Palo, MI Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Palo is about the same as Michigan average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Palo is higher than Michigan average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #574
| Palo, MI | 0.00 |
| Michigan | 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
| Palo, MI | 0.0000 |
| Michigan | 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, #397
| Palo, MI | 168.71 |
| Michigan | 140.33 |
| 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 2,284 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Palo, MI 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: | 3 | Cold: | 1 | Dense Fog: | 2 | Drought: | 0 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 92 | Hail: | 609 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 69 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 10 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 15 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,345 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 51 | Winter Weather: | 2 |
| Other: | 85 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Palo, MI.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Palo, MI.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Palo, MI.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 69 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Palo, MI.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 5.0 | 1994-07-04 | 2 | 43°06'N / 85°05'W | 0.30 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Montcalm | |
| Brief Description: A brick, ranch style home in Fairplain Township was totally destroyed by an apparent tornado. No one actually saw a tornado, but the debris pattern and localization of the damage strongly suggested a tornado rather than straight-line thunderstorm winds. Seven people were in the home at the time, but no one was injured. A small shed was also torn up. The path length and width were estimated from the debris pattern. Trees up to 10 inches in diameter were broken off at the ground in a counter-clockwise pattern. | |||||||||||
| 12.3 | 1956-05-12 | 2 | 43°06'N / 84°51'W | 43°02'N / 84°39'W | 10.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Clinton |
| 12.4 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 43°15'N / 84°56'W | 43°18'N / 84°50'W | 5.40 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Montcalm |
| 13.6 | 1976-03-20 | 2 | 42°53'N / 85°06'W | 42°57'N / 84°55'W | 9.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ionia |
| 17.0 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 42°52'N / 84°55'W | 42°53'N / 84°53'W | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Ionia | ||
| 17.0 | 1989-11-27 | 2 | 42°50'N / 84°55'W | 42°55'N / 84°53'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ionia |
| 17.6 | 1967-04-21 | 4 | 42°56'N / 84°48'W | 43°01'N / 84°35'W | 12.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Clinton |
| 19.8 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 43°18'N / 84°50'W | 43°23'N / 84°40'W | 9.70 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Gratiot |
| 20.1 | 1968-08-05 | 2 | 42°56'N / 85°33'W | 42°43'N / 84°33'W | 52.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Kent |
| 20.4 | 1956-06-26 | 2 | 43°11'N / 84°41'W | 43°17'N / 84°33'W | 9.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Gratiot |
| 21.5 | 1956-04-03 | 5 | 43°18'N / 85°20'W | 43°20'N / 85°17'W | 1.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Montcalm |
| 22.1 | 1951-08-15 | 2 | 42°54'N / 84°53'W | 43°00'N / 84°20'W | 28.50 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clinton |
| 22.7 | 1968-06-11 | 2 | 43°10'N / 84°34'W | 43°10'N / 84°31'W | 1 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gratiot | ||
| 22.7 | 1982-06-15 | 2 | 43°13'N / 84°38'W | 43°15'N / 84°30'W | 5.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Gratiot |
| 23.0 | 1984-08-30 | 2 | 43°04'N / 84°32'W | 2.50 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clinton | |
| 25.2 | 1956-05-12 | 2 | 43°26'N / 85°07'W | 43°31'N / 84°58'W | 9.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Montcalm |
| 25.4 | 1977-03-28 | 2 | 43°01'N / 84°30'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clinton | |
| 26.2 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 43°22'N / 84°36'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gratiot | |
| 26.4 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 43°23'N / 84°37'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gratiot | |
| 26.4 | 1965-04-11 | 2 | 43°23'N / 84°37'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gratiot | |
