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

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Earthquake Index, #285

Webster, IN	0.04
Indiana	0.12
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

Webster, IN	0.0000
Indiana	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, #403

Webster, IN	253.11
Indiana	265.56
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 4,091 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Webster, IN 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:	0	Cold:	6	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	4
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	541	Hail:	993	Heat:	3	Heavy Snow:	38
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	18	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	59
Thunderstorm Winds:	2,281	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	36	Winter Weather:	15
Other:	96

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Webster, IN.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Webster, IN.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 105 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Webster, IN.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
0.9	1967-05-28	2	39°54'N / 84°57'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wayne
11.2	1963-03-19	2	40°03'N / 84°52'W		2.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Randolph
11.6	1961-04-25	4	39°44'N / 84°54'W	39°45'N / 84°48'W	5.10 Miles	550 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Wayne
11.6	1956-04-03	2	39°44'N / 84°53'W				0	0	250K	0	Wayne
11.8	1986-03-10	3	40°02'N / 84°59'W	40°06'N / 84°52'W	7.60 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Randolph
13.1	1992-11-22	3	39°47'N / 84°45'W	39°56'N / 84°38'W	12.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Preble
13.4	1992-11-22	2	39°43'N / 84°50'W	39°44'N / 84°48'W	1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Wayne
15.0	1967-02-15	2	40°03'N / 85°08'W		0.50 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Randolph
15.6	1961-04-25	4	39°45'N / 84°48'W	39°45'N / 84°37'W	9.50 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Preble
16.2	1961-04-25	4	39°40'N / 85°18'W	39°44'N / 84°54'W	21.60 Miles	550 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Fayette
16.5	1955-03-11	2	39°40'N / 85°02'W	39°40'N / 85°00'W	1.30 Miles	847 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Union
16.5	1992-11-22	2	39°36'N / 84°59'W	39°43'N / 84°50'W	11.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Union
18.6	1992-11-22	3	39°56'N / 84°38'W	39°59'N / 84°33'W	8.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	21	25.0M	0	Darke
18.7	1955-11-15	3	40°06'N / 84°38'W	40°06'N / 84°46'W	14.40 Miles	400 Yards	0	7	25K	0	Randolph
18.7	1955-11-15	3	40°06'N / 84°46'W	40°06'N / 84°38'W	6.60 Miles	300 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Darke
19.5	1953-06-13	2	39°44'N / 84°38'W				0	0	25K	0	Preble
20.1	1954-03-19	2	39°39'N / 85°08'W				0	0	25K	0	Fayette
20.1	1955-03-11	2	39°40'N / 85°18'W	39°40'N / 85°02'W	14.10 Miles	880 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Fayette
20.7	1963-05-27	2	40°07'N / 84°40'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Darke
20.8	1974-04-03	4	40°03'N / 85°16'W	40°05'N / 85°15'W	1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Henry
20.9	1961-09-24	3	40°11'N / 85°13'W	40°12'N / 84°49'W	20.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Randolph
21.2	1980-04-08	2	39°59'N / 84°33'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Darke
21.2	1974-04-03	4	40°05'N / 85°15'W	40°06'N / 85°14'W			0	0	0K	0	Delaware
21.4	1961-07-28	3	40°11'N / 84°49'W	40°12'N / 84°48'W			0	0	3K	0	Randolph
22.1	1962-06-18	3	39°55'N / 85°21'W				0	0	250K	0	Henry
23.7	1974-04-03	4	40°06'N / 85°14'W	40°18'N / 85°03'W	16.70 Miles	1400 Yards	1	12	0K	0	Randolph
24.9	1986-03-10	2	39°49'N / 85°26'W	39°53'N / 85°22'W	4.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Henry
25.1	1958-06-08	2	39°45'N / 85°22'W				0	0	250K	0	Henry
25.3	1961-09-24	3	40°08'N / 85°19'W	40°11'N / 85°13'W	5.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Shelby
25.4	1960-09-19	3	39°38'N / 85°16'W		0.10 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Fayette
25.4	1963-03-19	2	39°35'N / 85°14'W	39°37'N / 85°12'W	2.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Fayette
25.8	1955-03-11	2	40°12'N / 84°48'W	40°12'N / 84°30'W	15.60 Miles	500 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Randolph
27.4	1960-06-30	2	39°30'N / 84°54'W				0	0	3K	0	Franklin
27.6	1965-11-26	3	40°06'N / 85°23'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Delaware
28.0	1961-07-28	3	40°12'N / 84°48'W	40°14'N / 84°25'W	20.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Darke
28.4	1955-03-11	2	40°18'N / 85°02'W				0	0	25K	0	Randolph
29.0	1998-06-11	2	40°01'N / 85°30'W	39°58'N / 85°26'W	5.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	5K	0	Henry
		Brief Description: Second tornado from supercell began in NC Hancock County and tracked ENE into extreme SE Madison County and then ended in NW Henry county NW of New Castle. This tornado traversed mainly open country causing mostly tree damageon farms along the path. This same supercell will produce two more tornadoes further east in Henry and Randolph Counties. These tornadoes will be described below.
