Plainville, IN Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Plainville is about the same as Indiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Plainville is lower than Indiana average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #86
| Plainville, IN | 0.17 |
| Indiana | 0.12 |
| 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
| Plainville, IN | 0.0000 |
| Indiana | 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, #733
| Plainville, IN | 201.21 |
| Indiana | 265.56 |
| 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 3,708 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Plainville, IN 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: | 22 | Dense Fog: | 11 | Drought: | 11 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 841 | Hail: | 758 | Heat: | 44 | Heavy Snow: | 56 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 19 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 43 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,653 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 84 | Winter Weather: | 23 |
| Other: | 140 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Plainville, IN.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Plainville, IN.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
| 29.0 | 1984-07-28 | 4 | 10 | 39.22 | -87.07 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 76 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Plainville, IN.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.5 | 1956-02-25 | 2 | 38°47'N / 87°15'W | 38°50'N / 87°00'W | 13.80 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Daviess |
| 5.5 | 1962-04-30 | 2 | 38°52'N / 87°27'W | 38°40'N / 87°02'W | 26.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Knox |
| 8.4 | 2005-11-15 | 3 | 38°41'N / 87°08'W | 38°47'N / 86°55'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 31 | 11.6M | 0 | Daviess |
| Brief Description: An F3 tornado touched down near Washington, Indiana on the afternoon of 15 November 2005, and proceeded northeast for 12 miles, lifting at Crane Naval Base in Martin County. The tornado was up to 1/4 mile wide at times. The worst damage occurred 4 miles northeast of Montgomery. K&K Industries sits at that site. Abe Knepp, the owner, is also a chaplain for Daviess County Emergency Management, and was monitoring law enforcement radio traffic while at work. His decision to send his 120 employees home early likely saved several lives, as the plant was destroyed by the tornado 30 minutes after it was cleared. 123 homes and 20 businesses sustained damage in Daviess County. Despite the amount of damage, only one of the 31 reported injuries was considered serious. An area of severe thunderstorms moved through central Indiana on the afternoon and evening of 15 November 2005, fueled by abnormally warm conditions which had been the rule across the region for the first half of the month. One strongly rotating supercell produced three tornadoes, two of them rated strong F3, over southern portions of central Indiana. Additional severe weather occurred with other supercells and squall line storms across central Indiana. Thanks to early warnings and heightened awareness of the severe weather threat, no one was killed by the tornadoes, and only one serious injury was reported. | |||||||||||
| 9.0 | 2002-09-20 | 2 | 38°40'N / 87°14'W | 38°43'N / 87°14'W | 1.10 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 10K | Daviess |
| Brief Description: A tornado formed along a squall line in Pike county then moved across Knox and into Daviess counties. A few homes were destroyed in Knox county and several were damaged. A conservation officer in his vehicle was thrown an eighth of a mile by the tornado. | |||||||||||
| 9.1 | 1956-02-25 | 2 | 38°46'N / 87°23'W | 38°47'N / 87°15'W | 7.20 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Knox |
| 9.6 | 1986-05-15 | 2 | 38°40'N / 87°10'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Daviess | |
| 11.5 | 1969-08-09 | 2 | 38°40'N / 87°02'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Daviess | |||
| 12.6 | 1959-02-10 | 3 | 38°45'N / 87°24'W | 38°48'N / 87°22'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Knox |
| 13.5 | 1990-06-02 | 3 | 38°39'N / 87°03'W | 38°41'N / 86°54'W | 6.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Daviess |
| 15.4 | 1971-05-06 | 2 | 38°42'N / 87°30'W | 38°38'N / 87°15'W | 14.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Knox |
| 15.9 | 1990-06-02 | 3 | 38°41'N / 86°54'W | 38°41'N / 86°54'W | 0.50 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Martin |
| 17.0 | 2002-09-20 | 2 | 38°33'N / 87°26'W | 38°40'N / 87°15'W | 11.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.0M | 20K | Knox |
