	31°06'N / 99°28'W	31°06'N / 99°25'W	3.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Mcculloch
15.3	1989-05-14	2	31°08'N / 99°20'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Mcculloch
18.5	1969-05-06	3	30°38'N / 99°31'W	31°14'N / 99°35'W	41.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Kimble
28.4	1999-03-12	2	31°00'N / 99°11'W	30°59'N / 99°09'W	2.00 Miles	75 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Mcculloch
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down southeast of Brady, heavily damaging a house and a barn. Several rounds of thunderstorms developed across West Central Texas on the morning and afternoon of the 12th. The first round of storms brought dime to golf ball size hail to parts of the Northern Edwards Plateau, Concho Valley, and the Heartland. A second round of storms that developed during the early afternoon produced a supercell across the southern Heartland. This storm dropped a tornado south of Brady in Southern McCulloch County, as well as hail up the size of golf balls in the town of Brady itself. As the supercell moved into San Saba County, a second tornado would touch down. This tornado had an 8 mile long path and was 100 yards wide, passing 8 miles south of Richland Springs. Although each tornado would produce damage, no injuries or deaths were reported.
33.0	1979-03-02	3	30°46'N / 99°23'W	30°47'N / 99°16'W	7.10 Miles	150 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Mason
36.4	1995-05-14	3	31°28'N / 100°09'W	31°24'N / 100°07'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Tom Green
36.8	1979-04-10	3	31°42'N / 99°45'W	31°44'N / 99°43'W	3.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels
38.0	1954-04-27	2	31°44'N / 99°57'W	31°34'N / 99°57'W	11.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
38.4	1999-03-12	2	31°04'N / 99°03'W	31°04'N / 98°51'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	300K	0	San Saba
		Brief Description: The same thunderstorm that spawned a brief touchdown in McCulloch County produced a second tornado south of Richland Springs. A hunting cabin, two trailer homes, 2 barns, and 3 vehicles were destroyed. Several rounds of thunderstorms developed across West Central Texas on the morning and afternoon of the 12th. The first round of storms brought dime to golf ball size hail to parts of the Northern Edwards Plateau, Concho Valley, and the Heartland. A second round of storms that developed during the early afternoon produced a supercell across the southern Heartland. This storm dropped a tornado south of Brady in Southern McCulloch County, as well as hail up the size of golf balls in the town of Brady itself. As the supercell moved into San Saba County, a second tornado would touch down. This tornado had an 8 mile long path and was 100 yards wide, passing 8 miles south of Richland Springs. Although each tornado would produce damage, no injuries or deaths were reported.
40.1	1982-06-19	2	31°47'N / 99°45'W	31°45'N / 99°42'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Coleman
41.0	1973-04-22	2	31°41'N / 99°59'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
41.0	1973-04-22	2	31°41'N / 99°59'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
41.0	1973-04-22	2	31°41'N / 99°59'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
41.3	1981-05-15	2	31°11'N / 98°57'W	31°10'N / 98°49'W	8.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0K	0	San Saba
41.5	1965-05-15	2	31°46'N / 99°21'W				0	0	0K	0	Coleman
41.5	1965-05-15	2	31°46'N / 99°21'W				0	0	0K	0	Coleman
41.6	1976-04-15	2	31°39'N / 100°03'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
41.8	1976-09-27	2	31°43'N / 99°57'W				0	0	25K	0	Runnels
43.2	1979-04-10	3	31°44'N / 99°43'W	31°55'N / 99°25'W	21.70 Miles	880 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Coleman
43.8	1967-04-12	2	31°45'N / 99°57'W		0.10 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels
43.8	1982-06-19	2	31°50'N / 99°50'W	31°47'N / 99°45'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Runnels
44.6	1975-05-13	3	31°50'N / 99°26'W		0.10 Mile	27 Yards	2	5	0K	0	Coleman
44.6	1992-03-03	2	31°50'N / 99°26'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Coleman
45.7	1965-06-06	2	30°35'N / 99°18'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Mason
47.5	1973-03-10	2	31°35'N / 100°15'W		0.30 Mile	70 Yards	1	7	250K	0	Tom Green
48.4	1999-05-11	4	30°41'N / 99°06'W	30°39'N / 99°00'W	7.00 Miles	1400 Yards	1	6	750K	250K	Mason
		Brief Description: A large multiple-vortex tornado ripped through eastern Mason County during the late afternoon hours. The slow moving tornado first touched down near the Llano River 9 miles northwest of Loyal Valley and then travelled a 7-mile long path, finally dissipating 5 miles north of Loyal Valley. This tornado, whose width would reach three-quarters of a mile wide at times, caused widespread devastation. Two homes were completely destroyed, with debris scattered over great distances. Large pieces of a pick-up truck were located three-quarters of a mile away from the house where it had been left. Tragically, one person was killed and 5 others were injured when that same house was destroyed. The people had sought refuge in a car in a stone garage, but as the tornado tore across the garage, debris smashed through the car, killing one man and injuring the remaining occupants. Sixteen other houses were damaged, along with additional barns and outbuildings. Numerous head of cattle and deer were also killed as the tornado passed. When the tornado crossed Farm-to-Market Road 152, a stretch of asphalt 720 feet wide was ripped off of the road surface. M75PH A series of supercell thunderstorms ripped across the Heartland and Northwest Hill Country on the afternoon of the 11th. Three tornadoes would touch down, including a devastating F4 tornado north of Loyal Valley in eastern Mason County. One person was killed and 6 others injured as the three-quarters of a mile tornado tracked a 7 mile long path.
49.7	1973-05-22	2	31°49'N / 100°01'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels

* 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.