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The chance of earthquake damage in Wann is lower than Oklahoma average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Wann is much lower than Oklahoma average and is much higher than the national average.

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Earthquake Index, #771

Wann, OK	0.01
Oklahoma	0.31
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

Wann, OK	0.0000
Oklahoma	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, #596

Wann, OK	264.91
Oklahoma	363.83
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 4,666 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Wann, OK 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:	3	Cold:	5	Dense Fog:	3	Drought:	31
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	439	Hail:	2,063	Heat:	27	Heavy Snow:	42
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	23	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	49
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,843	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	1	Winter Storm:	47	Winter Weather:	17
Other:	73

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Wann, OK.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Wann, OK.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 95 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Wann, OK.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.6	1979-03-18	3	36°55'N / 95°52'W	36°55'N / 95°48'W	4.10 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Nowata
2.4	1981-05-23	2	36°56'N / 95°53'W	36°57'N / 95°47'W	5.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Washington
2.8	1961-03-26	2	36°45'N / 96°00'W	37°00'N / 95°38'W	26.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Washington
4.2	1982-03-15	2	36°49'N / 95°51'W	36°55'N / 95°40'W	12.00 Miles	177 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Nowata
4.4	1991-04-26	2	36°53'N / 95°56'W	36°56'N / 95°50'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	1	10	250K	0	Washington
5.3	1979-03-18	3	36°54'N / 95°56'W	36°55'N / 95°52'W	3.80 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Washington
5.9	2003-04-19	2	36°51'N / 96°00'W	36°56'N / 95°49'W	12.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	3	1.7M	0	Washington
		Brief Description: A tornado entered Washington county 5 miles northwest of Dewey and passed between Dewey and Copan before entering Nowata county 1 mile north of Wann or 6.8 miles east northeast of Copan. The tornado produced F2 damage and a half mile wide damage path at its peak. 41 homes, two businesses and 40 barns and sheds were damaged. 16 of the homes were severely damaged including two mobile homes which were completely destroyed. Three people were treated at an emergency room of a hospital in Bartlesville due to injuries received during the tornado. Two of those people were inhabitants of one of the moble homes that was destroyed.
6.8	1981-05-23	2	36°57'N / 95°47'W	36°59'N / 95°37'W	9.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	3	0K	0	Nowata
7.1	1973-05-26	3	36°58'N / 95°55'W		0.30 Mile	100 Yards	0	3	3K	0	Washington
8.4	1981-05-23	2	36°57'N / 95°42'W	36°59'N / 95°38'W	4.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Nowata
8.8	1982-03-15	3	37°01'N / 95°51'W	37°04'N / 95°45'W	6.00 Miles	300 Yards	1	1	2.5M	0	Montgomery
10.9	1982-03-15	2	36°52'N / 95°37'W				0	0	250K	0	Nowata
11.3	1980-04-07	2	36°52'N / 96°00'W		1.50 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Osage
12.2	1958-11-17	2	36°51'N / 95°36'W				0	0	3K	0	Nowata
15.4	1982-03-15	2	36°44'N / 96°01'W	36°46'N / 95°58'W	3.00 Miles	177 Yards	0	57	25.0M	0	Washington
16.5	1965-04-05	2	36°44'N / 96°00'W		1.50 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washington
19.0	1996-05-26	2	36°36'N / 95°39'W	36°50'N / 95°29'W	18.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	200K	0	Nowata
21.6	1996-05-26	2	36°50'N / 95°29'W	36°55'N / 95°21'W	8.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	75K	0	Craig
22.6	2006-03-30	2	37°08'N / 95°55'W	37°21'N / 95°44'W	16.00 Miles	125 Yards	0	1	1.0M	0K	Montgomery
		Brief Description: The tornado produced F2 damage 4 miles north of Wayside, and again 2 miles southwest of Sycamore. Several homes and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed along its 16 mile path. The most concentrated damage occurred roughly 2 to 3 miles southwest of Sycamore in the township of Radical, where several homes and mobile homes sustained damage, some of which was major. Additionally, numerous trailers were overturned at Elk City Lake, along with damage at Elk City Lake State Park. Unfortunately, one man was seriously injured (direct) 3 miles southwest of Sycamore, when his home was hit by the tornado. Average path width ranged from 75 to 125 yards.
