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The chance of earthquake damage in Prairiland Independent School District is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Prairiland Independent School District is higher than Texas average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #273

Prairiland Independent School District
0.03
Texas
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

Prairiland Independent School District
0.0000
Texas
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, #381

Prairiland Independent School District
269.72
Texas
208.58
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 3,246 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Prairiland Independent School District were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:3Cold:3Dense Fog:10Drought:49
Dust Storm:1Flood:300Hail:1,349Heat:8Heavy Snow:40
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:14Landslide:0Strong Wind:39
Thunderstorm Winds:1,280Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:7Winter Storm:30Winter Weather:48
Other:65 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Prairiland Independent School District.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Prairiland Independent School District.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Prairiland Independent School District.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 116 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Prairiland Independent School District.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
1.81973-03-10233°34'N / 95°24'W1.50 Miles100 Yards0125K0Lamar
1.81982-04-25233°33'N / 95°21'W33°33'N / 95°20'W1.00 Mile100 Yards00250K0Howard
4.21974-05-25233°30'N / 95°23'W0025K0Lamar
4.81974-04-21233°35'N / 95°27'W0.30 Mile33 Yards0025K0Lamar
6.01961-09-12333°34'N / 95°16'W0.50 Mile300 Yards000K0Red River
7.41974-04-21233°40'N / 95°23'W1.00 Mile33 Yards0625K0Lamar
7.41974-05-03233°40'N / 95°23'W0025K0Lamar
7.81991-04-26233°38'N / 95°16'W0.20 Mile10 Yards00250K0Red River
8.81961-05-04233°28'N / 95°16'W0.80 Mile1000 Yards000K0Red River
8.91982-04-25233°33'N / 95°20'W33°34'N / 95°06'W12.00 Miles100 Yards00250K0Red River
9.41982-04-02433°40'N / 95°20'W33°41'N / 95°14'W6.00 Miles250 Yards0025.0M0Red River
9.41982-04-02433°39'N / 95°38'W33°40'N / 95°20'W17.00 Miles250 Yards1017025.0M0Lamar
11.21990-05-03233°39'N / 95°32'W2.00 Miles100 Yards0130K0Lamar
11.31985-05-13233°37'N / 95°35'W33°40'N / 95°30'W4.00 Miles77 Yards082.5M0Lamar
12.31969-04-27333°43'N / 95°16'W2.00 Miles440 Yards0025K0Red River
12.41964-04-23233°39'N / 95°37'W33°39'N / 95°30'W6.60 Miles100 Yards0025K0Lamar
13.51982-04-02233°38'N / 95°13'W33°41'N / 95°07'W5.00 Miles100 Yards0025K0Red River
14.91991-04-13233°38'N / 95°13'W33°43'N / 95°05'W12.00 Miles100 Yards00250K0Red River
15.41964-04-23233°39'N / 95°37'W2.00 Miles23 Yards0025K0Lamar
15.71961-03-26233°20'N / 95°22'W0.80 Mile280 Yards0025K0Hopkins
15.91955-04-06233°20'N / 95°22'W33°21'N / 95°12'W9.80 Miles33 Yards000K0Hopkins
16.91981-10-13233°39'N / 95°40'W33°43'N / 95°35'W6.60 Miles50 Yards0025K0Lamar
19.01954-06-02233°24'N / 95°42'W33°27'N / 95°37'W5.90 Miles1000 Yards1825K0Delta
19.81973-06-03233°22'N / 95°07'W0025K0Titus
20.81981-05-13433°46'N / 95°42'W33°47'N / 95°33'W8.80 Miles400 Yards0302.5M0Lamar
21.11991-04-26233°45'N / 95°05'W0.20 Mile10 Yards00250K0Red River
21.51957-04-02233°29'N / 95°46'W33°34'N / 95°43'W6.50 Miles100 Yards1225K0Lamar
22.81957-04-02233°33'N / 95°46'W1225K0Delta
23.81982-04-02333°38'N / 95°51'W33°38'N / 95°42'W10.00 Miles150 Yards002.5M0Lamar
23.92000-04-23233°50'N / 95°16'W33°53'N / 95°03'W12.50 Miles75 Yards0000Red River
 Brief Description: Tornado occurred across farm land and wooded areas with few structures or homes present. The county sheriff, his deputy, and a farmer were talking when the tornado, which was described as a long tube, moved out of the woods to their east and crossed within several hundred yards to their north.
