Paducah, TX Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Paducah is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Paducah is much lower than Texas average and is lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #816
| Paducah, TX | 0.01 |
| 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
| Paducah, 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, #1531
| Paducah, TX | 113.58 |
| 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 2,113 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Paducah, 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: | 1 | Cold: | 0 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 38 |
| Dust Storm: | 2 | Flood: | 54 | Hail: | 1,390 | Heat: | 2 | Heavy Snow: | 7 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 2 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 27 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 540 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 3 | Winter Storm: | 10 | Winter Weather: | 19 |
| Other: | 17 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Paducah, TX.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Paducah, TX.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Paducah, TX.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 30 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Paducah, TX.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.2 | 1956-05-08 | 2 | 34°01'N / 100°17'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Cottle | |
| 6.7 | 1954-06-01 | 3 | 34°01'N / 100°18'W | 33°52'N / 100°09'W | 13.40 Miles | 267 Yards | 1 | 14 | 2.5M | 0 | Cottle |
| 12.5 | 1971-05-31 | 2 | 33°50'N / 100°17'W | 2.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Cottle | |
| 14.7 | 2010-04-22 | 3 | 34°10'N / 100°30'W | 34°15'N / 100°19'W | 12.00 Miles | 975 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0K | Cottle |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A large and rain wrapped tornado tracked from southwest of Cee Vee to just west of U.S. Highway 62/83 east-northeast of Cee Vee between 18:46 and 19:20 CST. A storm spotter observed the tornado as it passed southeast of Cee Vee at approximately 19:05 CST, and described it visually as a large wedge-shaped vortex. A post-storm ground and aerial survey conducted by local emergency management officials and National Weather Service meteorologists concluded that the tornado resulted in significant EF-3 damage. A number light weight objects and structures, including well-houses, horse stables, utility poles, empty semi-truck trailers, and a partially filled petroleum tank were heavily damaged or destroyed along the initial portions of the tornado's track through ranchland southwest and south of Cee Vee. This includes minor roof damage to a permanent farm home near County Road 172. Significant damage first occurred at a farmstead 3 miles east-southeast of Cee Vee, south of Farm to Market Road 1440. At this site, upwards of twenty-percent of the roof was removed from a well-built permanent home. A large metal building was partially collapsed and a well-house was completely destroyed. A horse trailer was blown over and rolled. In addition, several large trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to move northeastward and impacted a second farmstead four miles east of Cee Vee, just south of Farm to Market Road 1440. The tornado's maximum damage intensity was observed at this site, where a well-built stucco constructed permanant home, a cinderblock two-car garage, and several outbuildings were destroyed. The home's roof was totally removed, and three exterior walls collapsed. A portion of the home's roof and exterior walls were blown downwind and struck the two-car cinderblock garage broadside. This contributed to the complete destruction of that structure with only the frames of two exterior walls remaining. Two outbuildings and a horse stable were completely destroyed, with another unroofed. In addition, an entire stand of more than a dozen large trees were uprooted. A detailed survey by local officials of the site, revealed that the home was well-built, and that the exterior walls were secured to the slab foundation with bolts. In collaboration with experts at Texas Tech University's Wind Engineering Department, the developers of the Enhanced-Fujita Scale, it was determined that estimated wind speeds at the site of the destroyed residence ranged between 130 and 150 mph. With an average expected wind speed of 140 mph, the tornado was assigned an EF-3 rating based on this damage. The tornado continued northeastward across Farm to Market Road 1440. It caused light roof damage to a couple of light weight structures before dissipating just west of U.S. Highway 62/83 east-northeast of Cee Vee at approximately 