23.6	1959-05-09	3	36°31'N / 95°46'W	36°40'N / 95°34'W	15.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Rogers
24.1	1981-05-17	2	36°59'N / 96°14'W				0	0	0K	0	Osage
24.8	1954-05-01	2	37°13'N / 95°40'W	37°18'N / 95°41'W	5.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montgomery
27.1	1961-03-26	2	36°33'N / 96°20'W	36°45'N / 96°00'W	23.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	26	0K	0	Rogers
27.1	1959-05-09	2	36°25'N / 95°51'W	36°38'N / 95°38'W	19.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tulsa
31.2	1984-04-26	2	36°28'N / 95°53'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washington
31.3	1991-04-26	2	37°16'N / 95°33'W	37°22'N / 95°32'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Montgomery
31.5	1959-05-09	3	36°24'N / 95°48'W	36°31'N / 95°46'W	8.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Rogers
31.7	1991-04-26	4	36°27'N / 95°43'W	36°29'N / 95°39'W	4.00 Miles	1300 Yards	0	22	25.0M	0	Rogers
31.9	1983-04-29	2	36°33'N / 95°27'W		1.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Rogers
32.7	1982-03-15	3	37°01'N / 95°26'W	37°09'N / 95°04'W	24.00 Miles	167 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Labette
33.1	1982-03-15	2	36°40'N / 96°19'W				0	1	250K	0	Osage
33.8	1959-09-27	4	36°51'N / 95°15'W	37°00'N / 95°08'W	12.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Craig
34.4	1992-07-02	3	36°24'N / 95°50'W	36°26'N / 95°48'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Tulsa
34.6	1957-05-16	2	37°14'N / 95°59'W	37°35'N / 95°25'W	39.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Chautauqua
35.0	1992-07-02	3	36°26'N / 95°48'W	36°23'N / 95°47'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Rogers
36.1	1983-06-27	2	36°23'N / 95°49'W	36°24'N / 95°45'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Rogers
36.5	2003-05-08	3	36°35'N / 96°43'W	36°53'N / 96°08'W	45.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Osage
		Brief Description: A F3 tornado touched down northwest of Fairfax and traveled northeast across rural areas of Osage county before dissipating just west of Bowring. The one community it did effect was Little Chief. Oil tanks southwest of Little Chief were taken off their foundation and rolled a quarter of a mile. In Little Chief a RV was destroyed and there was considerable tree damage. In a field not far from Little Chief seven cattle were killed. Along Highway 60 to the northeast of Little Chief a house and garage were completely swept from their foundation. At the same location a barn was destroyed and three horses were killed. Further to the northeast as the tornado entered the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, it produced additional significant tree damage. Throughout the path of the tornado up to 30 power poles were blown down causing power outages across a significant part of Osage county. The F3 damage was classified at two locations: the first was near where the cattle were killed--this was the only location that showed the scouring of grasses along the path; the second location was in the western sections of the Tall Grass Prairie Reserve where an Oak Forest was heavily damaged. Although the one house was swept off its foundation, it was clear that this house's anchoring failed prematurely. On this property there were several examples, especially with vegetation, that hinted that this stretch of the tornado track was probably less than F3 intensity.
36.9	1967-01-25	2	36°22'N / 95°36'W	36°30'N / 95°26'W	12.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Rogers
36.9	1990-05-15	2	36°26'N / 95°33'W	36°26'N / 95°29'W	4.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	8	250K	0	Rogers
36.9	2000-04-19	3	37°15'N / 95°33'W	37°24'N / 95°12'W	21.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	27	71.0M	0	Labette
		Brief Description: The same tornado that formed 3 miles south of Cherryvale at 1930 CST in eastern Montgomery County, the tornado entered western Labette County at 1934 CST, 10 miles southwest of Dennis. Moving northeast around 35 mph, the tornado passed 4 miles south of Dennis at 1940 CST. At 1945 CST, the tornado entered southwest Parsons where it inflicted major damage to a law enforcement center, a movie theater, and a carnival. In all, 750 buildings were damaged of which 633 were homes. Of the homes, 53 were destroyed, 112 sustained major damage and 468 received minor damage. Of the 117 commercial buildings that sustained damage, 20 were destroyed, 28 received major damage, and 69 received minor damage. Total damage estimate: $40 million. A total of 27 people were injured, most were minor. Though inflicting F3 damage when it hit Parsons, the tornado possessed F1 intensity for most of it's track. This same tornado would continue moving northeast, clipping southeast Neosho County. Area newspapers contributed to this report.