| Brief Description: A tornado formed along a squall line in Pike county then moved across Knox and into Daviess counties. A few homes were destroyed in Knox county and several were damaged. A conservation officer in his vehicle was thrown an eighth of a mile by the tornado. | |||||||||||
| 17.7 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 38°50'N / 87°31'W | 38°52'N / 87°26'W | 4.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Knox |
| 18.4 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°32'N / 87°11'W | 38°34'N / 86°55'W | 13.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Daviess |
| 19.1 | 1971-05-06 | 2 | 38°38'N / 87°15'W | 38°29'N / 86°44'W | 29.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Daviess |
| 19.4 | 1963-04-29 | 3 | 39°02'N / 87°28'W | 39°07'N / 87°02'W | 23.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sullivan |
| 19.6 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°31'N / 87°15'W | 38°32'N / 87°11'W | 4.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pike |
| 20.7 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 39°03'N / 87°07'W | 39°07'N / 86°54'W | 10.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Greene |
| 20.8 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°31'N / 87°17'W | 38°31'N / 87°15'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Knox |
| 21.7 | 1998-04-15 | 2 | 38°29'N / 87°09'W | 38°30'N / 87°06'W | 4.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: The tornado destroyed two large barns and five or six smaller outbuildings. Significant damage occurred to two farm houses. Several trees and power poles were snapped off. Some two-by-fours and a large saw blade were embedded in homes. | |||||||||||
| 22.0 | 1974-05-30 | 2 | 38°40'N / 86°47'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Martin | |
| 22.2 | 1957-06-11 | 2 | 39°06'N / 87°19'W | 0.20 Mile | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sullivan | |
| 22.7 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°34'N / 86°55'W | 38°41'N / 86°41'W | 14.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Martin |
| 23.7 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 38°46'N / 87°40'W | 38°50'N / 87°31'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 23.8 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°29'N / 87°26'W | 38°31'N / 87°17'W | 9.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pike |
| 24.1 | 2006-05-25 | 2 | 38°28'N / 87°07'W | 38°27'N / 87°05'W | 2.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: About five homes were destroyed. Roughly 15 other homes received major damage, primarily to roofs. Some roofs were removed. Two businesses sustained major roof damage. One mobile home was overturned and blown into a neighboring mobile home, causing extensive damage to it. Individuals were trapped in one home, but no injuries were reported. One travel trailer and one tractor trailer were overturned. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, blocking roads into the community. The damage path began just west of the intersection of Highway 356 and County Road 900E. The damage path extended east-southeast, ending just northwest of County Road 250N where it intersects the Dubois County line. Peak winds were estimated near 120 MPH. | |||||||||||
| 25.0 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°28'N / 87°26'W | 38°29'N / 87°15'W | 11.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 6 | 60 | 25.0M | 0 | Pike |
| 25.5 | 1963-04-19 | 2 | 38°37'N / 87°38'W | 38°37'N / 87°29'W | 7.90 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 12 | 2.5M | 0 | Knox |
| 26.0 | 1971-05-06 | 2 | 38°38'N / 87°42'W | 38°42'N / 87°30'W | 11.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 26.5 | 1989-01-07 | 4 | 38°35'N / 87°42'W | 38°37'N / 87°26'W | 12.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Knox |
| 27.5 | 1999-05-05 | 2 | 38°24'N / 87°17'W | 38°26'N / 87°15'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: The tornado destroyed a mobile home and damaged about a dozen houses. Top winds were estimated near 130 MPH. There was extensive tree damage. | |||||||||||
| 27.5 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 38°44'N / 87°41'W | 38°46'N / 87°38'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 27.6 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°41'N / 86°41'W | 38°40'N / 86°39'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Orange |
| 28.0 | 1967-12-11 | 2 | 38°31'N / 87°31'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Knox | |||
| 28.6 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°28'N / 87°29'W | 38°28'N / 87°26'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Gibson |
