Three Lakes, WI Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Three Lakes is about the same as Wisconsin average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Three Lakes is much lower than Wisconsin average and is much lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #333
| Three Lakes, WI | 0.00 |
| Wisconsin | 0.00 |
| 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
| Three Lakes, WI | 0.0000 |
| Wisconsin | 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, #814
| Three Lakes, WI | 50.44 |
| Wisconsin | 153.98 |
| 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 1,150 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Three Lakes, WI 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: | 12 | Dense Fog: | 7 | Drought: | 19 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 21 | Hail: | 355 | Heat: | 5 | Heavy Snow: | 31 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 4 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 12 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 584 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 31 | Winter Weather: | 0 |
| Other: | 67 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Three Lakes, WI.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Three Lakes, WI.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Three Lakes, WI.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 14 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Three Lakes, WI.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.6 | 1981-06-13 | 2 | 45°48'N / 89°10'W | 45°47'N / 89°07'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Oneida | ||
| 18.5 | 1950-06-25 | 4 | 45°35'N / 89°35'W | 45°40'N / 89°20'W | 13.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 2 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Oneida |
| 21.9 | 1985-06-08 | 3 | 45°48'N / 90°05'W | 45°34'N / 89°06'W | 47.00 Miles | 2640 Yards | 2 | 16 | 25.0M | 0 | Oneida |
| 22.8 | 1984-04-27 | 3 | 45°54'N / 89°38'W | 46°04'N / 89°30'W | 13.00 Miles | 87 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25.0M | 0 | Vilas |
| 22.8 | 1986-07-04 | 2 | 45°44'N / 89°38'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Oneida | |
| 23.9 | 1994-05-30 | 2 | 45°33'N / 88°56'W | 45°35'N / 88°41'W | 12.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 3 | 5.0M | 50K | Forest |
| Brief Description: Severe thunderstorms raked west-central and northern Wisconsin with violent damaging winds up to 61 mph, hail up to tennis ball-size, and two tornadoes. A tornado set down just east of Woodville in St Croix County damaging eight farm dwellings and structures along its one-mile path causing $55,000 damage. Another tornado cut a 12-mile path from just southwest of Crandon to just north of Laona in Forest County causing $1 million damage. It destroyed three mobile homes, damaged or destroyed 25 homes and leveled 600 acres of timber. Three people were injured in a mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado. Widespread hail up to tennis ball-size fell over the Rhinelander area damaging hundreds of vehicles as well as roofs and windows. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds knocked down about 3,000 trees and damaged several homes and cabins seven miles southeast of Seeley, Sawyer County. | |||||||||||
| 24.5 | 1968-06-30 | 2 | 45°40'N / 88°42'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Forest | |
| 26.7 | 1984-04-27 | 3 | 45°40'N / 89°49'W | 45°54'N / 89°38'W | 16.00 Miles | 87 Yards | 1 | 5 | 25.0M | 0 | Oneida |
| 30.2 | 1969-06-26 | 2 | 45°57'N / 89°52'W | 46°14'N / 89°25'W | 28.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Vilas |
| 35.6 | 1991-06-27 | 2 | 45°47'N / 89°58'W | 45°52'N / 89°51'W | 6.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Oneida |
| 39.3 | 1984-04-27 | 2 | 45°12'N / 89°13'W | 45°16'N / 89°07'W | 7.50 Miles | 7 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Langlade |
| 40.8 | 2002-09-30 | 2 | 45°28'N / 89°54'W | 45°28'N / 89°50'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 75K | 0 | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: Severe thunderstorms developed in unstable air in the vicinity of an east to west warm front that stretched across northern Wisconsin. These storms produced large hail, wind damage and two tornadoes. Hail to golf ball size covered the ground in the Minocqua area (Oneida co.) and golf ball to tennis ball size hail fell from Arbor Vitae (Vilas co.) to St. Germain (Vilas co.). The most significant wind damage was in southern Oneida county. In the Woodboro area (Oneida co.) a tree that was downed by high winds smashed a pickup truck. A tornado touched down in southeast Florence county. It destroyed a pole barn, a garage that was under construction and 6 to 10 outbuildings in its path. It caused minor damage to a farm home and downed 150 to 250 trees and power lines, causing numerous power outages. The tornado tracked east-northeast across the Menominee river into upper Michigan where it continued to do damage. Another tornado that touched down 8 miles west of Tomahawk (Lincoln co.) did significant damage, uprooting or snapping off thousands of trees along its path. A house in the path of the tornado sustained major structural damage. All outbuildings on the property were destroyed, a camping trailer was thrown 300 feet and a car was thrown into a tree, coming to rest at least 15 feet above the ground. Two barns were also destroyed. The storms knocked out power to around 3,000 customers in the Tomahawk area (Lincoln co.) and about 600 customers in the Rhinelander and Crandon areas. | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 1971-09-28 | 3 | 45°06'N / 89°14'W | 45°10'N / 88°38'W | 29.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Langlade |
| 49.8 | 1958-07-14 | 2 | 46°10'N / 90°04'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Iron | |
* 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.