Pendleton County School District Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Pendleton County School District is about the same as Kentucky average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Pendleton County School District is higher than Kentucky average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #112
| Pendleton County School District | 0.05 |
| Kentucky | 0.24 |
| 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
| Pendleton County School District | 0.0000 |
| Kentucky | 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, #73
| Pendleton County School District | 189.13 |
| Kentucky | 136.89 |
| 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 4,516 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Pendleton County School District 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: | 41 | Dense Fog: | 37 | Drought: | 28 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 871 | Hail: | 780 | Heat: | 41 | Heavy Snow: | 76 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 34 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 112 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,282 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 88 | Winter Weather: | 48 |
| Other: | 76 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Pendleton County School District.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Pendleton County School District.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
| 43.5 | 1980-07-27 | 5.1 | 8 | 38.17 | -83.91 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 77 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Pendleton County School District.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 3.4 | 1968-04-23 | 4 | 38°40'N / 84°22'W | 38°42'N / 84°13'W | 8.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 4 | 350 | 25.0M | 0 | Pendleton |
| 6.0 | 1996-05-08 | 2 | 38°47'N / 84°22'W | 38°47'N / 84°22'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 75K | 0 | Pendleton |
| Brief Description: Tornado hit just south of Butler, near US 27 ripping apart a two story brick home and destroying two barns. A car was severely damaged and numerous trees and utility lines were downed. | |||||||||||
| 13.3 | 1986-07-12 | 2 | 38°35'N / 84°33'W | 0.10 Mile | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Preble | |
| 15.3 | 1956-07-19 | 2 | 38°42'N / 84°16'W | 38°42'N / 83°52'W | 21.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pendleton |
| 15.4 | 1997-07-02 | 3 | 38°51'N / 84°11'W | 38°49'N / 84°04'W | 12.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0 | Clermont |
| Brief Description: A multiple vortex tornado tracked across the southern part of the county. The tornado damaged or destroyed 56 mobile homes and 27 single family homes. Several barns and sheds were destroyed and numerous trees were downed. No serious injuries or deaths occurred with this tornado. A low pressure system with an unusually strong mid and upper level jet streak was moving across the Great Lakes with an associated cold front moving across the upper Ohio valley. Thunderstorms developed across Indiana and moved into West-Central Ohio around mid-afternoon with a distinct bow echo causing wind damage from near to Lima to southeast of Columbus. On the southern edge of the first line of storms, a supercell developed over Central Indiana. This storm evolved into a bow echo and swept across the Dayton metro area causing extensive wind damage and a brief tornado in Greene county. Another supercell developed near Cincinnati and moved southeastward along the Ohio River. This storm produced the F3 tornado in Clermont county. | |||||||||||
| 15.5 | 1968-04-23 | 4 | 38°42'N / 84°13'W | 38°45'N / 83°55'W | 16.40 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Bracken |
| 16.7 | 1990-06-02 | 2 | 38°52'N / 84°11'W | 38°55'N / 84°09'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clermont |
| 16.9 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 38°29'N / 84°11'W | 38°31'N / 84°09'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Robertson |
| 17.8 | 1956-07-13 | 2 | 38°50'N / 84°38'W | 1.00 Mile | 433 Yards | 0 | 12 | 2.5M | 0 | Boone | |
| 19.0 | 1968-04-23 | 2 | 38°43'N / 84°00'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bracken | |||
| 20.1 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 38°20'N / 84°26'W | 38°29'N / 84°11'W | 17.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 27 | 25K | 0 | Harrison |