29.0	1974-04-03	4	40°18'N / 85°03'W	40°19'N / 85°02'W			0	0	0K	0	Jay
29.6	1965-11-26	3	39°53'N / 85°31'W	39°53'N / 85°28'W	1.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Decatur
30.3	1954-06-17	2	40°11'N / 85°22'W				0	0	0K	0	Delaware
30.5	1974-04-03	4	39°47'N / 85°34'W	39°59'N / 85°27'W	14.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	6	0K	0	Henry
30.8	1961-09-24	3	40°07'N / 85°33'W	40°08'N / 85°19'W	12.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Delaware
31.0	1957-04-05	2	40°11'N / 85°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Delaware
31.6	1965-04-08	2	39°48'N / 85°31'W				0	0	25K	0	Henry
31.6	1974-04-01	2	39°48'N / 85°31'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Henry
32.4	1980-04-08	2	40°19'N / 85°14'W	40°21'N / 85°05'W	7.90 Miles	87 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jay
32.6	1957-04-05	2	40°03'N / 85°31'W				0	1	25K	0	Henry
32.9	2002-09-20	2	40°02'N / 85°31'W	40°03'N / 85°32'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.0M	10K	Henry
		Brief Description: A tornado formed along a squall line. Ten single family homes sustained major damage. As the tornado passed through a trailer park, 30 trailer homes sustained major damage.
33.2	1980-07-09	4	39°37'N / 85°29'W	39°35'N / 85°22'W	6.40 Miles	267 Yards	2	25	2.5M	0	Rush
33.2	1980-07-09	4	39°35'N / 85°22'W	39°31'N / 85°22'W	4.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Rush
33.2	1955-03-11	2	39°40'N / 85°40'W	39°40'N / 85°18'W	19.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Shelby
33.3	1961-04-25	4	39°36'N / 85°37'W	39°40'N / 85°18'W	17.30 Miles	550 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Rush
33.3	1969-08-09	2	39°25'N / 85°00'W		0.70 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Franklin
33.3	1961-07-28	2	40°21'N / 85°09'W				0	2	25K	0	Jay
34.1	1957-04-05	2	40°22'N / 85°08'W				0	0	3K	0	Jay
34.2	1972-05-14	4	39°59'N / 85°35'W	40°00'N / 85°33'W			0	1	25K	0	Henry
35.6	1958-06-13	2	39°58'N / 85°36'W				0	1	25K	0	Madison
35.9	1974-04-03	4	39°46'N / 85°37'W	39°47'N / 85°34'W	2.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Rush
36.5	1998-06-11	2	39°58'N / 85°39'W	39°58'N / 85°35'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	5K	0	Madison
		Brief Description: Tornado from NE Hancock Co traversed SE Madison Co causing mainly tree damage.