25.01977-04-18233°23'N / 95°45'W000K0Delta
25.11957-04-02233°30'N / 95°48'W0025K0Lamar
25.51989-06-07233°22'N / 95°06'W33°13'N / 95°02'W12.00 Miles200 Yards000K0Titus
26.21961-03-26333°13'N / 95°08'W33°17'N / 95°05'W5.40 Miles60 Yards0025K0Titus
26.51999-05-04333°11'N / 95°10'W33°15'N / 95°10'W2.10 Miles25 Yards0000Franklin
 Brief Description: Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of strong upper low over central plains states. Damage confined to broken branches off trees and snapped twigs. This tornado moved into Titus county, TX.
26.51964-04-22333°26'N / 95°51'W33°30'N / 95°47'W5.90 Miles50 Yards0225K0Delta
27.41982-04-02333°38'N / 95°02'W33°37'N / 94°46'W17.00 Miles233 Yards00250K0Red River
28.91961-03-26333°08'N / 95°13'W33°13'N / 95°08'W7.60 Miles60 Yards0125K0Franklin
29.11962-03-24233°16'N / 95°44'W2.00 Miles300 Yards0025K0Hopkins
29.21999-05-04233°50'N / 95°03'W33°51'N / 94°56'W1.80 Miles100 Yards07600K0Red River
 Brief Description: Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of strong upper low over central plains states. Numerous trees blown over or broken. Nine mobile homes and 1 frame home destroyed. This tornado moved into McCurtain county, OK.
29.61979-04-11233°07'N / 95°36'W33°12'N / 95°30'W8.30 Miles150 Yards00250K0Hopkins
30.51974-10-31233°08'N / 95°36'W33°10'N / 95°32'W4.70 Miles40 Yards012.5M0Hopkins
30.71971-12-14233°10'N / 95°37'W0.50 Mile20 Yards000K0Hopkins
30.71980-10-16233°08'N / 95°35'W33°10'N / 95°34'W2.70 Miles77 Yards00250K0Hopkins
31.11973-03-10233°10'N / 95°38'W0.50 Mile150 Yards0025K0Hopkins
31.21999-05-04333°12'N / 95°08'W33°20'N / 94°47'W19.20 Miles100 Yards10330K0Titus
 Brief Description: Seven homes were destroyed. Two of the homes were swept from their slabs. F79PH
31.51954-04-30334°00'N / 95°31'W1.00 Mile150 Yards012250K0Choctaw
32.41961-05-05334°01'N / 95°30'W0025K0Choctaw
32.81999-05-04233°50'N / 95°02'W34°00'N / 94°57'W12.80 Miles100 Yards0006KMccurtain
 Brief Description: Numerous trees blown over or snapped. A Pecan orchard was laid to waste. This tornado moved into McCurtain county from Red River county, TX.
33.11961-03-26333°14'N / 94°57'W09250K0Titus
33.62003-05-14233°59'N / 95°05'W33°44'N / 94°44'W26.50 Miles100 Yards0050K0Mccurtain
 Brief Description: A violent thunderstorm moved rapidly southeast across McCurtain County, OK into Bowie County, TX and Cass County, TX. This thunderstorm also produced a strong Microburst in McCurtain County southeast of Idabel, OK and again southeast of Maud, TX. Numerous trees and limbs were snapped or pushed over while several large corporate and private corn fields were ripped up. The only structure in the path of this tornado was located next to the Highway 259 bridge which crosses the Red River into Bowie County, TX.. This tornado moved into Bowie and Cass Counties, TX.
33.71984-10-18233°16'N / 94°55'W33°19'N / 94°51'W5.00 Miles50 Yards12250K0Titus
33.81991-04-13233°35'N / 94°47'W2.50 Miles200 Yards0025K0Red River
34.11970-03-03233°12'N / 94°58'W1.00 Mile27 Yards000K0Titus
34.31979-03-19233°11'N / 94°59'W1.00 Mile50 Yards0025K0Titus
34.31999-05-04333°23'N / 94°52'W33°27'N / 94°44'W7.50 Miles100 Yards005K0Red River
 Brief Description: Numerous trees were blown over or broken. A few out buildings were severely damaged. This tornado moved from Titus county, TX into Red River county, TX and exited into Bowie county TX.