37.0	1983-03-26	2	36°48'N / 95°09'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Craig
37.1	1965-03-16	2	36°40'N / 96°24'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Osage
37.3	1983-06-27	2	36°22'N / 95°52'W	36°23'N / 95°49'W	2.00 Miles	100 Yards	1	0	25K	0	Tulsa
37.3	1954-05-01	2	37°08'N / 95°14'W	37°11'N / 95°10'W	5.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Labette
37.9	1959-09-27	2	37°03'N / 95°12'W	37°07'N / 95°06'W	7.20 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Labette
38.0	1974-06-08	2	36°20'N / 95°53'W	36°24'N / 95°50'W	5.40 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tulsa
38.0	1975-04-24	2	36°48'N / 95°09'W	36°52'N / 95°06'W	5.20 Miles	77 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Craig
38.2	1982-04-02	2	36°24'N / 95°33'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Rogers
38.7	1974-06-08	3	36°19'N / 95°34'W	36°37'N / 95°12'W	29.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Craig
39.2	1967-01-25	2	36°30'N / 95°26'W	36°32'N / 95°10'W	14.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mayes
39.2	1987-11-15	2	36°40'N / 95°10'W		1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Craig
39.2	1959-09-27	4	37°00'N / 95°08'W	37°07'N / 95°06'W	8.20 Miles	440 Yards	1	1	25K	0	Labette
39.4	1968-12-18	2	36°21'N / 96°00'W	36°22'N / 95°56'W	3.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tulsa
40.2	1970-06-11	2	36°37'N / 95°09'W	36°50'N / 95°05'W	15.40 Miles	150 Yards	1	1	250K	0	Craig
40.5	1960-04-16	2	36°36'N / 95°12'W	36°38'N / 95°09'W	3.80 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Craig
40.6	1958-05-31	3	37°15'N / 95°12'W		0.30 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Labette
40.6	2008-05-10	2	37°00'N / 95°08'W	36°59'N / 95°01'W	5.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	600K	0K	Craig
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed just south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border north-northwest of Welch. It moved rapidly east across northeastern Craig County, intensifying and widening as it moved into Ottawa County. In Craig County, the tornado destroyed several mobile homes, severely damaged about a dozen other homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles and power lines. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Elevated severe thunderstorms containing large hail developed north of a warm front that was moving slowly northward across eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas during the morning and early afternoon of the 10th. Another round of severe thunderstorms developed late in the afternoon as a dry line approached the area from the west. Extreme instability and strong vertical wind shear resulted in the development of long-lived supercell thunderstorms that moved across eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the late afternoon and evening. Several of these supercells became tornadic and a few produced long-lived damaging tornadoes. One such supercell developed and moved along the Oklahoma-Kansas border and then into southwestern Missouri. This storm produced a tornado in northeastern Craig County OK that remained on the ground for 29 miles in Oklahoma, continued for about 31 miles in Newton County MO, and finally dissipated about 15 miles into Barry County MO. It produced EF-4 damage in several locations, including Picher, a small town in north-central Ottawa County OK. Twenty-one fatalities, over 350 injuries, and an estimated $60 million in property damage resulted from this tornado in Oklahoma and Missouri. Six of the fatalities and about 150 injuries occurred in Picher OK. Other strong tornadoes developed and moved across portions of Pittsburg and Latimer Counties. A EF-2 tornado was on the ground for about eight miles west of McAlester, damaging numerous homes in its path. Another EF-2 tornado developed southwest of Hartshorne in Pittsburg County and moved 19 miles before dissipating just east of Yanush in Latimer County. Four injuries resulted from that tornado and numerous homes were severely damaged or destroyed.