| 26.7 | 1968-04-23 | 3 | 43°49'N / 85°22'W | 43°06'N / 85°05'W | 51.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Osceola |
| 26.8 | 1956-05-12 | 2 | 43°18'N / 84°33'W | 43°16'N / 84°28'W | 3.80 Miles | 800 Yards | 1 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Gratiot |
| 27.7 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 42°45'N / 84°45'W | 0.80 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Eaton | |
| 28.4 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 43°03'N / 85°39'W | 43°12'N / 85°27'W | 14.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Kent |
| 28.9 | 1956-04-03 | 5 | 42°56'N / 85°47'W | 43°18'N / 85°20'W | 33.80 Miles | 400 Yards | 4 | 130 | 25K | 0 | Kent |
| 29.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 42°51'N / 84°39'W | 42°54'N / 84°22'W | 14.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Clinton |
| 29.3 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 42°55'N / 85°30'W | 0.30 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kent | |
| 29.3 | 1968-09-09 | 2 | 43°13'N / 85°33'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Kent | |
| 29.6 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 42°43'N / 85°27'W | 42°48'N / 85°11'W | 14.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Barry |
| 29.6 | 1965-04-11 | 3 | 42°39'N / 85°18'W | 42°46'N / 85°04'W | 14.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Barry |
| 30.9 | 1956-04-03 | 3 | 42°45'N / 85°32'W | 42°52'N / 85°20'W | 12.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Barry |
| 31.7 | 1974-04-14 | 2 | 43°28'N / 84°35'W | 2.50 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Midland | |
| 32.7 | 1977-04-02 | 2 | 42°52'N / 84°28'W | 42°53'N / 84°23'W | 3.30 Miles | 223 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Clinton |
| 34.6 | 1966-04-20 | 2 | 43°29'N / 85°27'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mecosta | |
| 35.2 | 1967-04-21 | 3 | 42°54'N / 85°46'W | 42°57'N / 85°30'W | 13.60 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 32 | 25.0M | 0 | Kent |
| 35.3 | 1955-08-06 | 2 | 42°39'N / 85°17'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Barry | |
| 35.6 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 42°38'N / 84°44'W | 42°42'N / 84°32'W | 10.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Eaton |
| 36.8 | 2007-08-24 | 3 | 42°35'N / 84°49'W | 42°37'N / 84°45'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 5 | 40.0M | 0K | Eaton |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A NWS storm survey team determined that an EF-3 (Enhanced-Fujita Tornado Scale Rating) tornado with wind speeds estimated at 140 mph produced the most severe damage along a path from M-50 just north of Kinsel Highway to just west of M-100 and Vermontville Highway near Potterville, Michigan. The storm survey indicated a tornado path which was 200 to 300 yards wide and 6.5 miles long. Fifteen homes were either destroyed or severely damaged. A roof was blown off a single story home and windward facing walls were blown in. The majority of the roof and garage from this home were not found. A roof was blown off of a two story home and the upper story front walls were blown in. Additional damage included the partial collapse of the upper story of a home, and another house was blown off of the foundation. Two barns were destroyed and another incurred heavy damage just west of Potterville. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An EF-3 tornado struck Eaton county and resulted in five injuries but no fatalities. An EF-1 tornado struck Ingham county but did not produce any injuries or fatalities. | |||||||||||
| 36.9 | 1955-05-28 | 2 | 42°25'N / 85°03'W | 42°45'N / 84°43'W | 28.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Eaton |
| 37.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 42°54'N / 84°22'W | 42°56'N / 84°14'W | 6.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Shiawassee |
| 37.2 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 43°02'N / 85°47'W | 43°03'N / 85°39'W | 6.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 5 | 142 | 2.5M | 0 | Kent |
| 37.5 | 1986-04-28 | 2 | 42°54'N / 84°15'W | 43°10'N / 84°15'W | 18.40 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Shiawassee |
| 37.9 | 1986-04-28 | 2 | 43°10'N / 84°15'W | 43°13'N / 84°14'W | 8.10 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Saginaw |
| 38.4 | 1986-08-26 | 2 | 42°38'N / 84°38'W | 42°38'N / 84°34'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Eaton |
| 39.8 | 1961-09-22 | 2 | 43°05'N / 85°47'W | 43°07'N / 85°46'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kent | ||