19:20 CST. Despite damaging three residences, no injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Scattered thunderstorms developed over the central and eastern South Plains region of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 22nd. These storms resulted in significant severe weather, including strong tornadoes, as they impacted portions of the extreme southeastern Panhandle and the Rolling Plains. The severe weather over the South Plains of west Texas on the 22nd was part of a larger tornado outbreak that impacted areas from west Texas northward through western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Thunderstorms initiated over the central South Plains along and east of a dryline late in the day. These storms, some exhibiting supercell characteristics, initially became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds before 18:00 CST. By 18:20 CST, the first of three tornadoes, two of which were long-lived and significant, developed over northeastern Motley County. The parent supercell thunderstorm produced two damaging and rain-wrapped tornadoes over portions of Motley and Cottle Counties. The initial tornado south of Northfield crossed the Motley and Cottle County line southwest of Cee Vee. This three-quarter mile wide EF-2 tornado destroyed windmills and utility poles as it tracked through rural ranchlands. The second tornado heavily damaged or destroyed three farmsteads south and southeast of Cee Vee (Cottle County). Winds were estimated at approximately 140 mph where one home was destroyed east of that community. No injuries were reported. A second supercell thunderstorm developed south of the initial tornadic storm, and became tornadic near Swearingen (Cottle County) shortly after 21:00 CST. In addition to tornadoes, numerous reports of large hail up to the size of baseballs were received. Another Cottle County home was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds just north of Paducah as convection organized into a linear complex late in the evening. Also, training thunderstorms repeatedly moved over the Tahoka area in Lynn County. This resulted in areas of flooding and portions of two U.S. Highways were rendered impassable. In all, property damages were estimated at $530,000. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 16.1 | 1973-03-23 | 2 | 33°52'N / 100°22'W | 34°00'N / 100°46'W | 24.70 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Motley |
| 16.1 | 1957-04-20 | 2 | 33°48'N / 100°25'W | 0.40 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | King | |
| 16.1 | 2010-04-22 | 2 | 34°10'N / 100°31'W | 34°11'N / 100°30'W | 2.00 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Cottle |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Multiple storm chasers observed a large and rain-wrapped tornado that moved east-northeastward across the Motley and Cottle County line south-southeast of Northfield and southwest of Cee Vee during the 18:00 CST hour on the 22nd. Doppler radar, along with post-storm ground and aerial surveys, suggest that the tornado developed at approximately 18:20 CST south-southwest of Northfield in Motley County. Storm chasers first obtained a visual confirmation of the tornado at 18:37 CST as it partially emerged from obscuring rain curtains, while still in rural areas of northeastern Motley County. Photographs from that time show a very large wedge-shaped tornado. The tornado's maximum intensity, per post storm surveys by private land owners and meteorologists from the National Weather Service and Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet, occurred in northeastern Motley County where four windmills were destroyed, mesquite trees were severely damaged, and where a number of wooden utility poles were snapped. The damage path was measured to be three-quarters of a mile wide near the Motley and Cottle County line. The tornado again became totally obscured by rain and hail within the parent high precipitation supercell storm before it crossed the Motley and Cottle County line approximately 4.8 miles west-southwest of Cee Vee at 18:42 CST. Doppler radar velocity data shows subtle evidence that a mesocyclone occlusion may have occurred, and that the tornado likely dissipated just a few minutes later at approximately 18:45 CST 3.5 miles southwest of Cee Vee. A second tornado, however, quickly developed in a cyclic fashion just southeast of the initial tornado as a new mesocyclone became dominant. The total path length of the tornado across portions of Motley and Cottle Counties was approximately 9 miles, with a 25-minute duration. Enhanced-Fujita Scale damage indicators for both free-standing metal towers and metal electrical transmission line poles were considered to gauge expected wind speeds for the destroyed windmills observed in northeastern Motley County. The lower bounds for degrees of damage 2 and 5 respectively were accepted, yielding estimated wind speeds between 110 and 115 mph. Winds of at least this magnitude are additionally supported by the expected value for snapped wooden utility poles, which were additionally observed along the damage path. Therefore an EF-2 rating was assigned for this tornado. