Howells Public Schools Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Howells Public Schools is about the same as Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Howells Public Schools is about the same as Nebraska average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #130
Howells Public Schools | 0.01 |
Nebraska | 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
Howells Public Schools | 0.0000 |
Nebraska | 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, #141
Howells Public Schools | 198.23 |
Nebraska | 205.07 |
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 3,507 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Howells Public Schools 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: | 41 | Cold: | 78 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 8 |
Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 261 | Hail: | 1,537 | Heat: | 14 | Heavy Snow: | 32 |
High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 13 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 55 |
Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,234 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 106 | Winter Weather: | 46 |
Other: | 82 |
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Howells Public Schools.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Howells Public Schools.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Howells Public Schools.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 59 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Howells Public Schools.
Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
8.0 | 1977-05-04 | 3 | 41°36'N / 97°08'W | 41°43'N / 97°07'W | 7.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Colfax |
9.1 | 1963-04-28 | 2 | 41°35'N / 97°01'W | 41°40'N / 96°47'W | 13.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Colfax |
9.1 | 1998-06-23 | 2 | 41°36'N / 97°04'W | 41°36'N / 96°59'W | 2.70 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colfax |
Brief Description: Debris on highway. | |||||||||||
9.6 | 1982-05-20 | 2 | 41°34'N / 97°04'W | 41°37'N / 96°55'W | 5.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Colfax |
9.8 | 1982-05-20 | 2 | 41°37'N / 96°55'W | 41°37'N / 96°52'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Dodge |
16.5 | 1984-06-17 | 2 | 41°53'N / 97°15'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton | |
16.6 | 1965-05-08 | 2 | 41°25'N / 97°21'W | 41°44'N / 97°09'W | 24.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Platte |
19.6 | 1967-08-01 | 2 | 41°59'N / 96°50'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cuming | |
19.7 | 1998-06-23 | 2 | 41°29'N / 97°18'W | 41°33'N / 97°13'W | 6.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 17 | 4.0M | 500K | Platte |
Brief Description: Two farm houses destroyed. Six farm houses severely damaged. One house blown off foundation. Bar destroyed. Center pivots overturned. Severe crop damage. | |||||||||||
19.9 | 1990-03-13 | 4 | 41°26'N / 97°02'W | 41°27'N / 97°00'W | 4.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Colfax |
21.7 | 1967-06-13 | 2 | 41°59'N / 97°23'W | 41°05'N / 97°17'W | 62.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
23.1 | 1952-08-13 | 3 | 41°28'N / 97°17'W | 41°26'N / 97°13'W | 3.30 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Colfax |
24.0 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 41°21'N / 97°04'W | 41°25'N / 96°57'W | 6.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Butler |
25.7 | 1950-07-15 | 4 | 41°48'N / 96°36'W | 41°44'N / 96°25'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 33 | 2.5M | 0 | Burt |
25.7 | 1954-05-30 | 4 | 41°59'N / 97°22'W | 42°03'N / 97°17'W | 5.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Stanton |
26.4 | 1954-06-17 | 3 | 42°05'N / 97°03'W | 42°07'N / 96°42'W | 17.90 Miles | 163 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
26.7 | 1975-05-06 | 3 | 41°58'N / 97°12'W | 42°12'N / 97°14'W | 15.90 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
27.5 | 1962-05-07 | 2 | 41°36'N / 96°30'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Dodge | |
28.4 | 1991-06-04 | 2 | 41°54'N / 97°33'W | 41°54'N / 97°28'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
29.0 | 1970-06-15 | 2 | 41°26'N / 96°57'W | 41°33'N / 96°08'W | 42.90 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Butler |
29.2 | 1954-05-30 | 4 | 41°45'N / 97°43'W | 41°59'N / 97°22'W | 24.00 Miles | 167 Yards | 6 | 23 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
29.9 | 1964-05-06 | 2 | 41°19'N / 96°48'W | 41°21'N / 96°45'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saunders |
31.0 | 1970-06-10 | 2 | 41°17'N / 96°57'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Butler | |||
31.2 | 1967-06-13 | 2 | 41°45'N / 97°47'W | 41°59'N / 97°23'W | 26.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