| 40.4 | 1967-04-16 | 2 | 43°00'N / 84°12'W | 0.30 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Shiawassee | |
| 40.5 | 1986-08-26 | 2 | 42°38'N / 84°34'W | 42°39'N / 84°27'W | 7.60 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ingham |
| 41.2 | 1975-05-20 | 2 | 42°49'N / 85°44'W | 42°50'N / 85°40'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Kent |
| 41.2 | 1961-09-22 | 2 | 43°02'N / 85°49'W | 43°05'N / 85°47'W | 2.70 Miles | 2000 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 41.9 | 1978-08-19 | 2 | 42°50'N / 84°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 230 Yards | 0 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Shiawassee | |
| 42.1 | 1986-08-26 | 2 | 42°35'N / 85°24'W | 0.60 Mile | 13 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Barry | |
| 42.1 | 1976-04-21 | 2 | 42°48'N / 84°16'W | 42°51'N / 84°14'W | 3.00 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Shiawassee |
| 43.2 | 1985-07-15 | 2 | 42°44'N / 84°28'W | 42°42'N / 84°11'W | 15.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Ingham |
| 43.9 | 1977-04-02 | 4 | 42°26'N / 85°01'W | 42°32'N / 84°43'W | 16.60 Miles | 613 Yards | 1 | 44 | 2.5M | 0 | Eaton |
| 44.0 | 1965-04-11 | 4 | 43°01'N / 85°55'W | 43°02'N / 85°47'W | 6.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 45.1 | 1975-06-17 | 2 | 43°26'N / 85°46'W | 1.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 1 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Newaygo | |
| 45.8 | 1966-06-09 | 2 | 42°31'N / 85°23'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Barry | |
| 46.3 | 1982-06-15 | 2 | 43°19'N / 84°18'W | 43°25'N / 83°58'W | 19.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Saginaw |
| 47.2 | 1956-05-12 | 2 | 43°18'N / 84°08'W | 43°20'N / 84°03'W | 3.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saginaw |
| 47.2 | 1986-07-15 | 2 | 42°33'N / 85°31'W | 42°25'N / 85°11'W | 20.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Barry |
| 47.2 | 2007-10-18 | 2 | 42°36'N / 84°18'W | 42°47'N / 84°12'W | 17.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 0 | 15.0M | 0K | Ingham |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A National Weather Service storm survey was conducted in Ingham county following the tornado that occurred on the night of October 18th. Based on extensive damage to buildings and trees the tornado was rated EF-2 with top winds estimated between 120 and 130 mph. The tornado began just northeast of Mason around 10:28 pm EDT and moved northeast at 40 to 45 mph through the town of Williamston between 10:40 and 10:45 pm. Approximately 100 structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston. Two fatalities occurred about 4 miles northeast of Williamston where a modular home and its 2 occupants were flipped into a pond. The tornado then moved into Shiawassee county and dissipated shortly thereafter. The last time a fatal tornado occurred in Ingham county was on August 14th, 1988 when one death resulted from a tornado that was rated F-2 on the original Fujita scale. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A late season severe weather outbreak occurred on October 18th. An EF-2 tornado struck Ingham county, resulting in millions of dollars worth of damage and two fatalities. About a hundred structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston in Ingham county. The two fatalities occurred about four miles northeast of Williamston, where a modular home was flipped into a pond by the tornado. There were also a tremendous amount of reports of wind damage with trees and power lines blown down, as well as several reports of three quarters to one inch diameter hail. | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 1957-06-22 | 2 | 42°52'N / 85°52'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ottawa | |||
| 47.6 | 1974-06-09 | 2 | 43°42'N / 85°29'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Mecosta | |
| 47.8 | 1965-10-07 | 2 | 43°47'N / 84°45'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Isabella | |
| 48.0 | 1956-04-03 | 3 | 42°32'N / 85°50'W | 42°45'N / 85°32'W | 21.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ottawa |
| 48.3 | 1963-06-09 | 2 | 42°46'N / 85°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Allegan | |
| 48.8 | 1956-04-03 | 5 | 42°46'N / 85°59'W | 42°56'N / 85°47'W | 15.10 Miles | 400 Yards | 14 | 200 | 250K | 0 | Ottawa |
| 49.4 | 1988-08-14 | 2 | 42°42'N / 84°28'W | 42°29'N / 84°10'W | 3.30 Miles | 127 Yards | 1 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Ingham |
| 49.7 | 1968-04-23 | 3 | 43°42'N / 85°29'W | 43°49'N / 85°22'W | 9.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Mecosta |
* 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.