| 29.2 | 1967-10-24 | 3 | 38°29'N / 86°48'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Dubois | |||
| 29.3 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°40'N / 86°39'W | 38°41'N / 86°37'W | 1.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lawrence |
| 30.3 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°27'N / 87°35'W | 38°29'N / 87°26'W | 7.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Gibson |
| 30.3 | 2009-03-08 | 3 | 38°51'N / 86°36'W | 38°51'N / 86°35'W | 1.00 Mile | 1408 Yards | 0 | 1 | 420K | 0K | Lawrence |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This brief but powerful tornado had a steady track to the east-northeast, creating damage consistent of an EF3 strength tornado. A rating of EF3 corresponds with winds of 136 to 165 MPH. The maximum width of the tornado was approximately 1/8 mile. It completely destroyed the above ground portions of two homes, seriously damaged a trailer home, and created lesser damage to two other homes. It picked a full size school bus up, turned it around and onto its side, and moved it uphill onto the foundation of what had been an occupied home. The damage estimate is very rough. EPISODE NARRATIVE: By late morning a warm front stretched approximately from low pressure over northeast Missouri through central Illinois to between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana while the cold front trailed from the low into Oklahoma. At 1040 EST tornado watch number 49 was issued for much of western Indiana, much of Illinois, and locations south, effective until 1600 EST. National Weather Service radar showed scattered storms in the watch area in Indiana, better organized storms firing up over eastern Iowa and western Illinois, and an area of rain north of the warm front. At 1400 EST radar showed a broken line of storms with isolated supercells and line segments extending from northern Indiana south-southwestward through southern Indiana into western Kentucky with an eastward movement at 40-45 knots along central and northern portions of the line. The thermodynamic environment was marginally unstable but becoming more unstable with time. Supporting factors for severe weather were: large-scale atmospheric ascent, forcing associated with an ejecting short wave trough, significant shear, and increasing sunshine along and behind the warm front as it lifted north. At 1343 EST the first severe weather report occurred with a measured thunderstorm wind gust of 91 MPH in Vincennes in Knox county. An additional tornado watch, watch number 50, was issued at 1355 EST to cover the rest of Indiana east of watch number 49. At this point 90+ knot mid-level winds and 55+ knot 850 millibar winds were across the region. Portions of the watches were canceled starting shortly before 1600 EST. By the end of the severe weather episode an EF3 tornado had touched down in Lawrence County just west of Bedford. Portions of Daviess county experienced wind gusts of 80 to 90 MPH, while Tippecanoe, Clinton and Howard Counties had gusts from 60 to 70 mph. Significant damage occurred to several homes and farms in Lawrence County. | |||||||||||
| 30.4 | 1974-04-01 | 3 | 38°43'N / 87°44'W | 38°45'N / 87°41'W | 3.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 30.6 | 1963-04-19 | 2 | 38°34'N / 87°40'W | 38°37'N / 87°38'W | 3.30 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 31.4 | 1999-05-05 | 2 | 38°21'N / 87°16'W | 38°22'N / 87°16'W | 1.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 15K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: A tornado with estimated top winds of 130 MPH produced a damage path about a mile long. Since the track was through rural areas, the only structural damage was to a garage. Many trees were down. | |||||||||||
| 31.5 | 1974-05-30 | 2 | 39°05'N / 87°37'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Crawford | |||
| 31.8 | 1969-09-05 | 2 | 39°14'N / 87°22'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sullivan | |||
| 32.4 | 1996-04-19 | 2 | 38°20'N / 87°15'W | 38°21'N / 87°15'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Pike |
| Brief Description: Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. The roof was lifted off one house, which was destroyed. Ten other houses received minor to moderate wind damage. Between 10 and 15 barns and small sheds were demolished. | |||||||||||
| 32.8 | 1963-03-19 | 2 | 38°24'N / 86°50'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Dubois | |||
| 34.1 | 1956-02-25 | 2 | 38°45'N / 87°55'W | 38°48'N / 87°39'W | 14.60 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Lawrence |
| 34.1 | 1963-04-19 | 2 | 38°33'N / 87°44'W | 38°34'N / 87°40'W | 3.60 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wabash |