40.8	1954-07-22	2	37°05'N / 95°11'W	37°13'N / 95°04'W	11.20 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Labette
41.3	1964-07-09	2	36°21'N / 96°03'W				0	0	25K	0	Osage
41.3	1983-06-27	2	36°21'N / 96°03'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Osage
42.3	1990-05-15	2	36°26'N / 95°25'W	36°26'N / 95°15'W	8.00 Miles	123 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Mayes
42.3	1986-04-07	2	36°29'N / 95°20'W	36°27'N / 95°14'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Mayes
42.6	1967-01-25	2	36°36'N / 95°08'W	36°39'N / 95°07'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Craig
42.6	1974-06-08	4	36°16'N / 96°07'W	36°25'N / 96°04'W	10.70 Miles	200 Yards	1	15	250K	0	Osage
43.4	1988-11-15	2	37°24'N / 95°26'W	37°29'N / 95°19'W	7.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Neosho
43.5	1967-01-25	2	36°32'N / 95°10'W	36°36'N / 95°08'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Mayes
43.5	1961-05-07	3	36°48'N / 95°06'W	36°51'N / 94°57'W	8.90 Miles	400 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Craig
44.0	1960-05-05	2	36°39'N / 95°07'W	36°44'N / 95°00'W	8.60 Miles	500 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Craig
44.6	2005-04-21	3	37°25'N / 95°21'W	37°26'N / 95°16'W	5.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	200K	0	Neosho
		Brief Description: Damage summary: Two miles south of Galesburg: One barn damaged & two out-buildings destroyed. Three miles southeast of Galesburg: Two mobile homes destroyed, one frame house dislodged from it's foundation & two barns destroyed. Four miles east-southeast of Galesburg: Frame house unroofed with two exterior walls collapsed. A garage and one shed were destroyed. Tree damage occurred at each of these locations.
44.7	1973-09-24	3	36°40'N / 95°07'W	36°42'N / 94°59'W	7.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Craig
44.8	1956-04-02	4	37°18'N / 96°28'W	37°28'N / 96°16'W	15.80 Miles	880 Yards	1	6	2.5M	0	Elk
45.2	1973-06-18	3	36°25'N / 96°20'W		2.50 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Osage
45.7	1956-04-02	4	37°15'N / 96°32'W	37°18'N / 96°28'W	5.10 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Chautauqua
45.7	1960-11-27	2	37°19'N / 96°28'W	37°30'N / 96°15'W	17.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Elk
46.2	1958-08-20	2	36°15'N / 95°54'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tulsa
46.4	1965-06-03	2	37°22'N / 96°18'W	37°39'N / 96°06'W	22.40 Miles	87 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Elk
46.6	1961-05-07	2	37°06'N / 95°01'W	37°11'N / 95°00'W	5.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cherokee
46.8	1982-03-15	3	37°09'N / 95°04'W	37°11'N / 94°58'W	6.00 Miles	167 Yards	1	6	2.5M	0	Cherokee
46.9	1967-01-25	2	36°42'N / 95°00'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	6	25K	0	Ottawa
46.9	1991-04-26	4	36°12'N / 96°17'W	36°23'N / 96°00'W	21.00 Miles	1700 Yards	0	19	2.5M	0	Osage
47.0	1957-05-20	2	36°25'N / 96°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Osage
47.2	1974-06-08	3	36°09'N / 95°54'W	36°19'N / 95°34'W	21.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Rogers
47.5	2010-05-13	2	36°13'N / 95°45'W	36°15'N / 95°38'W	6.00 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	750K	0K	Rogers
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado developed near the Port of Catoosa where it damaged a metal building structure and blew down trees and power poles. The tornado moved northeast across portions of Verdigris, severely damaging several homes, destroying barns, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and blowing down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 120 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms intensified as it moved into eastern Oklahoma during the early morning hours of the 13th. A number of tornadoes developed on the leading edge of the bowing line of storms over northeastern Oklahoma. The storms also produced damaging wind gusts.
47.6	1980-04-07	3	36°27'N / 95°12'W	36°30'N / 95°05'W	7.20 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Mayes
47.9	1956-04-02	4	37°28'N / 96°16'W	37°36'N / 96°08'W	11.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Elk
47.9	1959-06-18	2	37°32'N / 96°12'W		2.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Elk
48.0	1991-05-16	2	36°12'N / 95°43'W	36°15'N / 95°40'W	4.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Rogers
48.2	1951-09-09	2	36°37'N / 95°01'W		2.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Craig
48.5	1973-03-08	2	37°26'N / 95°24'W	37°34'N / 95°14'W	12.80 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Neosho
49.0	1972-04-19	2	37°36'N / 96°02'W		20.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Greenwood
49.0	1960-05-05	2	36°30'N / 95°06'W	36°34'N / 95°01'W	6.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Mayes
49.1	1954-03-24	2	36°27'N / 95°09'W	36°30'N / 95°04'W	5.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mayes
49.3	1973-09-24	3	36°42'N / 94°59'W	36°43'N / 94°55'W	3.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	14	250K	0	Ottawa
49.8	1980-04-07	3	36°30'N / 95°05'W	36°34'N / 95°00'W	6.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Craig
50.0	1982-04-02	2	36°20'N / 95°16'W		0.50 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Mayes

* 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.