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Scattered thunderstorms developed over the central and eastern South Plains region of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 22nd. These storms resulted in significant severe weather, including strong tornadoes, as they impacted portions of the extreme southeastern Panhandle and the Rolling Plains. The severe weather over the South Plains of west Texas on the 22nd was part of a larger tornado outbreak that impacted areas from west Texas northward through western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Thunderstorms initiated over the central South Plains along and east of a dryline late in the day. These storms, some exhibiting supercell characteristics, initially became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds before 18:00 CST. By 18:20 CST, the first of three tornadoes, two of which were long-lived and significant, developed over northeastern Motley County. The parent supercell thunderstorm produced two damaging and rain-wrapped tornadoes over portions of Motley and Cottle Counties. The initial tornado south of Northfield crossed the Motley and Cottle County line southwest of Cee Vee. This three-quarter mile wide EF-2 tornado destroyed windmills and utility poles as it tracked through rural ranchlands. The second tornado heavily damaged or destroyed three farmsteads south and southeast of Cee Vee (Cottle County). Winds were estimated at approximately 140 mph where one home was destroyed east of that community. No injuries were reported. A second supercell thunderstorm developed south of the initial tornadic storm, and became tornadic near Swearingen (Cottle County) shortly after 21:00 CST. In addition to tornadoes, numerous reports of large hail up to the size of baseballs were received. Another Cottle County home was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds just north of Paducah as convection organized into a linear complex late in the evening. Also, training thunderstorms repeatedly moved over the Tahoka area in Lynn County. This resulted in areas of flooding and portions of two U.S. Highways were rendered impassable. In all, property damages were estimated at $530,000. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 17.1 | 1967-04-12 | 2 | 33°50'N / 100°06'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Cottle | |
| 18.8 | 2010-04-22 | 2 | 34°09'N / 100°39'W | 34°10'N / 100°31'W | 8.00 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0K | Motley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Multiple storm chasers observed a large and rain-wrapped tornado that moved east-northeastward across the Motley and Cottle County line south-southeast of Northfield and southwest of Cee Vee during the 18:00 CST hour on the 22nd. Doppler radar, along with post-storm ground and aerial surveys, suggest that the tornado developed at approximately 18:20 CST 9 miles south-southwest of Northfield, just east of Farm to Market Road 94. Storm chasers first obtained a visual confirmation of the tornado at 18:37 CST as it partially emerged from obscuring rain curtains. Photographs show a very large wedge-shaped tornado, with only the southern portion of the vortex visible through the wrapping precipitation. The tornado's track across northeastern Motley County remained over uninhabited ranch land. A National Weather Service cooperative observer, however, reported a loud roar as the tornado passed south of her home south of Northfield. Surveys of adjacent ranch land, conducted by private land owners as well as National Weather Service and Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologists, revealed that the tornado destroyed four windmills, severely damaged mesquite trees, and snapped at least a half dozen wooden utility poles. The damage path was measured to be three-quarters of a mile wide. The tornado again became totally obscured by rain and hail within the parent high precipitation supercell storm before it crossed the Motley and Cottle County line approximately 8.25 miles south-southeast of Northfield at 18:42 CST. It likely dissipated just a few minutes later at approximately 18:45 CST southwest of Cee Vee in northwestern Motley County. The total path length of the tornado across portions of Motley and Cottle Counties was approximately 9 miles, with a 25-minute duration. Enhanced-Fujita Scale damage indicators for both free-standing metal towers and metal electrical transmission line poles were considered to gauge expected wind speeds for the destroyed windmills. The lower bounds for degrees of damage 2 and 5 respectively were accepted, yielding estimated wind speeds between 110 and 115 mph. Winds of at least this magnitude are additionally supported by the expected value for snapped wooden utility poles, which were additionally observed along the damage path. Therefore an EF-2 rating was assigned for this tornado. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Scattered thunderstorms developed over the central and eastern South Plains region of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 22nd. These storms resulted in significant severe weather, including strong tornadoes, as they impacted portions of the extreme southeastern Panhandle and the Rolling Plains. The severe weather over the South Plains of west Texas on the 22nd was part of a larger tornado outbreak that impacted areas from west Texas northward through western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Thunderstorms initiated over the central South Plains along and east of a dryline late in the day. These storms, some exhibiting supercell characteristics, initially became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds before 18:00 CST. By 18:20 CST, the first of three tornadoes, two of which were long-lived and significant, developed over northeastern Motley County. The parent supercell thunderstorm produced two damaging and rain-wrapped tornadoes over portions of Motley and Cottle Counties. The initial tornado south of Northfield crossed the Motley and Cottle County line southwest of Cee Vee. This three-quarter mile wide EF-2 tornado destroyed windmills and utility poles as it tracked through rural ranchlands. The second tornado heavily damaged or destroyed three farmsteads south and southeast of Cee Vee (Cottle County). Winds were estimated at approximately 140 mph where one home was destroyed east of that community. No injuries were reported. A second supercell thunderstorm developed south of the initial tornadic storm, and became tornadic near Swearingen (Cottle County) shortly after 21:00 CST. In addition to tornadoes, numerous reports of large hail up to the size of baseballs were received. Another Cottle County home was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds just north of Paducah as convection organized into a linear complex late in the evening. Also, training thunderstorms repeatedly moved over the Tahoka area in Lynn County. This resulted in areas of flooding and portions of two U.S. Highways were rendered impassable. In all, property damages were estimated at $530,000. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 22.4 | 1989-05-15 | 2 | 33°40'N / 100°23'W | 33°45'N / 100°29'W | 7.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | King |
| 28.4 | 2006-05-09 | 2 | 34°25'N / 100°12'W | 34°25'N / 100°12'W | 1.50 Miles | 175 Yards | 0 | 1 | 5.7M | 0 | Childress |
| Brief Description: A tornado resulted in significant (F2) damage along a one and half mile path through the north side of Childress during the evening hours of the 9th. The tornado developed in a residential are of northwest Childress at 20:30 CST. Damage in the neighborhood was characterized as weak, with numerous downed trees, street signs, and damaged roofs. A resident was injured when a tree fell and struck him, breaking his arm and causing minor lacerations. The tornado then moved east toward the high school. Damage to the high school was extensive. A local television network, KVII-TV in Amarillo, operates an automated weather station on the campus as part of a regional school net. The instrument measured a 109 MPH wind gust as the tornado ripped through the facility at 20:32 CST. Damage at Childress High School was rated F1, with large brick walls blown inn and portions of the building's roof removed. The gymnasium was declared a total loss. The tornado intensified as it continued to move east across Fair Park. A large industrial building used to house city owned emergency vehicles was completely destroyed, with extensive damage to the fleet of vehicles that were parked inside. A tennis court was destroyed by wind-blown debris, and numerous large trees were uprooted. A large stone picnic table was blown northward along the wind fields convergent axis associated with center of the tornado's path. A well-built metal bridge that spanned Park Lake was blown a considerable distance downwind. Damage along the tornado's path through the park justified a significant rating (F2) on the Fujita Tornado Damage Intensity Scale. This given the magnitude of damage observed at the industrial building