34.41982-04-02234°03'N / 95°29'W0.50 Mile30 Yards012.5M0Bryan
35.31961-03-26233°02'N / 95°24'W33°04'N / 95°20'W4.70 Miles250 Yards0025K0Hopkins
35.51973-05-06233°48'N / 95°55'W0.50 Mile67 Yards03250K0Fannin
35.81969-05-14333°03'N / 95°29'W0.50 Mile33 Yards0025K0Hopkins
35.91996-04-19233°17'N / 95°54'W33°16'N / 95°53'W0.50 Mile50 Yards00150K0Hunt
 Brief Description: Two mobile homes were destroyed, two homes were damaged, and trees and power lines were blown down by a tornado.
36.41982-04-02534°03'N / 95°10'W34°01'N / 95°01'W7.00 Miles500 Yards042.5M0Mccurtain
36.71982-04-02534°08'N / 95°34'W34°03'N / 95°10'W22.00 Miles500 Yards0252.5M0Choctaw
37.01971-12-14233°58'N / 95°06'W34°05'N / 95°00'W9.90 Miles200 Yards0025K0Mccurtain
37.11961-03-26233°01'N / 95°31'W33°03'N / 95°28'W3.80 Miles250 Yards0125K0Hopkins
38.11959-03-04233°53'N / 94°50'W0.80 Mile50 Yards0025K0Mccurtain
38.11962-04-30233°53'N / 94°50'W003K0Mccurtain
38.11961-07-23233°57'N / 94°54'W1.00 Mile23 Yards003K0Mccurtain
38.21960-05-04434°01'N / 95°42'W34°04'N / 95°42'W3.40 Miles150 Yards03250K0Choctaw
38.32000-04-23233°10'N / 94°56'W33°13'N / 94°49'W7.00 Miles150 Yards00145K0Titus
 Brief Description: This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. Small to moderate pine and oak trees were snapped and broken. A mobile home dealership in Cookville, TX was moderately damaged and several homes suffered shingle loss. This tornado continued into Morris County, TX. The F2 rating is from the Morris County, TX segment of this tornado.
38.31992-05-11233°03'N / 95°47'W33°07'N / 95°38'W4.00 Miles400 Yards0025K0Hopkins
38.41961-03-26333°10'N / 94°54'W0.20 Mile33 Yards023K0Titus
38.71953-04-23233°54'N / 94°50'W1.00 Mile200 Yards01250K0Mccurtain
38.71972-10-22333°54'N / 94°50'W1.50 Miles33 Yards0125K0Mccurtain
38.81972-10-22233°53'N / 94°49'W0.50 Mile33 Yards0125K0Mccurtain
39.11982-04-02333°37'N / 94°46'W33°34'N / 94°37'W5.00 Miles233 Yards00250K0Bowie
39.11960-01-14233°08'N / 95°49'W0.30 Mile33 Yards013K0Hopkins
40.31961-03-05234°00'N / 95°50'W34°02'N / 95°47'W3.80 Miles50 Yards003K0Choctaw
40.41982-04-02333°38'N / 96°17'W33°38'N / 95°51'W22.00 Miles150 Yards112.5M0Fannin
40.91982-12-23234°04'N / 95°00'W3.00 Miles100 Yards01250K0Mccurtain
41.11981-05-13233°32'N / 96°05'W1.00 Mile73 Yards0025K0Fannin
41.31960-05-04434°04'N / 95°42'W34°09'N / 95°37'W7.60 Miles150 Yards00250K0Choctaw
41.61956-04-03334°09'N / 95°13'W2.00 Miles100 Yards0325K0Pushmataha
41.71983-11-22234°05'N / 95°44'W1.00 Mile100 Yards0025K0Choctaw
41.91966-05-23333°23'N / 96°04'W2.00 Miles100 Yards0525K0Hunt
42.51966-04-23232°57'N / 95°17'W32°57'N / 95°17'W0025K0Wood
42.51966-05-23232°57'N / 95°17'W3.00 Miles33 Yards000K0Wood
43.21992-05-11233°22'N / 96°05'W0.20 Mile200 Yards0025K0Hunt
43.22000-04-23233°14'N / 94°48'W33°15'N / 94°39'W9.80 Miles150 Yards0028K0Morris
 Brief Description: This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. Numerous large pine and oak trees were snapped and broken. Several barns were damaged but the tornado stayed mostly across rural farmland and forests. This tornado is a continuation of the Titus County, TX tornado.