| 35.4 | 1959-02-10 | 2 | 38°44'N / 86°30'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence | |||
| 36.0 | 1955-03-01 | 2 | 38°50'N / 86°29'W | 1.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lawrence | |
| 36.8 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°26'N / 87°43'W | 38°27'N / 87°35'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Knox |
| 36.9 | 1989-01-07 | 4 | 38°29'N / 87°47'W | 38°35'N / 87°42'W | 7.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 50 | 25.0M | 0 | Wabash |
| 37.1 | 1975-04-18 | 2 | 39°11'N / 86°42'W | 39°13'N / 86°40'W | 1.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Owen |
| 37.4 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°47'N / 86°32'W | 38°54'N / 86°23'W | 11.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 1 | 51 | 2.5M | 0 | Lawrence |
| 38.0 | 1970-04-19 | 2 | 39°08'N / 86°39'W | 39°10'N / 86°33'W | 5.60 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 38.7 | 1973-05-27 | 2 | 39°10'N / 86°36'W | 30.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 39.9 | 1975-04-18 | 2 | 39°13'N / 86°40'W | 39°14'N / 86°37'W | 2.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 40.5 | 1957-04-05 | 2 | 38°59'N / 86°26'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lawrence | |||
| 40.9 | 1954-08-01 | 2 | 38°33'N / 86°28'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Orange | |||
| 42.2 | 1954-04-06 | 2 | 38°14'N / 86°51'W | 38°16'N / 86°48'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Dubois |
| 42.3 | 1976-06-24 | 2 | 39°18'N / 86°44'W | 39°20'N / 86°42'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Owen |
| 43.1 | 1973-05-27 | 2 | 39°12'N / 87°18'W | 39°39'N / 86°50'W | 39.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sullivan |
| 43.4 | 1956-04-03 | 2 | 39°25'N / 86°58'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tippecanoe | |||
| 43.5 | 1957-05-21 | 2 | 38°42'N / 87°59'W | 38°43'N / 87°55'W | 3.60 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Richland |
| 43.6 | 1992-11-22 | 3 | 39°15'N / 86°39'W | 39°18'N / 86°34'W | 5.30 Miles | 867 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 44.6 | 2009-05-14 | 2 | 38°12'N / 87°34'W | 38°13'N / 87°22'W | 10.00 Miles | 125 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0K | Gibson |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Maximum winds were estimated near 120 mph at the beginning of the damage path. The most significant damage occurred on a farm on the north side of the Haubstadt Raceway. A 50-foot grain bin was moved off its foundation and destroyed, several large machinery buildings sustained partial losses of roofs and walls, and a race car frame on blocks was moved about 100 feet. Damage intensity decreased eastward along the path. Elsewhere along the path, a barn lost its roof, and several homes received roof damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of severe thunderstorms moved slowly southeast through the early morning hours. These storms moved through a very moist and unstable atmosphere. A small-scale bow echo produced a significant tornado. | |||||||||||
| 45.3 | 1989-04-03 | 3 | 38°15'N / 87°38'W | 38°15'N / 87°34'W | 3.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 25.0M | 0 | Gibson |
| 45.6 | 2002-09-20 | 3 | 39°14'N / 86°37'W | 39°20'N / 86°31'W | 10.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 10.0M | 20K | Monroe |
| Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas. | |||||||||||
| 45.9 | 1956-02-25 | 2 | 38°44'N / 88°05'W | 38°45'N / 87°55'W | 8.80 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Richland |
| 46.5 | 1958-07-11 | 2 | 38°31'N / 87°57'W | 38°30'N / 87°54'W | 2.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wabash |
| 46.6 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 38°23'N / 87°59'W | 38°26'N / 87°43'W | 13.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Wabash |
| 46.8 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 38°46'N / 86°18'W | 38°48'N / 86°16'W | 2.30 Miles | 177 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Lawrence |
| 46.9 | 1973-06-26 | 2 | 39°10'N / 86°33'W | 39°14'N / 86°20'W | 12.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 47.5 | 1963-04-19 | 3 | 38°16'N / 86°36'W | 38°59'N / 86°00'W | 59.10 Miles | 1400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lawrence |
| 47.7 | 1957-12-18 | 3 | 38°56'N / 88°03'W | 38°59'N / 87°59'W | 4.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jasper |
| 47.8 | 1967-10-24 | 2 | 39°28'N / 87°25'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Vigo | |||
* 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.