37.3	1974-04-03	4	39°21'N / 85°17'W	39°28'N / 85°11'W	9.50 Miles	1200 Yards	2	10	0K	0	Franklin
37.4	1972-05-14	4	39°57'N / 85°41'W	39°59'N / 85°35'W	5.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Madison
37.5	1992-11-22	2	39°43'N / 85°38'W	39°45'N / 85°35'W	3.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Rush
38.3	1974-04-03	4	39°45'N / 85°39'W	39°46'N / 85°37'W	1.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	11	25.0M	0	Hancock
38.5	1980-04-08	2	39°32'N / 84°23'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Butler
38.8	1959-05-22	2	39°54'N / 84°12'W				0	0	3K	0	Miami
40.0	1990-05-04	2	39°30'N / 84°23'W		0.20 Mile	150 Yards	1	5	250K	0	Butler
40.4	1992-11-22	2	39°43'N / 85°41'W	39°43'N / 85°38'W	1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
41.1	1980-08-17	2	39°51'N / 85°44'W	39°53'N / 85°41'W	3.30 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
41.1	1998-06-11	2	39°53'N / 85°45'W	39°59'N / 85°40'W	7.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	400K	0	Hancock
41.2	1961-06-08	2	40°11'N / 84°15'W				0	0	250K	0	Miami
41.4	1969-05-10	3	39°20'N / 84°46'W	39°25'N / 84°20'W	23.80 Miles	400 Yards	0	9	2.5M	0	Butler
41.5	2002-09-20	2	40°17'N / 85°32'W	40°22'N / 85°26'W	11.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3.0M	15K	Delaware
		Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas.
42.0	1992-11-22	2	39°39'N / 85°40'W	39°43'N / 85°41'W	3.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Shelby
42.1	1997-07-02	2	40°06'N / 85°41'W	40°06'N / 85°41'W	5.00 Miles	110 Yards	0	0	600K	10K	Madison
		Brief Description: The same supercell that produced the weak tornado in Hamilton county also produced this tornado. This strong tornado initially began as three funnels which merged to one tornadoabout when it touched down on the southwest side of Anderson near exit 22 of Interstate 69. The tornado proceeded east-southeast for 5 miles, damaging 35 homes, five with major damage, and also one business. Over 50 trees were blown down, numerous power lines were blown down, and two grain silos were tipped over before the tornado lifted near Emporia. Due to advance warning and good visibility that day, everyone in the path of the tornado were awareof its approach, and was able to seek shelter and escape injury.
42.5	1954-03-28	2	40°07'N / 85°41'W		1.50 Miles	53 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Madison
42.7	1986-03-10	2	39°48'N / 85°47'W	39°51'N / 85°41'W	5.00 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hancock
42.8	1974-04-03	3	39°42'N / 85°47'W	39°51'N / 85°40'W	11.80 Miles	440 Yards	1	23	25.0M	0	Hancock
42.9	1953-04-09	3	40°17'N / 85°52'W	40°19'N / 85°14'W	33.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Madison
42.9	2002-09-20	2	39°56'N / 85°50'W	40°16'N / 85°34'W	26.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	2	8.0M	25K	Madison
		Brief Description: One of Indiana's longest tracking tornados formed along a squall line on the morning of September 20. The tornado touched down near Ellettsville in Monroe county and then remained on the ground for 112 miles before lifting in Blackford county. The tornado produced F3 damage at its strongest points. Nearly 100 single family homes were destroyed, along with several mobile homes. Some apartments were also destroyed. Many businesses and hundreds of homes received damage. Several counties were declared disaster areas.
43.0	1968-04-14	2	40°22'N / 85°28'W				0	0	3K	0	Delaware
43.2	1986-03-10	2	39°43'N / 85°47'W	39°47'N / 85°40'W	7.80 Miles	300 Yards	1	1	2.5M	0	Hancock
43.4	1951-03-29	2	39°47'N / 85°46'W	39°49'N / 85°43'W	3.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Hancock
43.5	1956-02-25	2	39°20'N / 84°34'W		1.00 Mile	500 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Butler
43.9	1956-02-25	2	39°16'N / 84°49'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hamilton
44.2	2008-06-03	3	39°27'N / 85°37'W	39°30'N / 85°30'W	7.00 Miles	150 Yards	1	8	1.0M	0K	Rush
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down in Shelby County at 2004 EST 200 meters north of the County Road South 500 East and County Road East 500 South intersection. The tornado tracked to the east northeast for 2.93 miles before entering Rush County at 2012 EST near County Road South 1000 West just south of County Road East 450 South. The tornado continued to the northeast for 6.75 miles until lifting at 2030 EST. The tornado lifted 200 meters east of County Road South 400 West and 400 meters north of West State Road 244. The tornado was on the ground for a total of 9.68 miles and 26 minutes. The tornado was an EF-0 with wind speeds around 75 miles per hour while in Shelby County, however intensified to an EF-3 tornado while in Rush County with wind speeds around 150 miles per hour. The tornado had a width of 150 yards. The tornado formed from a supercell storm. While in Shelby County the tornado damaged 34 structures with the hardest hit areas being Middletown and Waldron. 27 of the damaged structures were in Middletown with 4 of these being completely destroyed. Trees and powerlines were also blown down and a semi-trailer was blown off Interstate 74. In Rush County 8 people were injured including a man and a woman who were pinned beneath a wall in Moscow. A 67 year old woman in Moscow was injured from a large tree limb that impaled her in the chest and later passed away due to those injuries on August 17th. The historic Moscow Covered Bridge was destroyed in addition to extensive damage to the Moscow school. Dozens of houses were severely damaged or destroyed including some houses that were swept completely off the foundation. Approximately 200,000 dollars in damage occurred in Shelby County and approximately one million dollars in damage occurred in Rush County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A powerful weather system moved through central Indiana on the night of June 3rd. Associated with this system were damaging straight line thunderstorm winds and tornadoes. Three tornadoes developed from supercells. An EF-1 tornado moved through Decatur County, an EF-2 tornado moved through Brown and Johnson Counties, and then weakened to an EF-1 in Shelby County, and another tornado began as an EF-0 in Shelby County and intensified to an EF-3 in Rush County.