43.61975-04-29233°30'N / 94°37'W00250K0Bowie
43.61982-04-02334°04'N / 95°57'W34°04'N / 95°42'W8.00 Miles100 Yards00250K0Choctaw
43.81974-06-07233°09'N / 95°57'W0025K0Hunt
44.01999-05-04333°24'N / 94°44'W33°37'N / 94°29'W19.50 Miles200 Yards022125.0M0Bowie
 Brief Description: This tornado moved directly through the downtown district of De Kalb and across a high school. Numerous homes and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed. The high school suffered severe damage. Sirens sounded 15 minutes prior to arrival of the storm. The damage resulted in a Presidential Disaster Declaration. This tornado moved from Red River county, TX across Bowie county, TX into Little River county, AR.
44.11961-03-26233°22'N / 96°06'W0025K0Kaufman
45.12000-04-23234°02'N / 94°59'W34°00'N / 94°38'W20.10 Miles50 Yards0240K0Mccurtain
 Brief Description: Numerous trees toppled and broken. Tornado was described as rope like by chasers in the area during most of its path. A house on the south side of Oak Hill was split in half from a fallen tree. The tornado moved through downtown Broken Bow and through a WalMart store. The tornado was only F0 intensity as it moved through Broken Bow and F2 near Oak Hill.
45.41982-04-02534°01'N / 95°01'W34°00'N / 94°34'W24.00 Miles500 Yards002.5M0Mccurtain
45.51971-12-14233°08'N / 96°06'W33°15'N / 95°57'W11.90 Miles440 Yards022.5M0Hunt
45.81982-04-02333°34'N / 94°37'W33°38'N / 94°32'W4.00 Miles233 Yards02250K0Bowie
46.01983-03-04233°30'N / 94°37'W33°30'N / 94°32'W5.00 Miles50 Yards00250K0Bowie
46.11996-01-17233°43'N / 96°09'W33°43'N / 96°09'W2.50 Miles150 Yards05150K0Fannin
 Brief Description: A short lived but strong tornadic circulation developed on the left side of a bow echo type thunderstorm north of Bonham. The tornado destroyed 3 mobile homes and resulted in 5 injuries to the occupants. Minor damage to homes and another mobile home also occurred.
46.11969-04-27233°06'N / 95°57'W1.00 Mile20 Yards003K0Hunt
46.21982-04-02233°39'N / 96°10'W1.00 Mile50 Yards000K0Fannin
46.31967-04-12233°59'N / 95°06'W34°24'N / 95°06'W28.70 Miles77 Yards0025K0Mccurtain
46.41990-05-16233°08'N / 94°45'W0.20 Mile10 Yards000K0Morris
46.81973-05-06233°35'N / 96°11'W0.10 Mile20 Yards0025K0Fannin
48.41985-05-13233°06'N / 96°06'W33°13'N / 96°01'W8.00 Miles77 Yards0232.5M0Hunt
48.51977-02-23233°53'N / 94°39'W33°54'N / 94°36'W3.30 Miles77 Yards04250K0Mccurtain
49.02003-05-01234°05'N / 94°48'W33°57'N / 94°38'W13.00 Miles300 Yards00260K0Mccurtain
 Brief Description: A supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Broken Bow, OK. Two new frame homes under construction had roofs torn off. A total of 30 to 40 wood frame homes had roof and frame damage with windows broken. One home was destroyed. Numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Several power poles blown down.
49.31975-11-19232°52'N / 95°10'W000K0Wood
49.41982-05-28234°13'N / 95°38'W34°17'N / 95°34'W6.00 Miles100 Yards002.5M0Pushmataha
49.41960-05-20233°08'N / 96°04'W33°08'N / 96°03'W1.90 Miles17 Yards003K0Hunt
49.51960-05-04434°09'N / 95°37'W34°23'N / 95°25'W19.80 Miles150 Yards00250K0Pushmataha
49.61967-05-01232°57'N / 94°55'W1.00 Mile50 Yards003K0Camp
49.61979-05-03232°54'N / 95°02'W32°58'N / 94°52'W10.80 Miles200 Yards00250K0Camp
49.91954-04-30333°24'N / 94°38'W33°35'N / 94°23'W19.20 Miles440 Yards0025K0Bowie
49.91982-04-02333°39'N / 94°32'W33°38'N / 94°29'W3.00 Miles233 Yards002.5M0Mccurtain


* 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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