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Sierra Vista, Douglas Micro Area Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

 

The chance of earthquake damage in Sierra Vista, Douglas Area is about the same as Arizona average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Sierra Vista, Douglas Area is lower than Arizona average and is much lower than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake IndexVolcano IndexTornado IndexOther Weather Extremes EventsVolcanos NearbyHistorical Earthquake EventsHistorical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #698

Sierra Vista, Douglas Area
0.01
Arizona
0.13
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, #129

Sierra Vista, Douglas Area
0.0000
Arizona
0.0015
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, #873

Sierra Vista, Douglas Area
5.38
Arizona
22.18
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 1,413 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Sierra Vista, Douglas Area were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:1Cold:1Dense Fog:2Drought:0
Dust Storm:13Flood:431Hail:230Heat:1Heavy Snow:28
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:13
Thunderstorm Winds:591Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:6Winter Storm:9Winter Weather:0
Other:87 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Sierra Vista, Douglas Area.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Sierra Vista, Douglas Area.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Sierra Vista, Douglas Area.

Historical Tornado Events

No historical tornado events that had recorded magnitudes of 2 or above found in or near Sierra Vista, Douglas Area.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Sierra Vista, Douglas Area.


* 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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