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The chance of earthquake damage in West Baton Rouge County is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in West Baton Rouge County is lower than Louisiana average and is much higher than the national average.

Topics:Earthquake Index Volcano Index Tornado Index Other Weather Extremes Events Volcanos Nearby Historical Earthquake Events Historical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #9

West Baton Rouge County	0.04
Louisiana	0.03
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

West Baton Rouge County	0.0000
Louisiana	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, #32

West Baton Rouge County	215.19
Louisiana	235.86
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 6,054 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of West Baton Rouge County 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:	5	Dense Fog:	2	Drought:	27
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	454	Hail:	1,476	Heat:	14	Heavy Snow:	8
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	15	Ice Storm:	14	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	15
Thunderstorm Winds:	3,619	Tropical Storm:	14	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	9	Winter Weather:	10
Other:	372

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near West Baton Rouge County.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near West Baton Rouge County.

No historical earthquake events found in or near West Baton Rouge County.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 75 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near West Baton Rouge County.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
5.1	1989-06-08	2	30°23'N / 91°24'W	30°26'N / 91°20'W	5.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	West Baton Rouge
6.5	1972-02-29	3	30°32'N / 91°23'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	3	250K	0	West Baton Rouge
6.6	1989-06-08	2	30°31'N / 91°15'W	30°31'N / 91°11'W	3.50 Miles	60 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	West Baton Rouge
7.2	1983-01-31	2	30°23'N / 91°14'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	West Baton Rouge
9.5	1958-11-14	2	30°28'N / 91°09'W		2.00 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
10.3	1989-06-08	2	30°21'N / 91°29'W	30°23'N / 91°24'W	5.00 Miles	77 Yards	2	30	2.5M	0	Iberville
11.1	1989-06-08	2	30°31'N / 91°11'W	30°33'N / 91°06'W	6.00 Miles	60 Yards	0	58	2.5M	0	East Baton Rouge
11.2	1975-05-08	2	30°25'N / 91°11'W	30°24'N / 91°05'W	6.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	East Baton Rouge
12.4	1965-06-27	2	30°21'N / 91°09'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
13.7	1973-04-26	3	30°30'N / 91°05'W		0.30 Mile	70 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
14.0	1961-11-13	2	30°36'N / 91°10'W	30°39'N / 91°10'W	3.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	250K	0	East Baton Rouge
15.5	1995-12-17	2	30°33'N / 91°33'W		0.20 Mile	20 Yards	0	1	200K	0	Pointe Coupee
		Brief Description: Fifteen mobile homes were destroyed, four sustained major damage and two minor damage. A child was injured when struck by a Christmas tree. A National Weather Service official surveyed the damage area.
15.7	1971-09-16	3	30°27'N / 91°02'W	30°33'N / 91°04'W	7.30 Miles	83 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	East Baton Rouge
18.7	1984-10-14	3	30°39'N / 91°09'W	30°43'N / 91°06'W	5.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	3	250K	0	East Baton Rouge
19.7	1977-04-20	2	30°25'N / 90°59'W		0.20 Mile	67 Yards	0	1	250K	0	East Baton Rouge
20.4	1957-10-15	3	30°34'N / 91°44'W	30°39'N / 91°29'W	15.90 Miles	100 Yards	1	19	250K	0	Pointe Coupee
21.5	1969-12-25	3	30°08'N / 91°21'W	30°11'N / 91°08'W	13.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Iberville
23.0	1972-05-12	2	30°08'N / 91°21'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Iberville
26.8	1984-10-14	3	30°43'N / 91°06'W	30°52'N / 91°02'W	11.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	East Feliciana
26.9	1967-05-01	2	30°05'N / 91°13'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Iberville
27.4	1992-11-21	2	30°52'N / 91°16'W	30°50'N / 91°08'W	4.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	West Feliciana
27.6	1973-12-04	2	30°28'N / 91°10'W	30°42'N / 90°34'W	39.10 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	East Baton Rouge
28.9	1989-06-08	2	30°38'N / 90°54'W	30°40'N / 90°51'W	2.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Livingston
29.4	1992-11-21	2	30°50'N / 91°08'W	30°52'N / 91°04'W	9.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	East Feliciana
30.7	1989-06-08	2	30°40'N / 90°51'W	30°38'N / 90°50'W	1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Helena
31.2	1950-03-19	2	30°06'N / 91°00'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ascension
31.2	1965-01-22	2	30°06'N / 91°00'W		1.00 Mile	267 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ascension
31.2	1976-01-25	2	30°06'N / 91°00'W		1.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	7	2.5M	0	Ascension
32.7	1969-04-12	3	30°12'N / 90°54'W	30°17'N / 90°45'W	10.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Ascension
33.0	1952-04-04	2	30°24'N / 91°55'W	30°24'N / 91°48'W	7.20 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Martin
34.0	1987-02-15	2	29°58'N / 91°12'W	30°00'N / 91°10'W	3.00 Miles	173 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Assumption
34.2	1954-02-19	2	30°54'N / 91°35'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	1	4	3K	0	West Feliciana
34.3	2007-02-13	2	30°13'N / 91°51'W	30°16'N / 91°48'W	4.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	3	1.5M	0K	St. Martin