32.0 | 1952-08-13 | 3 | 41°21'N / 97°10'W | 41°15'N / 96°23'W | 41.10 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Butler |
32.0 | 1969-06-25 | 2 | 41°45'N / 97°46'W | 41°56'N / 97°27'W | 20.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
33.4 | 1954-06-17 | 3 | 42°07'N / 96°42'W | 42°12'N / 96°42'W | 5.70 Miles | 163 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Thurston |
33.4 | 1991-05-27 | 3 | 41°53'N / 96°28'W | 41°56'N / 96°20'W | 6.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Burt |
33.6 | 1953-06-19 | 2 | 42°13'N / 97°01'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Wayne | |||
33.9 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 41°52'N / 96°25'W | 41°55'N / 96°21'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Burt |
34.1 | 1991-05-28 | 2 | 41°56'N / 96°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Burt | |
34.7 | 1964-04-20 | 2 | 42°14'N / 97°01'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wayne | |||
35.1 | 1972-07-20 | 2 | 41°51'N / 97°40'W | 0.30 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
35.5 | 1990-03-13 | 4 | 41°02'N / 97°20'W | 41°26'N / 97°02'W | 30.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Butler |
36.2 | 1970-06-15 | 2 | 42°02'N / 97°25'W | 42°28'N / 96°25'W | 59.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Madison |
37.1 | 1954-05-30 | 4 | 41°44'N / 97°44'W | 41°45'N / 97°43'W | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Platte | ||
37.2 | 1960-06-15 | 2 | 41°42'N / 96°17'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Burt | |||
37.7 | 1955-05-26 | 2 | 42°14'N / 97°00'W | 42°19'N / 96°55'W | 6.50 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wayne |
37.7 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 41°57'N / 97°40'W | 42°10'N / 97°31'W | 16.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Madison |
38.5 | 1984-04-25 | 2 | 41°46'N / 97°45'W | 0.50 Mile | 3 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
39.3 | 1955-06-17 | 2 | 42°15'N / 97°06'W | 42°21'N / 96°56'W | 10.60 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wayne |
39.4 | 1967-06-14 | 2 | 42°09'N / 96°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Thurston | |
39.8 | 1959-05-20 | 2 | 41°14'N / 96°37'W | 12.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saunders | |
41.0 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 42°08'N / 97°36'W | 42°15'N / 97°25'W | 12.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Pierce |
42.4 | 1964-05-05 | 5 | 41°03'N / 97°34'W | 41°21'N / 97°16'W | 25.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk |
42.8 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 41°33'N / 96°15'W | 41°34'N / 96°10'W | 4.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Washington |
43.6 | 1992-05-16 | 2 | 42°22'N / 97°01'W | 42°21'N / 96°50'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Dixon |
43.6 | 1966-05-22 | 2 | 41°07'N / 96°48'W | 41°10'N / 96°36'W | 10.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Saunders |
43.8 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 42°15'N / 97°25'W | 42°25'N / 97°07'W | 18.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Cedar |
44.6 | 1975-05-06 | 4 | 42°12'N / 97°34'W | 42°16'N / 97°32'W | 4.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Pierce |
45.1 | 1992-05-16 | 2 | 42°24'N / 97°02'W | 42°22'N / 97°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Cedar |
45.7 | 2006-09-15 | 2 | 41°06'N / 97°19'W | 41°07'N / 97°18'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Butler |
Brief Description: A tornado did extensive tree damage and some structual damage throughout the town of Surprise including destroying a mobile home and tearing the roof off of a bar. The tornado was embedded in a larger downburst area that did damage over a 28 square mile area surrounding Surprise according a NWS storm survey. The tornado was rated an F2 in Surprise, where it initially touched down, and then weakened and lifted a few minutes later 1 mile northeast of town. | |||||||||||
46.7 | 1962-07-21 | 3 | 41°06'N / 97°47'W | 41°24'N / 97°30'W | 25.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Polk |
47.4 | 1962-05-21 | 3 | 41°54'N / 97°54'W | 42°03'N / 97°50'W | 10.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Antelope |
47.7 | 1962-05-21 | 3 | 42°03'N / 97°50'W | 42°06'N / 97°47'W | 3.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
47.7 | 1964-08-10 | 2 | 42°25'N / 97°07'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cedar | |||
48.6 | 1962-05-21 | 3 | 42°06'N / 97°47'W | 42°26'N / 97°27'W | 28.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pierce |
49.1 | 1992-06-15 | 2 | 41°10'N / 97°35'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Polk | |
49.8 | 1973-06-18 | 2 | 42°21'N / 97°46'W | 42°12'N / 97°31'W | 16.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pierce |
* 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.