| 23.4 | 2008-02-06 | 2 | 38°21'N / 84°22'W | 38°22'N / 84°19'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 200K | Harrison |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down near 812 Mt. Vernon Road, damaging a home and a barn at that location. Along Connersville Road, the tornado lifted the roofs off three homes and damaged three others. It also destroyed several barns and outbuildings, and snapped numerous hardwood trees. It damaged a few more barns and trees before lifting about a half mile southwest of Cynthiana. Several businesses in the city of Cynthiana had sign damage from 70 mph straight line winds. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A cold front along with a strong upper level low produced a squall line that crossed central Kentucky. This set off widespread severe weather, and spawned several tornadoes. | |||||||||||
| 23.8 | 1964-06-15 | 2 | 38°20'N / 84°31'W | 38°24'N / 83°56'W | 31.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Scott |
| 24.3 | 1980-04-08 | 2 | 38°57'N / 84°40'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Boone | |
| 24.6 | 1979-06-29 | 2 | 38°17'N / 84°27'W | 38°24'N / 84°17'W | 12.10 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Harrison |
| 25.1 | 1968-04-23 | 4 | 38°45'N / 83°55'W | 38°46'N / 83°52'W | 2.70 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Edmonson |
| 28.1 | 1973-09-29 | 2 | 39°00'N / 84°42'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Boone | |
| 28.4 | 1958-07-11 | 2 | 39°05'N / 84°32'W | 39°05'N / 84°32'W | 0 | 8 | 250K | 0 | Campbell | ||
| 28.7 | 1992-11-22 | 4 | 38°53'N / 84°50'W | 38°55'N / 84°48'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Boone |
| 28.9 | 1964-06-15 | 2 | 38°18'N / 84°38'W | 38°20'N / 84°31'W | 6.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Scott |
| 29.1 | 1958-07-11 | 2 | 39°06'N / 84°33'W | 39°05'N / 84°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hamilton | ||
| 29.7 | 1992-11-22 | 4 | 38°47'N / 84°55'W | 38°53'N / 84°50'W | 9.70 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Switzerland |
| 30.5 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 38°44'N / 83°50'W | 38°48'N / 83°45'W | 6.00 Miles | 143 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 31.2 | 1968-04-23 | 4 | 38°46'N / 83°52'W | 38°48'N / 83°42'W | 9.10 Miles | 550 Yards | 1 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 31.6 | 1969-08-09 | 3 | 39°10'N / 84°18'W | 39°07'N / 84°07'W | 10.30 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 7 | 250K | 0 | Clermont |
| 31.9 | 1974-04-03 | 2 | 38°14'N / 84°39'W | 38°18'N / 84°29'W | 10.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Scott |
| 32.5 | 1981-06-09 | 2 | 38°37'N / 83°48'W | 38°37'N / 83°43'W | 4.10 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Mason |
| 32.5 | 1979-06-29 | 2 | 38°15'N / 84°44'W | 38°17'N / 84°27'W | 15.50 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 7 | 25K | 0 | Scott |
| 33.0 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 38°59'N / 84°52'W | 39°07'N / 84°40'W | 14.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Boone |
| 33.4 | 1968-04-23 | 4 | 39°06'N / 84°16'W | 39°12'N / 84°00'W | 15.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 29 | 2.5M | 0 | Clermont |
| 34.1 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 38°58'N / 84°53'W | 38°59'N / 84°52'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Ohio | ||
| 34.3 | 1969-08-09 | 3 | 39°13'N / 84°31'W | 39°10'N / 84°18'W | 11.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 4 | 240 | 2.5M | 0 | Hamilton |
| 34.4 | 1964-06-15 | 2 | 38°24'N / 83°56'W | 38°25'N / 83°44'W | 10.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Fleming |
| 34.5 | 1992-11-22 | 4 | 38°36'N / 85°04'W | 38°47'N / 84°55'W | 16.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 1 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | Carroll |
| 35.2 | 1959-02-10 | 3 | 38°38'N / 85°00'W | 1.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Carroll | |
| 35.8 | 1967-05-07 | 3 | 38°36'N / 83°42'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mason | |
| 35.8 | 1970-04-23 | 3 | 38°13'N / 84°36'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Scott | |
