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Okeechobee Micro Area Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

 

The chance of earthquake damage in Okeechobee Area is about the same as Florida average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Okeechobee Area is much lower than Florida average and is lower than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake IndexVolcano IndexTornado IndexOther Weather Extremes EventsVolcanos NearbyHistorical Earthquake EventsHistorical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #875

Okeechobee Area
0.00
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

Okeechobee 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, #621

Okeechobee Area
90.97
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 5,261 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Okeechobee Area were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:5Dense Fog:0Drought:0
Dust Storm:0Flood:460Hail:1,467Heat:4Heavy Snow:0
High Surf:0Hurricane:1Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:13
Thunderstorm Winds:2,158Tropical Storm:1Wildfire:57Winter Storm:0Winter Weather:0
Other:1,095 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Okeechobee Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Okeechobee Area.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 20 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Okeechobee Area.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
8.91982-09-26227°23'N / 81°02'W4.00 Miles60 Yards17250K0Okeechobee
9.11969-11-14227°18'N / 80°48'W27°18'N / 80°45'W3.80 Miles33 Yards0225K0Okeechobee
9.51983-03-21227°15'N / 80°50'W27°19'N / 80°44'W5.00 Miles50 Yards042.5M0Okeechobee
27.51958-04-15327°30'N / 80°34'W27°27'N / 80°20'W14.80 Miles33 Yards020250K0St. Lucie
30.51982-06-17227°25'N / 81°23'W1.00 Mile200 Yards090K0Highlands
31.71983-02-02227°27'N / 81°24'W1.00 Mile40 Yards16250K0Highlands
32.21970-02-03227°46'N / 80°35'W0025K0Indian River
32.61971-06-18227°13'N / 81°23'W1.00 Mile20 Yards0025K0Highlands
34.01954-09-18327°25'N / 80°20'W2225K0St. Lucie
36.31970-01-15227°27'N / 80°18'W023K0St. Lucie
36.41967-08-01227°28'N / 80°18'W0025K0St. Lucie
36.51958-10-19326°57'N / 80°32'W27°02'N / 80°27'W7.80 Miles440 Yards00250K0Martin
36.71963-11-10227°45'N / 80°27'W2.00 Miles33 Yards003K0Indian River
38.91958-10-19326°49'N / 80°40'W26°57'N / 80°32'W12.40 Miles440 Yards124250K0Palm Beach
41.21983-02-02227°15'N / 80°14'W2.00 Miles50 Yards01250K0Martin
45.61973-02-09227°08'N / 80°12'W2.00 Miles30 Yards01250K0Martin
46.01998-03-09227°50'N / 81°30'W27°54'N / 81°19'W10.40 Miles250 Yards042.0M0Polk
 Brief Description: A tornado (F0) touched down in rural semi-wooded swampland, seven miles southeast of Lake Wales in Southwest Polk County. Ground survey indicated that the tornado moved northeast across Lake-In-The-Water Road and caused sporadic minor damage to the roofs of a few homes and downed trees and branches in the Oakwood Drive subdivision. The tornado continued northeast, widened to 250 yards and intensified to F2 strength where it destroyed or severely damaged several structures along Doherty Drive. Two mobile homes that took a direct hit from the F2 tornado along Doherty Drive were completely disintegrated with only frame rails and tie downs intact. Meanwhile, in close proximity to the crushed mobile homes, a well-built home, with rebar-poured concrete, reinforced cinder block walls and a hip roof, suffered minor structural and roofing tile damage after taking a direct hit by the F2 tornado on Doherty Drive. A pick-up truck parked adjacent to the well-built home was pushed 30 feet from its original resting place by the tornadic wind. Residents along Doherty Drive reported the sound of the tornado resembled that of a large freight train. One severely injured resident on Doherty Drive was tossed over 50 feet into the street from his mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado. A storage facility with unsupported cinder block walls and a high unsupported roof span was demolished by the tornadic wind. Tornado ground survey indicated that a large ten foot plus wide wood door entrance failed and allowed the tornadic wind to enter the commercial structure and exert extreme pressure on the outer load bearing walls which collapsed outward. Aerial survey indicated that the tornado weakened to F1 strength and continued northeast across rural pasture and semi-wooded swampland where it caused severe damage to a few mobile homes, barns, fences and sheds before it crossed State Road 60, one quarter mile west of Tiger Lake Road, or 11.5 miles east of Lake Wales. The tornado downed large power lines along State Road 60 and continued northeast where it snapped tree tops and branches before it lifted and dissipated along the southwest shore of Lake Kissimmee. The tornado in all destroyed or severely damaged twelve homes, caused moderate to slight damage to an additional fourteen homes, severely damaged four commercial buildings and damaged two recreational vehicles. The tornado also snapped several large power poles, downed numerous power lines and uprooted or snapped several large trees. Tornado damage to structures was estimated at one million dollars while damage to the electrical infrastructure was estimated at one million dollars.
46.71972-06-18228°00'N / 80°34'W2.00 Miles100 Yards011250K0Brevard
48.11951-12-18227°47'N / 81°32'W000K0Polk
48.82005-10-24228°02'N / 80°34'W28°02'N / 80°34'W0.30 Mile40 Yards00150K0Brevard
 Brief Description: A rainband from Hurricane Wilma moving northwest toward the coast produced an F2 waterspout-tornado that moved on shore and removed the upper floor of a house that was built over a ground level garage. The top half of the structure was blown into US Highway A1A.


* 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.


 
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