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Towner, CO Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

 
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The chance of earthquake damage in Towner is lower than Colorado average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Towner is about the same as Colorado average and is lower than the national average.

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

Earthquake Index, #522

Towner, CO
0.01
Colorado
1.32
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, #187

Towner, CO
0.0000
Colorado
0.0009
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, #203

Towner, CO
125.27
Colorado
117.98
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 2,381 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Towner, CO were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:6Cold:7Dense Fog:0Drought:10
Dust Storm:0Flood:69Hail:1,690Heat:0Heavy Snow:12
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:26
Thunderstorm Winds:496Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:3Winter Storm:15Winter Weather:3
Other:44 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Towner, CO.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Towner, CO.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Towner, CO.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 20 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Towner, CO.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
10.12007-03-28238°15'N / 102°04'W38°24'N / 102°04'W11.00 Miles400 Yards0010K0KKiowa
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The Prowers County tornado crossed into Kiowa County and traveled another 11 miles...destroying electrical transmission poles (EF2 damage). The tornado did not hit any other structures in Kiowa County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A few severe thunderstorms occurred over extreme southeast Colorado... producing damaging winds and large hail. One supercell generated large hail...damaging winds...and two tornadoes. The tornado which struck Holly...rural northeast Prowers County...and rural southeast Kiowa County had a maximum rating of EF3. The path width reached a maximum of around 900 yards in extreme northeast Prowers County. Prior to this...as the tornado moved through Holly...the path width was around 600 feet. Over 200 residences and other buildings were affected or destroyed. Two people were killed and nine others were injured. The damage path was around 28 miles long...extending into Kiowa County. The last substantial damage with the tornado was 12 miles north of Holly...in northeast Prowers County...where a ranch sustained high end EF3 damage. As the supercell cycled through...another tornado occurred east of Towner...and moved into Kansas.
22.82007-03-28338°01'N / 102°07'W38°16'N / 102°07'W17.00 Miles900 Yards294.0M0KProwers
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: With a maximum rating of EF3 and a maximum damage path width of 900 yards, the tornado raced through Holly, causing two fatalities and nine injuries. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A few severe thunderstorms occurred over extreme southeast Colorado... producing damaging winds and large hail. One supercell generated large hail...damaging winds...and two tornadoes. The tornado which struck Holly...rural northeast Prowers County...and rural southeast Kiowa County had a maximum rating of EF3. The path width reached a maximum of around 900 yards in extreme northeast Prowers County. Prior to this...as the tornado moved through Holly...the path width was around 600 feet. Over 200 residences and other buildings were affected or destroyed. Two people were killed and nine others were injured. The damage path was around 28 miles long...extending into Kiowa County. The last substantial damage with the tornado was 12 miles north of Holly...in northeast Prowers County...where a ranch sustained high end EF3 damage. As the supercell cycled through...another tornado occurred east of Towner...and moved into Kansas.
23.51963-11-21238°15'N / 101°44'W38°36'N / 101°34'W25.70 Miles100 Yards003K0Hamilton
27.01958-07-20238°50'N / 102°16'W0525K0Cheyenne
27.11958-07-20338°52'N / 101°56'W38°49'N / 101°54'W3.30 Miles700 Yards0425K0Wallace
27.31968-06-24238°04'N / 102°07'W38°05'N / 102°06'W0125K0Prowers
29.81966-07-06238°06'N / 101°48'W0125K0Hamilton
31.71962-05-17237°59'N / 101°47'W38°10'N / 101°47'W12.60 Miles250 Yards0025K0Hamilton
31.91979-06-16238°52'N / 102°25'W38°52'N / 102°21'W3.00 Miles200 Yards002.5M0Cheyenne
34.11975-05-10238°46'N / 102°45'W38°28'N / 102°37'W21.90 Miles440 Yards000K0Cheyenne
37.71954-05-26237°59'N / 101°46'W0.50 Mile100 Yards00250K0Hamilton
38.31999-06-22338°22'N / 101°21'W38°19'N / 101°26'W4.00 Miles880 Yards00250K0Wichita
 Brief Description: A large tornado (F3) destroyed a farmstead. The house was nearly flattened by the tornado, and a tractor and grain combine/harvester were rolled several hundred feet. Tornado moved from East to West.
38.71975-06-08238°06'N / 102°37'W1.00 Mile220 Yards0025K0Prowers
40.82001-05-29338°04'N / 102°39'W38°06'N / 102°39'W3.00 Miles50 Yards00150K0Prowers
 Brief Description: Thunderstorms spawned six brief tornadoes and an F3 tornado within a three mile radius of the Lamar Municipal Airport between 1049 MST and 1231 MST just west of Lamar. The F3 tornado, which showed supercellular characteristics, completely destroyed a modular home and five vehicles in its vicinity, and damaged two other homes nearby. Eleven power poles were destroyed as well.
42.51975-05-12238°30'N / 102°58'W38°28'N / 102°46'W11.10 Miles440 Yards00250K0Kiowa
43.91973-05-06239°05'N / 102°18'W1.00 Mile100 Yards0525K0Kit Carson
44.01982-05-18238°22'N / 102°53'W2.00 Miles200 Yards0025K0Kiowa
45.61982-05-19339°04'N / 101°43'W2.00 Miles400 Yards002.5M0Sherman
47.91971-10-17338°21'N / 103°00'W38°24'N / 102°55'W5.60 Miles500 Yards00250K0Kiowa
49.91954-06-10238°08'N / 101°16'W0025K0Kearny


* 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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