| 36.1 | 1974-04-03 | 5 | 39°07'N / 84°40'W | 39°13'N / 84°38'W | 6.80 Miles | 533 Yards | 3 | 190 | 0K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 36.9 | 2003-05-10 | 3 | 38°37'N / 83°43'W | 38°37'N / 83°38'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Mason |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down to the southeast of Maysville, continuing east-southeast into Lewis County. The greatest damage occurred in the Heron Hill area in western Lewis County. Seventeen people were injured in Lewis County. 21 homes were destroyed, 10 homes sustained major damage and 17 homes received minor damage. Numerous barns, buildings and garages were also damaged or destroyed. The tornado appeared to skip across parts of Mason and Lewis Counties. Tornado damage ended four miles to the southeast of Vanceburg. A warm front stalled along the Ohio River, providing the focus for several clusters of thunderstorms to move across northern Kentucky during the early morning, lasting into the afternoon. Rainfall amounts from the thunderstorms generally ranged from three to five inches. The copious amounts of rain caused creeks and streams to rise out of their banks, and many roads were flooded and impassible. | |||||||||||
| 37.8 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 39°11'N / 84°29'W | 39°18'N / 84°23'W | 9.40 Miles | 350 Yards | 2 | 39 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 38.3 | 1982-06-16 | 2 | 38°24'N / 83°48'W | 38°30'N / 83°38'W | 10.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Fleming |
| 38.5 | 1979-06-29 | 2 | 38°16'N / 84°51'W | 38°15'N / 84°44'W | 6.20 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Franklin |
| 38.6 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 39°00'N / 84°58'W | 39°03'N / 84°54'W | 4.70 Miles | 667 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Dearborn |
| 39.3 | 1999-04-09 | 4 | 39°14'N / 84°22'W | 39°18'N / 84°17'W | 8.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 4 | 65 | 82.0M | 0 | Hamilton |
| Brief Description: A tornado began with F2 intensity in Blue Ash in the northeast corner of the county. This tornado moved through Montgomery, Symmes Township, and Loveland before entering Warren county. The intensity of the tornado was F2 and F3 at many points along the track, intensifying to a low end F4 while in Montgomery. The width of the tornado ranged from 100 yards to 1/4 mile wide. Four fatalities occurred; two in a home and the other two in vehicles. About 91 homes and apartments were destroyed along with 37 businesses. Additionally, 197 homes and apartments suffered major damage with 477 others also incurring damage. Twenty six businesses had major damage with 18 others also incurring damage. M40VE, M38VE, M58PH, F52PH | |||||||||||
| 40.2 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 38°54'N / 85°05'W | 39°00'N / 84°58'W | 9.10 Miles | 1133 Yards | 0 | 64 | 0K | 0 | Ohio |
| 40.6 | 1960-06-22 | 2 | 39°06'N / 83°48'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Highland | |||
| 41.7 | 1977-10-01 | 3 | 39°15'N / 84°40'W | 0.70 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 17 | 2.5M | 0 | Hamilton | |
| 42.0 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 38°07'N / 84°57'W | 38°20'N / 84°44'W | 18.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 4 | 85 | 250K | 0 | Franklin |
| 43.3 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 39°15'N / 84°48'W | 39°17'N / 84°35'W | 10.00 Miles | 1350 Yards | 0 | 14 | 25.0M | 0 | Hamilton |
| 43.3 | 2004-05-27 | 3 | 38°05'N / 84°32'W | 38°05'N / 84°30'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 6 | 7.5M | 0 | Fayette |
| Brief Description: The tornado first touched down just east of Masterson Station Park on the subdivision road of Buck Lane. It continued east through the subdivision, causing F2 damage. The tornado then crossed an open field and creek, entering another subdivision. It appeared that the tornado reached its maximum F3 intensity in this section of the path. The tornado was on the ground intermittently as it moved to the east northeast. It struck a single house on State Road 1978, doing F2 damage. It crossed Georgetown Road and struck another subdivision near Citation Boulevard, doing F1 to F2 damage. It continued for a short distance into a field, and then lifted. There was straight line wind damage to the south of the tornado path, and additional straight line wind damage to the east after the tornado lifted. The tornado damaged 15 homes to some degree, and at least 50 home received moderate to severe damage. The hardest hit area was the Masterson Station subdivision. | |||||||||||
| 44.0 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 39°17'N / 84°35'W | 39°20'N / 84°35'W | 3.00 Miles | 1350 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25.0M | 0 | Butler |
