Leeton R-X School District Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Leeton R-X School District is lower than Missouri average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Leeton R-X School District is lower than Missouri average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #473
| Leeton R-X School District | 0.00 |
| Missouri | 0.70 |
| 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
| Leeton R-X School District | 0.0000 |
| Missouri | 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, #313
| Leeton R-X School District | 190.33 |
| Missouri | 214.01 |
| 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 3,513 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Leeton R-X 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: | 32 | Dense Fog: | 23 | Drought: | 28 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 451 | Hail: | 1,533 | Heat: | 79 | Heavy Snow: | 26 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 24 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 30 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,159 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 3 | Winter Storm: | 64 | Winter Weather: | 12 |
| Other: | 48 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Leeton R-X School District.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Leeton R-X School District.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Leeton R-X School District.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 69 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Leeton R-X School District.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 0.8 | 1964-04-12 | 2 | 38°34'N / 93°46'W | 38°41'N / 93°38'W | 10.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Johnson |
| 5.6 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°36'N / 93°40'W | 38°42'N / 93°32'W | 12.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.0M | 0 | Johnson |
| Brief Description: Tornado touched down at 2040 CST 2 miles northeast of Leeton...producing F0 damage along PP Highway. As it moved northeast...additional F0 to F1 damage was noted to a farmstead along SE 650th Road. The most intense F2 damage was noted along Y Highway just east of Highway 23...where several homes suffered F2 damage. The tornado crossed into Pettis county at 2057 CST...1.5 miles southeast of Whiteman Air Force Base. | |||||||||||
| 10.3 | 1973-04-19 | 4 | 38°32'N / 93°32'W | 10.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |
| 12.6 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°43'N / 93°31'W | 38°44'N / 93°30'W | 0.80 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pettis |
| Brief Description: F2 tornado crossed from Johnson county into Pettis county at 2057 CST and quickly dissipated. No significant damage was observed as the tornado moved over rural areas. | |||||||||||
| 14.6 | 2003-05-04 | 2 | 38°38'N / 94°07'W | 38°44'N / 93°47'W | 18.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1K | 0 | Johnson |
| Brief Description: This is the Cass county tornado which entered Johnson county in open country around Latour. Reported by a trained spotter. tornado intermittently touched down for the next 18 miles in mainly open country. A dry line moved into eastern Kansas on the afternoon of May 4th. Severe thunderstorms quickly erupted in the mid afternoon hours and marched east northeast into Missouri. Several of the severe thunderstorms became tornadic. A supercell thunderstorm produced 4 seperate tornadoes over the northland of Kansas City. The strongest tornadoes reached F4 in intensity and moved over southern portions of Platte and Clay counties. In Platte county 14 buildings were destroyed, 43 suffered major damage and 149 had minor damage. There were no fatalities or injuries and total damage was estimated at $33.95 million dollars. In Clay county total damages were estimated at $91 million dollars. Several hundred homes were either destroyed or had major or minor damage. No fatalities were observed but there were 19 injuries. This was the most significant tornado outbeak in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, since the Pleasant Hill Missouri outbreak in 1977. | |||||||||||
| 17.0 | 1973-04-20 | 3 | 38°27'N / 93°28'W | 38°34'N / 93°21'W | 10.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Benton |
