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Rice, VA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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

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

Earthquake Index, #288

Rice, VA
0.13
Virginia
0.20
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

Rice, VA
0.0000
Virginia
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, #513

Rice, VA
76.21
Virginia
88.66
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 2,695 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Rice, VA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:12Dense Fog:0Drought:17
Dust Storm:0Flood:246Hail:539Heat:2Heavy Snow:38
High Surf:0Hurricane:1Ice Storm:15Landslide:0Strong Wind:56
Thunderstorm Winds:1,422Tropical Storm:2Wildfire:5Winter Storm:79Winter Weather:59
Other:202 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Rice, VA.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Rice, VA.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeDepth (km)LatitudeLongitude
38.91984-08-174.2837.87-78.32

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 20 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Rice, VA.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
9.71974-05-12237°11'N / 78°12'W0025K0Nottoway
19.21960-09-10237°19'N / 78°38'W1.00 Mile33 Yards0025K0Buckingham
22.21966-11-02237°05'N / 78°00'W37°07'N / 77°57'W3.60 Miles100 Yards00250K0Nottoway
24.31983-05-22337°05'N / 77°58'W37°05'N / 77°55'W2.50 Miles37 Yards00250K0Nottoway
24.81983-10-13236°59'N / 78°36'W37°03'N / 78°30'W5.00 Miles30 Yards00250K0Charlotte
25.81983-05-22337°05'N / 77°55'W37°06'N / 77°53'W1.00 Mile37 Yards00250K0Dinwiddie
29.71993-08-06236°59'N / 78°08'W37°15'N / 77°28'W38.00 Miles175 Yards005.0M0Lunenburg, Nottoway, Dinwiddie And Chesterfield
 Brief Description: The tornado first touched down 1 mile northeast of Kenbridge in Lunenburg County at 1243 EDT, where roofs were blown off of a briquet plant and a furniture company building. Damage estimates in Lunenburg County were $300,000. The tornado moved northeast into southeast Nottoway County and strengthened. It leveled a barn, some outbuildings and trees on Route 46 near the west edge of Fort Pickett Military Reservation. Damages in Nottoway County were estimated at $100,000. It continued northeast into Dinwiddie County and the Fort Pickett Military Reservation where it did minimal damage. It moved northeast to the town of Ford where the most significant damage in the county occurred. It destroyed a house and a shed and knocked down numerous telephone poles, and large trees. The tornado tracked northeast into the southeast part of Chesterfield County and lifted about 5 miles west of Colonial Heights.
30.21966-06-16337°31'N / 78°46'W1.00 Mile100 Yards003K0Buckingham
31.31970-06-21237°21'N / 77°43'W0025K0Chesterfield
36.31962-05-08237°40'N / 77°48'W120K0Goochland
36.71990-05-04337°19'N / 77°49'W37°14'N / 77°25'W8.00 Miles500 Yards002.5M0Amelia
39.91959-09-30337°52'N / 78°18'W37°54'N / 78°11'W6.50 Miles880 Yards00250K0Fluvanna
40.71988-08-29236°42'N / 78°27'W36°46'N / 78°27'W4.00 Miles3 Yards012.5M0Mecklenburg
43.01966-11-02236°43'N / 78°02'W1.00 Mile100 Yards0025K0Brunswick
44.81986-10-14336°47'N / 77°46'W36°54'N / 77°40'W12.00 Miles800 Yards002.5M0Brunswick
45.91990-04-02237°21'N / 77°27'W0.20 Mile100 Yards002.5M0Chesterfield
47.61984-05-29237°30'N / 77°27'W0.50 Mile50 Yards002.5M0Chesterfield
48.11984-05-08337°13'N / 77°25'W2.00 Miles1500 Yards0025.0M0Petersburg (c)
48.81969-03-24237°31'N / 77°26'W0.30 Mile17 Yards01250K0Richmond (c)
48.91951-06-13237°33'N / 77°29'W37°36'N / 77°26'W4.10 Miles350 Yards012250K0Richmond (c)


* 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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