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Wind speeds were estimated between 110 and 120 mph, or on the low end of EF2. This tornado was spawned by the same storm that produced the Youngsville tornado. The tornado began southwest of the intersection of Poydras Highway and Eunice Road and moved northeast, ending past Nursery Highway. Several brick homes had roofs removed near the highs school, with one home losing most of its second floor. A total of 44 homes were damaged or destroyed, with 80 homes impacted by the tornado. Three injuries occurred in a small brick home where the roof blew off, causing a brick wall and other debris to land on them. Several trees were damaged or uprooted. This was the strongest tornado in southwest Louisiana since the November 23 2004 tornado outbreak. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An approaching cold front resulted in showers and thunderstroms across southwest Louisiana, some of which became severe. Several tornadoes touched down across Acadiana.
34.5	1989-05-18	2	30°52'N / 91°01'W	30°52'N / 90°55'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	East Feliciana
35.8	1957-10-15	3	30°28'N / 92°05'W	30°34'N / 91°44'W	22.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	10	250K	0	St. Landry
36.2	1982-01-30	2	29°59'N / 91°04'W		3.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Assumption
36.3	1983-01-31	2	30°28'N / 91°56'W	30°34'N / 91°54'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Landry
36.6	1992-11-21	2	30°05'N / 91°52'W	30°16'N / 91°47'W	13.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	3	250K	0	St. Martin
37.0	1953-11-21	2	30°11'N / 91°56'W	30°22'N / 91°51'W	13.60 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	St. Martin
37.2	1968-11-30	2	30°48'N / 91°48'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	St. Landry
37.8	1983-02-09	3	30°34'N / 92°00'W	30°34'N / 91°52'W	7.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	St. Landry
38.2	1977-04-21	3	30°18'N / 91°57'W	30°19'N / 91°54'W	3.80 Miles	440 Yards	1	11	2.5M	0	St. Martin
38.7	1975-05-08	2	30°45'N / 90°45'W				0	0	0K	0	St. Helena
39.1	1974-01-19	2	29°57'N / 91°02'W		0.30 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Assumption
39.8	1964-10-03	2	29°55'N / 91°06'W		1.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Assumption
39.8	1986-11-20	2	31°01'N / 91°10'W	31°01'N / 91°04'W	5.00 Miles	173 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Wilkinson
40.8	1953-02-06	3	30°29'N / 90°42'W	30°30'N / 90°33'W	9.10 Miles	400 Yards	2	21	2.5M	0	Livingston
40.8	1957-10-23	2	29°56'N / 91°06'W	29°56'N / 90°55'W	11.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Assumption
41.9	1975-04-30	2	30°02'N / 91°53'W	30°05'N / 91°47'W	7.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Iberia
42.2	1957-11-07	3	30°58'N / 91°42'W	31°00'N / 91°40'W	3.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Pointe Coupee
42.2	1952-04-04	2	29°52'N / 91°37'W	29°56'N / 91°33'W	6.40 Miles	20 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	St. Mary
42.9	1952-04-04	2	30°22'N / 92°08'W	30°24'N / 91°55'W	13.20 Miles	67 Yards	4	33	250K	0	St. Landry
43.9	1992-11-01	2	30°05'N / 91°54'W		0.50 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Martin
44.2	1992-11-21	2	30°03'N / 91°55'W	30°05'N / 91°52'W	2.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Iberia
44.3	1977-11-29	2	30°30'N / 90°34'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Livingston
44.6	1953-11-21	2	30°06'N / 91°59'W	30°11'N / 91°56'W	6.80 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Lafayette
45.2	1980-10-18	2	30°19'N / 92°03'W				0	4	250K	0	Lafayette
45.5	1965-01-08	2	30°18'N / 92°03'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lafayette
45.7	1974-10-29	3	30°11'N / 92°04'W	30°12'N / 91°57'W	7.30 Miles	167 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Lafayette
45.7	1975-03-18	2	30°02'N / 91°56'W	30°04'N / 91°53'W	4.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Iberia
45.9	1992-02-15	2	30°35'N / 90°33'W		0.80 Mile	527 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
46.1	1953-05-16	2	30°25'N / 92°14'W	30°34'N / 91°56'W	20.60 Miles	150 Yards	0	3	250K	0	St. Landry
46.1	1983-02-09	3	30°25'N / 92°10'W	30°34'N / 92°00'W	13.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	7	2.5M	0	St. Landry
46.2	1961-03-30	2	30°57'N / 91°55'W	30°54'N / 91°50'W	6.20 Miles	800 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Avoyelles
46.6	1973-09-12	2	29°50'N / 91°05'W	29°50'N / 90°59'W	6.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Assumption
47.1	1957-11-13	3	30°21'N / 92°07'W	30°22'N / 92°04'W	3.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Plaquemines
47.4	1992-06-13	2	30°14'N / 92°06'W	30°19'N / 92°03'W	6.00 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lafayette
48.1	1971-05-11	2	30°31'N / 92°07'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	0K	0	St. Landry
48.3	1969-12-06	2	30°09'N / 92°02'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lafayette
48.3	1953-02-06	3	30°30'N / 90°33'W	30°32'N / 90°27'W	6.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
48.4	1983-05-20	3	30°55'N / 91°56'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Avoyelles
48.7	1973-12-04	2	30°42'N / 90°34'W	30°43'N / 90°31'W	3.60 Miles	80 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
49.5	1971-09-16	2	29°46'N / 91°30'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Mary
49.6	1977-03-28	2	30°12'N / 92°11'W	30°12'N / 91°59'W	12.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Lafayette
49.8	2001-11-24	2	31°03'N / 91°48'W	31°03'N / 91°48'W	1.00 Mile	10 Yards	0	3	50K	0	Avoyelles
		Brief Description: A short-lived tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring 3 people. One man was thrown from the trailer towards the road in front of the house, and his 15 month old daughter was thrown 50 feet to the right of the trailer. A woman was buried in the rubble. All three suffered minor injuries. Trees and power lines were also blown down.

* 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.