| 17.2 | 1969-04-04 | 2 | 38°43'N / 93°59'W | 0.30 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 17.7 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°28'N / 94°04'W | 38°33'N / 93°55'W | 11.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 1 | 13 | 500K | 0 | Henry |
| Brief Description: Tornado crossed into Henry county at 2007 CST from Cass county. The tornado produced occasional F2 damage before dissipating 3 miles east southeast of Blairstown at 2025 CST. There was one fatality where a man died after the house was destroyed. M54PH | |||||||||||
| 19.8 | 1968-05-15 | 2 | 38°53'N / 93°46'W | 38°55'N / 93°41'W | 4.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson |
| 20.9 | 1973-04-20 | 3 | 38°25'N / 93°24'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Pettis | |
| 21.2 | 1977-05-04 | 3 | 38°38'N / 93°24'W | 38°43'N / 93°13'W | 11.20 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 24 | 25.0M | 0 | Pettis |
| 21.5 | 1968-05-15 | 2 | 38°55'N / 93°41'W | 38°56'N / 93°38'W | 1.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson |
| 22.7 | 1956-12-04 | 2 | 38°16'N / 93°56'W | 38°23'N / 93°51'W | 9.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Henry |
| 23.3 | 1980-05-12 | 3 | 38°40'N / 93°25'W | 38°44'N / 93°08'W | 15.80 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 23 | 25.0M | 0 | Pettis |
| 23.9 | 1968-05-15 | 2 | 38°50'N / 94°03'W | 38°53'N / 93°58'W | 5.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Johnson |
| 24.5 | 1952-08-21 | 2 | 38°41'N / 93°16'W | 38°42'N / 93°14'W | 1.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 13 | 25.0M | 0 | Pettis |
| 24.9 | 1968-05-15 | 2 | 38°56'N / 93°38'W | 39°00'N / 93°33'W | 5.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson |
| 25.3 | 1958-06-13 | 2 | 38°59'N / 93°36'W | 38°57'N / 93°32'W | 4.10 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 25.4 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°25'N / 94°08'W | 38°28'N / 94°05'W | 5.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Cass |
| Brief Description: Tornado crossed from Bates county into Cass county...6 miles south-southwest of Creighton at 2005 CST. It moved northeast and exited Cass county into Henry county at 2007 CST...2 miles south of Creighton. F1 damage to several structures was noted. | |||||||||||
| 25.6 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°56'N / 93°27'W | 38°55'N / 93°25'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pettis |
| Brief Description: Tornado touched down at 2007CST...5 miles west-northwest of Houstonia and moved into Saline county 3 miles west-northwest of Houstonia at 2009 CST. Tornado was over rural areas with no significant damage noted. | |||||||||||
| 26.3 | 1973-04-20 | 2 | 38°32'N / 93°13'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Benton | |
| 26.5 | 2003-05-04 | 2 | 38°35'N / 94°13'W | 38°36'N / 94°09'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Cass |
| Brief Description: Tornado briefly touched down at Highway 7 and County Road Z interchange. No damage and was reported by storm chaser. Tornado touched back down just north of the interchange, and then continued intermittently for 4 miles to the Johnson county line around Latour, near the inersection of Routes 2 and 131. A dry line moved into eastern Kansas on the afternoon of May 4th. Severe thunderstorms quickly erupted in the mid afternoon hours and marched east northeast into Missouri. Several of the severe thunderstorms became tornadic. A supercell thunderstorm produced 4 seperate tornadoes over the northland of Kansas City. The strongest tornadoes reached F4 in intensity and moved over southern portions of Platte and Clay counties. In Platte county 14 buildings were destroyed, 43 suffered major damage and 149 had minor damage. There were no fatalities or injuries and total damage was estimated at $33.95 million dollars. In Clay county total damages were estimated at $91 million dollars. Several hundred homes were either destroyed or had major or minor damage. No fatalities were observed but there were 19 injuries. This was the most significant tornado outbeak in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, since the Pleasant Hill Missouri outbreak in 1977. | |||||||||||
| 26.7 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°37'N / 93°17'W | 38°40'N / 93°07'W | 11.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Pettis |