site, where large steel beams were completely torn from their bolted fixtures. The damage survey indicated that the tornado quickly weakened as it continued to move east of the park, and into more rural areas in the northeastern outskirts of the city. May 9 Severe Thunderstorm and Significant Tornado Event Summary...Two isolated supercell thunderstorms developed east of a dryline that was roughly oriented along the Caprock Escarpment during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 9th. These storms evolved into splitting supercells, and resulted in large hail up to two inches in diameter in Dickens and Motley Counties. The anticyclonic member from one of the mentioned storms propagated northward over Childress County during the early evening hours. The storm effectively lowered temperature-to-dewpoint depressions and locally backed the near-surface winds. A classic supercell subsequently propagated southeastward out of the Texas Panhandle and over Hall County. This storm interacted with the "outflow boundary" left by the departing anticyclonic storm. The southeastward propagating storm rapidly became tornadic near the northwestern corner of Childress. Large hail, damaging RFD winds, and the significant (F2) tornado resulted in nearly $6 million in damages and injured one. A school net weather instrument located at the heavily damaged Childress High School measured a peak wind gust of 109 MPH as the tornado destroyed the school's gymnasium. A second round of isolated severe storms produced large hail over the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle as clean-up crews worked in the damaged areas. | |||||||||||
| 29.8 | 1976-04-17 | 2 | 33°52'N / 99°50'W | 33°54'N / 99°47'W | 3.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Foard |
| 30.0 | 1951-06-06 | 2 | 34°26'N / 100°12'W | 34°26'N / 100°08'W | 3.60 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Childress |
| 31.3 | 1984-05-01 | 3 | 34°03'N / 100°55'W | 34°01'N / 100°47'W | 8.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Motley |
| 31.9 | 1970-08-18 | 2 | 34°20'N / 99°54'W | 0.80 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hardeman | |
| 32.1 | 1987-05-28 | 2 | 33°33'N / 100°25'W | 33°33'N / 100°15'W | 13.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | King |
| 33.7 | 1994-08-17 | 2 | 33°59'N / 99°43'W | 2.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Foard | |
| 34.8 | 1960-05-24 | 3 | 33°45'N / 100°51'W | 33°47'N / 100°49'W | 3.30 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Motley |
| 38.2 | 1979-04-10 | 2 | 33°51'N / 99°48'W | 34°02'N / 99°29'W | 22.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Foard |
| 40.3 | 1976-04-17 | 3 | 33°52'N / 99°30'W | 33°59'N / 99°43'W | 14.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Foard |
| 40.8 | 1954-05-01 | 4 | 33°59'N / 99°43'W | 34°04'N / 99°28'W | 15.40 Miles | 267 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Foard |
| 41.4 | 2003-04-15 | 2 | 34°30'N / 99°55'W | 34°31'N / 99°52'W | 3.50 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Hardeman |
| Brief Description: This tornado began in Hardeman County, Texas producing F2 damage before moving northeast and crossing the Red River at 1829 CST into extreme western Jackson County, Oklahoma then moving into Harmon County, Oklahoma where it dissipated. The tornado moved through a farm north of Williams, Texas causing significant damage. A hay barn, saddle shed, garage, shop, and chicken house were destroyed. The house was also damaged with broken windows, porch removed from the house, tree limbs driven through the north facing wall, and the east wall of the house separated by approximately an inch. | |||||||||||
| 43.4 | 1955-05-25 | 2 | 33°25'N / 99°58'W | 33°33'N / 99°50'W | 11.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Knox |
| 43.9 | 1982-05-11 | 3 | 34°39'N / 100°43'W | 34°34'N / 100°26'W | 15.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hall |
| 44.0 | 1961-05-03 | 2 | 33°57'N / 101°05'W | 33°56'N / 101°03'W | 2.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Floyd |
| 44.6 | 1979-04-10 | 4 | 33°59'N / 99°35'W | 34°02'N / 99°28'W | 7.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Foard |
| 48.6 | 1987-05-25 | 2 | 34°43'N / 100°23'W | 34°43'N / 100°19'W | 4.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Childress |
| 48.9 | 1987-05-25 | 2 | 34°43'N / 100°26'W | 34°43'N / 100°23'W | 2.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hall |
| 49.1 | 1954-06-01 | 2 | 33°38'N / 99°35'W | 33°39'N / 99°34'W | 1.90 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Knox |
| 49.8 | 1958-08-20 | 2 | 33°38'N / 99°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Knox | |
* 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.