Hitchcock County School System Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Hitchcock County School System is about the same as Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Hitchcock County School System is much lower than Nebraska average and is about the same as the national average.
Earthquake Index, #43
| Hitchcock County School System | 0.04 |
| 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
| Hitchcock County School System | 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, #212
| Hitchcock County School System | 132.75 |
| 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 2,675 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Hitchcock County School System 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: | 0 | Cold: | 0 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 0 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 82 | Hail: | 1,807 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 0 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 1 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 735 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 0 |
| Other: | 50 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Hitchcock County School System.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Hitchcock County School System.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Hitchcock County School System.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 28 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Hitchcock County School System.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 5.3 | 1990-06-15 | 4 | 40°09'N / 101°14'W | 40°15'N / 100°45'W | 20.00 Miles | 2640 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Hitchcock |
| 14.2 | 1990-06-15 | 4 | 40°15'N / 100°45'W | 40°16'N / 100°32'W | 8.00 Miles | 2640 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Red Willow |
| 24.7 | 1971-10-17 | 3 | 39°54'N / 101°14'W | 39°56'N / 101°10'W | 3.80 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rawlins |
| 25.3 | 1996-08-10 | 2 | 40°16'N / 100°25'W | 40°11'N / 100°25'W | 6.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 750K | 0 | Red Willow |
| Brief Description: TORNADO MOVED SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH THROUGH THE WEST PORTION OF INDIANOLA. DAMAGE INCLUDED NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED, A GARAGE DESTROYED, SECTIONS OF ROOFS BLOWN OFF, CAMPERS FLIPPED, AND WINDOWS, TV ANTENNAES, GRAIN BINS, GUTTERS, AND SHINGLES DAMAGED. AT TWO MILES SOUTHWEST OF INDIANOLA, TORNADO CURVED SOUTHEAST BEFORE DISSIPATING. A POWER FAILURE PREVENTED SIRENS FROM BEING ACTIVATED IN INDIANOLA. | |||||||||||
| 27.1 | 1958-04-27 | 2 | 39°51'N / 101°14'W | 39°53'N / 101°09'W | 4.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rawlins |
| 27.2 | 1951-08-24 | 2 | 39°47'N / 100°55'W | 39°48'N / 100°51'W | 3.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rawlins |
| 27.6 | 1957-07-02 | 2 | 40°31'N / 100°36'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Frontier | |||
| 29.9 | 1956-07-05 | 2 | 39°48'N / 101°09'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rawlins | |||
| 31.7 | 1956-07-05 | 2 | 39°48'N / 101°13'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Rawlins | |||
| 33.1 | 1975-06-18 | 3 | 40°22'N / 100°22'W | 40°35'N / 100°25'W | 15.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Frontier |
| 33.2 | 1958-06-30 | 2 | 40°14'N / 100°18'W | 40°14'N / 100°14'W | 3.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Furnas |
| 36.2 | 1951-05-14 | 3 | 39°47'N / 101°20'W | 0 | 4 | 3K | 0 | Rawlins | |||
| 37.0 | 1983-06-12 | 2 | 39°51'N / 100°23'W | 40°01'N / 100°10'W | 15.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Decatur |
| 38.0 | 1951-05-20 | 3 | 39°47'N / 101°23'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rawlins | |||
| 40.5 | 1984-06-11 | 2 | 40°23'N / 101°37'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Chase | |
| 40.5 | 1957-07-07 | 2 | 40°08'N / 101°59'W | 40°08'N / 101°20'W | 34.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Dundy |
| 41.7 | 1962-05-18 | 2 | 40°39'N / 100°39'W | 40°50'N / 100°31'W | 14.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Frontier |
| 45.2 | 1975-06-18 | 3 | 40°33'N / 100°21'W | 40°52'N / 100°24'W | 21.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Frontier |
| 45.3 | 1972-09-05 | 2 | 39°37'N / 100°27'W | 39°39'N / 100°25'W | 2.30 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Decatur |
| 45.3 | 1975-07-21 | 2 | 40°21'N / 100°07'W | 40°20'N / 100°00'W | 5.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Furnas |
| 45.8 | 1960-05-18 | 2 | 40°33'N / 100°10'W | 4.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Frontier | |
| 46.6 | 1990-06-01 | 2 | 40°38'N / 101°38'W | 40°42'N / 101°24'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Chase |
| 46.8 | 2007-04-20 | 2 | 40°38'N / 100°16'W | 40°42'N / 100°16'W | 4.00 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 240K | 0K | Frontier |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Moorefield and tracked north for 4 miles before exiting Frontier County about 3 miles east northeast of Moorefield at 825 PM CST. The tornado continued into Lincoln County for another 13 miles before dissipating at 846 PM CST. As it touched down in Frontier County, it immediately hit a farmstead and took off the roof and attached garage on the house, collapsed a grain bin and carried a horse trailer across the road about 50 yards. The tornado continued north through fields overturning 3 pivot irrigation systems and several power poles before destroying a metal building on another farmstead. The tornado continued north across Highway 23 and traveled just west of one farmstead...breaking windows in the home and destroying a grain bin...and then east of another farmstead where it destroyed one small shed, took part of the roof off a hay barn, scattered irrigation pipe, destroyed a wind mill, and pulled a fence line out of the ground. Numerous trees were broken and uprooted along the path of the tornado. In Lincoln County, it continued to produce extensive damage at 2 more farmsteads. At one of these farmsteads, two adults were injured as their house was destroyed. The tornado was rated F2 in Frontier County and F3 in Lincoln County. The average path width in Frontier County was 220 yards. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Supercells developed rapidly and became tornadic across southwest Nebraska during the evening of April 20th. | |||||||||||
| 47.2 | 1970-06-14 | 3 | 39°34'N / 100°27'W | 39°41'N / 100°19'W | 10.60 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Decatur |
| 47.4 | 1960-06-20 | 2 | 40°31'N / 101°41'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Chase | |
| 47.8 | 2007-03-28 | 2 | 39°33'N / 101°31'W | 39°54'N / 101°37'W | 27.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0K | Cheyenne |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado tracked from Sherman county through most of Cheyenne county with a total path length of 34 miles. The tornado was on the ground for 62 minutes and produced F1-F2 damage along much of its path. In Cheyenne county, four homes were affected, all having lost the entire roof and some with outside wall damage. Tree and power pole damage was extensive as well as significant property damage including garages, outbuildings, grain bins and livestock. The tornado tracked almost straight north along Road 30 for most of its length in Cheyenne county, and then at Road U the tornado veered left and dissipated near Roads AA and 26. The tornado began at the Sherman county line near Road 30. Wildlife officials stated that 22 mule deer, 50 ducks, 4 pheasants, 4 rabbits and 2 song birds were killed. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A major Spring storm system affecting the Central High Plains produced 16 tornadoes and flash flooding, in addition to severe hail and wind. This was the most tornadoes reported in a single day in the Goodland County Warning Area. The most significant tornado was an EF2 which began in Sherman county and moved north across most of Cheyenne county in Kansas. Four homesteads suffered significant property damage along the 36 mile path length. In addition to the EF2 tornado, there were three EF1 and twelve EF0 tornadoes stretching from Greeley county Kansas into Dundy county Nebraska. No injuries or fatalities occurred. | |||||||||||
| 48.6 | 1967-06-14 | 2 | 40°33'N / 101°41'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Chase | |||
| 49.4 | 1972-09-05 | 2 | 39°33'N / 100°28'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Sheridan | |
* 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.