| Brief Description: F2 tornado touched down 6.5 miles east of Green Ridge at 1612 CST and moved northeast. The tornado caused the death of one woman...when the trailer she was fleeing was blown on top of her. Another 6 people were injured as well. Numerous homes suffered varying degrees of damage. The tornado lifted one mile southwest of Smithton at 1625 CST. F39MH | |||||||||||
| 27.4 | 1961-07-22 | 2 | 38°58'N / 93°30'W | 38°58'N / 93°25'W | 4.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Saline |
| 27.7 | 1961-07-22 | 2 | 38°50'N / 94°08'W | 38°51'N / 94°06'W | 1.30 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jackson |
| 28.1 | 1973-04-20 | 2 | 38°42'N / 93°11'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Pettis | |
| 28.2 | 1973-04-20 | 3 | 38°18'N / 93°17'W | 38°34'N / 93°10'W | 19.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Benton |
| 31.5 | 1964-04-12 | 3 | 38°52'N / 94°13'W | 38°54'N / 94°07'W | 5.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 32.9 | 1956-12-04 | 2 | 38°20'N / 94°14'W | 38°21'N / 94°09'W | 4.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Bates |
| 32.9 | 1964-04-12 | 3 | 38°50'N / 94°14'W | 38°52'N / 94°13'W | 1.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 33.0 | 1964-04-12 | 3 | 38°46'N / 94°17'W | 38°50'N / 94°14'W | 5.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Cass |
| 33.1 | 1982-03-15 | 3 | 38°05'N / 93°35'W | 38°15'N / 93°22'W | 14.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Benton |
| 33.5 | 1977-05-04 | 3 | 39°00'N / 93°55'W | 39°12'N / 93°30'W | 26.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Lafayette |
| 33.9 | 1973-05-01 | 2 | 39°06'N / 93°36'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette | |
| 34.7 | 1982-05-20 | 2 | 38°25'N / 94°19'W | 38°27'N / 94°16'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bates |
| 34.8 | 2003-05-09 | 2 | 39°05'N / 93°37'W | 39°08'N / 93°31'W | 9.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Lafayette |
| Brief Description: Tornado reported near Corder and tracked northeast into Saline county. destoyed a machine shed, house with grain bins damaged along with a dairy barn. | |||||||||||
| 35.8 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°15'N / 94°20'W | 38°24'N / 94°09'W | 10.00 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5K | 0 | Bates |
| Brief Description: Tornado touched down at 1952 CST just on the north side of Butler...and then proceeded northeast over rural country...before crossing over into Cass county 2 miles north of Ballard at 2005 CST. Damage was limited to trees...power lines...and one barn. | |||||||||||
| 35.9 | 1964-04-12 | 3 | 38°42'N / 94°24'W | 38°46'N / 94°17'W | 7.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Cass |
| 36.5 | 1952-05-22 | 2 | 38°54'N / 94°16'W | 38°56'N / 94°14'W | 1.30 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 36.9 | 1965-09-20 | 2 | 39°03'N / 93°34'W | 39°12'N / 93°25'W | 13.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lafayette |
| 37.2 | 1977-05-04 | 3 | 38°28'N / 94°31'W | 38°48'N / 94°15'W | 27.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 2 | 15 | 25.0M | 0 | Cass |
| 37.4 | 2006-03-12 | 2 | 38°57'N / 93°23'W | 39°08'N / 93°09'W | 17.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 6 | 3.0M | 0 | Saline |
| Brief Description: Tornado crossed into Saline county from Pettis county at 2009 CST. The tornado crossed over Interstate 70 at mile marker 71 at 2012 CST. Six people seeking shelter under a highway overpass were injured. Their cars were crushed when a semi was blown over on top of them. The tornado produced F2 damage just northeast of I-70 where several houses lost their roofs and a church was destroyed. The tornado continued northeast over rural areas and dissipated 3 miles east of Marshall at 2035 CST. | |||||||||||
| 39.3 | 2003-05-09 | 2 | 39°10'N / 93°29'W | 39°09'N / 93°28'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Saline |
| Brief Description: Tornado entered Saline county from Lafayette county and promptly dissipated in open country. | |||||||||||
| 39.4 | 1954-05-28 | 2 | 38°15'N / 93°08'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Benton | |
| 42.1 | 1965-09-20 | 2 | 38°54'N / 94°23'W | 1.50 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson | |
| 42.5 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 39°05'N / 93°20'W | 39°07'N / 93°05'W | 13.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saline |
| 42.5 | 1965-05-26 | 2 | 38°58'N / 94°21'W | 39°01'N / 94°17'W | 4.90 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 42.8 | 1973-04-20 | 2 | 38°50'N / 92°57'W | 2.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cooper | |
| 43.0 | 1973-04-20 | 2 | 37°58'N / 93°51'W | 38°02'N / 93°47'W | 5.70 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Clair |
| 44.4 | 1999-05-04 | 3 | 37°59'N / 93°56'W | 38°01'N / 93°56'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 50K | 0 | St. Clair |
| Brief Description: A tornado downed trees just north of Highway 82 near the intersection of OO Highway. The tornado skipped across an open field and increased in intensity just before striking and completely destroying a modular home, spreading debris nearly a mile away. One person in the home was injured. | |||||||||||
| 44.4 | 1982-03-15 | 3 | 37°54'N / 93°52'W | 38°03'N / 93°42'W | 15.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | St. Clair |
| 45.3 | 1967-01-24 | 3 | 39°06'N / 94°15'W | 39°10'N / 94°10'W | 6.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 45.3 | 2004-05-26 | 2 | 37°58'N / 93°57'W | 37°58'N / 93°42'W | 12.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 0 | St. Clair |
| Brief Description: An F-2 tornado touched down seven miles west of Roscoe...eventually tracking through the middle of this small community. Numerous homes and building were heavily damaged or destroyed. Minutes later the tornado dissipated south of Osceola. One injury occurred from flying debris. | |||||||||||
| 45.5 | 1982-03-15 | 2 | 38°18'N / 92°59'W | 38°20'N / 92°54'W | 5.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Morgan |
| 45.7 | 1980-05-12 | 2 | 39°07'N / 93°29'W | 39°14'N / 93°00'W | 27.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Saline |
| 46.1 | 1951-07-08 | 2 | 39°13'N / 94°01'W | 39°15'N / 94°01'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Ray |
| 46.4 | 2006-03-12 | 3 | 39°03'N / 93°12'W | 39°07'N / 92°57'W | 15.00 Miles | 350 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Saline |
| Brief Description: Tornado touched down 6 miles south of Marshall at 2028 CST. It traveled east-northeast and for a time paralleled another tornado to the north before the first one occluded. Little damage was noted along the track until it neared the Howard county line. The tornado merged with another tornado near the Missouri River and quickly produced F3 damage to a farmstead. The tornado then entered Howard county 4 miles north of Arrow Rock at 2046 CST. | |||||||||||
| 46.7 | 1967-01-24 | 3 | 39°10'N / 94°10'W | 39°15'N / 94°03'W | 8.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 2 | 18 | 2.5M | 0 | Ray |
| 46.8 | 1977-05-04 | 3 | 38°26'N / 94°33'W | 38°28'N / 94°31'W | 2.70 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bates |
| 47.0 | 1969-04-04 | 2 | 38°28'N / 94°36'W | 38°31'N / 94°30'W | 6.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bates |
| 47.7 | 1960-04-15 | 3 | 38°38'N / 94°37'W | 38°42'N / 94°32'W | 6.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cass |
| 48.1 | 1956-12-04 | 2 | 39°07'N / 93°08'W | 39°10'N / 93°05'W | 4.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saline |
| 48.3 | 1957-05-20 | 2 | 39°12'N / 94°12'W | 39°17'N / 93°59'W | 12.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jackson |
| 48.7 | 1957-05-20 | 5 | 38°53'N / 94°36'W | 38°59'N / 94°24'W | 12.60 Miles | 440 Yards | 37 | 176 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 49.1 | 1954-04-30 | 2 | 38°26'N / 92°50'W | 38°28'N / 92°47'W | 3.60 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Morgan |
| 49.4 | 1968-05-15 | 3 | 38°40'N / 94°37'W | 38°38'N / 94°36'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Cass | ||
| 49.5 | 1992-09-07 | 2 | 38°52'N / 92°55'W | 38°50'N / 92°44'W | 10.20 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cooper |
| 49.6 | 1973-04-20 | 2 | 39°19'N / 93°30'W | 5.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carroll | |
| 49.6 | 1967-04-21 | 2 | 39°07'N / 93°05'W | 39°10'N / 93°03'W | 3.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saline |
* 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.