| 44.1 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 38°50'N / 85°12'W | 38°54'N / 85°05'W | 7.60 Miles | 1133 Yards | 0 | 40 | 0K | 0 | Switzerland |
| 44.2 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 39°20'N / 84°35'W | 39°20'N / 84°19'W | 12.00 Miles | 1350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Butler |
| 44.5 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 39°20'N / 84°19'W | 39°21'N / 84°20'W | 2.00 Miles | 1350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Warren |
| 45.1 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 39°21'N / 84°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Butler | |
| 45.4 | 1956-02-25 | 2 | 39°20'N / 84°34'W | 1.00 Mile | 500 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Butler | |
| 45.6 | 1968-04-23 | 4 | 39°12'N / 84°00'W | 39°22'N / 83°55'W | 12.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 45.7 | 1963-04-21 | 2 | 38°05'N / 84°40'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Woodford | |
| 45.8 | 1986-03-10 | 2 | 38°02'N / 84°30'W | 38°03'N / 84°27'W | 3.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 20 | 25.0M | 0 | Fayette |
| 45.9 | 1990-06-02 | 4 | 39°13'N / 84°55'W | 39°15'N / 84°48'W | 6.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 21 | 2.5M | 0 | Dearborn |
| 46.1 | 1957-05-22 | 2 | 38°37'N / 85°12'W | 0.80 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll | |
| 46.2 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 39°18'N / 84°23'W | 39°26'N / 84°17'W | 10.40 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Warren |
| 46.6 | 1956-02-25 | 2 | 39°16'N / 84°49'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton | |
| 46.7 | 1999-04-09 | 2 | 39°21'N / 84°11'W | 39°23'N / 84°16'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Warren |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down in eastern Hamilton Township causing heavy damage to a farmstead. The roof of the house and an extension to a barn were destroyed. Further down the path, a house was skewed from its foundation. | |||||||||||
| 46.9 | 1971-07-18 | 2 | 38°20'N / 85°05'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 47.7 | 1982-06-16 | 2 | 37°59'N / 84°14'W | 38°04'N / 84°04'W | 12.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Clark |
| 47.9 | 1982-03-20 | 2 | 38°09'N / 85°01'W | 38°12'N / 84°51'W | 10.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Franklin |
| 47.9 | 1974-04-01 | 3 | 38°30'N / 85°14'W | 38°32'N / 85°11'W | 3.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 20 | 2.5M | 0 | Henry |
| 48.0 | 1969-05-10 | 3 | 39°20'N / 84°46'W | 39°25'N / 84°20'W | 23.80 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | Butler |
| 48.0 | 1974-04-03 | 4 | 38°46'N / 85°16'W | 38°50'N / 85°12'W | 5.70 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Jefferson |
| 48.1 | 1951-02-20 | 2 | 38°16'N / 85°03'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Shelby | |||
| 48.2 | 1961-04-25 | 2 | 39°18'N / 84°00'W | 39°19'N / 83°50'W | 8.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 2 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Clinton |
| 48.4 | 1959-02-10 | 3 | 39°05'N / 83°42'W | 39°05'N / 83°30'W | 10.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Highland |
| 48.4 | 1974-04-03 | 3 | 38°49'N / 83°36'W | 38°57'N / 83°22'W | 15.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Adams |
| 48.8 | 2004-05-27 | 2 | 38°23'N / 85°14'W | 38°24'N / 85°06'W | 7.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Henry |
| Brief Description: The tornado first touched down IN an open area east of Smithfield in southwest Henry County. It then moved east and crossed highway 55 north of Eminence. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it moved between U.S. 421 and the Eminence-Point Pleasant Road. The tornado finally crossed Sweeney Lane and weakened or lifted. South of the tornado path, straight line winds caused some structural damage along with widespread tree damage. Twenty-five homes were destroyed in the storm, and 326 others received some degree of damage. | |||||||||||
| 49.8 | 1965-04-08 | 2 | 39°11'N / 83°46'W | 39°11'N / 83°34'W | 10.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Highland |
| 49.9 | 1968-04-23 | 4 | 39°22'N / 83°55'W | 39°17'N / 83°52'W | 6.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Clinton |
* 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.