44.7	1990-06-02	4	39°17'N / 84°35'W	39°20'N / 84°35'W	3.00 Miles	1350 Yards	0	2	25.0M	0	Butler
44.9	1957-04-26	2	39°47'N / 85°46'W				0	0	3K	0	Hancock
45.1	1966-06-15	2	40°25'N / 85°27'W				0	0	25K	0	Grant
45.3	1990-06-02	4	39°15'N / 84°48'W	39°17'N / 84°35'W	10.00 Miles	1350 Yards	0	14	25.0M	0	Hamilton
45.8	1969-05-08	3	39°40'N / 84°08'W	39°42'N / 84°06'W	1.90 Miles	150 Yards	0	25	2.5M	0	Montgomery
46.0	1990-06-02	4	39°13'N / 84°55'W	39°15'N / 84°48'W	6.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	21	2.5M	0	Dearborn
46.2	1961-04-25	4	39°35'N / 85°48'W	39°36'N / 85°37'W	9.60 Miles	550 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Shelby
46.6	1990-06-02	4	39°20'N / 84°35'W	39°20'N / 84°19'W	12.00 Miles	1350 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Butler
46.6	1990-06-02	2	39°13'N / 85°04'W	39°14'N / 84°59'W	2.50 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Dearborn
46.8	1972-05-14	4	39°50'N / 85°57'W	39°57'N / 85°41'W	16.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Hancock
46.8	1977-10-01	3	39°15'N / 84°40'W		0.70 Mile	150 Yards	0	17	2.5M	0	Hamilton
47.1	1961-07-28	3	40°16'N / 84°11'W		0.50 Mile	200 Yards	0	22	250K	0	Shelby
47.7	1965-11-26	3	39°54'N / 85°50'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Hancock
47.7	1986-03-10	2	39°21'N / 84°23'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Butler
48.5	1974-04-03	4	39°18'N / 84°23'W	39°26'N / 84°17'W	10.40 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Warren
48.6	1960-03-30	2	39°54'N / 85°51'W				0	0	3K	0	Hancock
49.1	1998-06-11	4	39°47'N / 85°58'W	39°49'N / 85°44'W	12.20 Miles	500 Yards	0	1	1.1M	0	Hancock
		Brief Description: A tornado initially touched down on Indianapolis' far east side in Cumberland destroying six buildings and damaging nearly eighty. The tornado continued east-northeast into Hancock County before dissipating just east of Maxwell at 640 PM EST. In Hancock County, the tornado destroyed approxiamtely five buildings and damaged nearly 40 others. The supercell storm that generated this tornado also produced three other tornadoes in east central Indiana that evening. These tornadoes will be described below.
49.1	1992-11-22	2	40°02'N / 85°51'W	40°03'N / 85°50'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
49.5	1969-05-10	2	39°29'N / 86°03'W	39°37'N / 85°27'W	33.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Johnson
49.7	1974-04-03	2	39°23'N / 84°14'W	39°31'N / 84°10'W	9.80 Miles	177 Yards	0	9	2.5M	0	Warren

* 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.