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

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Earthquake Index, #428

Woodville, MS	0.00
Mississippi	0.05
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

Woodville, MS	0.0000
Mississippi	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, #496

Woodville, MS	156.89
Mississippi	280.40
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 1,939 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Woodville, MS 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:	4	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	14
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	127	Hail:	450	Heat:	8	Heavy Snow:	7
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	8	Ice Storm:	10	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	9
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,186	Tropical Storm:	10	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	4	Winter Weather:	4
Other:	98

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Woodville, MS.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Woodville, MS.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 63 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Woodville, MS.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
12.3	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
12.9	1990-05-12	2	31°16'N / 91°24'W	31°18'N / 91°05'W	19.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Wilkinson
18.4	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
21.1	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
21.9	1954-02-19	2	30°54'N / 91°35'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	1	4	3K	0	West Feliciana
24.2	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
25.5	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
25.6	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
29.8	1973-09-05	2	31°31'N / 91°15'W	31°33'N / 91°16'W	2.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Madison
29.8	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.
29.9	1972-01-04	2	31°21'N / 90°53'W		1.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Franklin
30.8	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
33.9	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
35.2	1992-11-21	2	31°28'N / 91°43'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Catahoula
35.3	1992-11-21	3	31°28'N / 91°43'W	31°30'N / 91°41'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Concordia
35.5	1976-06-29	2	31°37'N / 91°18'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Adams
36.2	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
36.3	1968-11-30	2	30°48'N / 91°48'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	St. Landry
38.4	1983-04-05	2	31°27'N / 90°51'W	31°30'N / 90°47'W	5.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Franklin
38.8	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
39.2	1964-11-27	2	31°08'N / 92°00'W	31°12'N / 91°55'W	6.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Avoyelles
39.5	1982-09-11	2	31°04'N / 91°58'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Avoyelles
39.6	1972-02-29	3	30°32'N / 91°23'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	3	250K	0	West Baton Rouge
39.7	1983-05-20	3	30°55'N / 91°56'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Avoyelles
39.9	1981-06-03	2	31°38'N / 91°34'W		0.50 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Concordia
40.1	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
40.4	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
40.6	1978-04-17	2	31°20'N / 90°42'W	31°20'N / 90°38'W	3.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Amite
40.6	1969-12-29	3	31°32'N / 91°48'W	31°43'N / 91°26'W	25.00 Miles	183 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Concordia
40.6	1975-05-08	2	30°45'N / 90°45'W				0	0	0K	0	St. Helena
40.7	1984-06-07	2	31°02'N / 91°59'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Avoyelles
40.8	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
40.9	1977-12-13	3	31°02'N / 90°40'W	31°07'N / 90°33'W	9.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Amite
41.0	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.
41.4	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
41.5	1974-02-18	2	30°58'N / 91°59'W		0.50 Mile	23 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Avoyelles
42.2	1969-12-29	3	31°30'N / 91°51'W	31°32'N / 91°48'W	4.10 Miles	183 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Catahoula
43.0	1973-09-05	2	31°33'N / 91°16'W	31°54'N / 91°23'W	25.10 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Carroll
43.5	2006-05-10	2	31°40'N / 91°00'W	31°38'N / 90°52'W	7.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	120K	500K	Jefferson
		Brief Description: This tornado was the 3rd tornado to occur from supercell 3. The tornado touched down about 5 miles southeast of Fayette and tracked east for 7 miles across southern Jefferson County. Much of the damage along the path was to trees, where thousands were snapped and uprooted. The most intense damage was in a small area about 6 miles west-southwest of Union Church along Perth Road where nearly every tree, many of them large, in a heavily forested area were snapped or uprooted. The damage here was rated at the low end of F2 with the rest of the path consisting of F1 damage. Luckily no homes were in the path of the tornado, but two sheds were destroyed and a gazebo was heavily damaged.
43.6	1973-04-26	3	30°30'N / 91°05'W		0.30 Mile	70 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
44.1	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
44.2	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
44.5	1974-10-28	2	31°36'N / 91°42'W	31°43'N / 91°40'W	8.40 Miles	27 Yards	0	16	25K	0	Concordia
44.6	1982-09-12	3	31°43'N / 91°32'W		2.00 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Concordia
44.8	1958-11-14	2	30°28'N / 91°09'W		2.00 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	East Baton Rouge
45.4	2007-02-24	2	31°38'N / 91°46'W	31°39'N / 91°43'W	3.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0K	150K	Catahoula
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River back into Catahoula Parish, this tornado continued across wooded and open farm land. Most of this track was not accessible by vehicle. However, the tornado intensified as it downed or snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued to track east northeast and crossed the Tensas River back into Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes.
45.6	2006-05-10	2	31°39'N / 91°44'W	31°40'N / 91°42'W	3.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	400K	Catahoula
		Brief Description: This tornado developed from supercell 3 as it moved into eastern Catahoula Parish and then crossed the Tensas River into Concordia Parish. The tornado first touched down, just west of the Tensas River, on Kassel's Farm and damaged a good deal of farm equipment. Nearly a dozen tractors were turned over and a 18 wheel truck was flipped on its side. An irrigation pivot system was destroyed and glass was broken out of every place on the farm. The corn crop on the farm was heavily damaged as nearly 40 acres of corn, in a 2.5 mile path and 250 yard wide swath, was laid flat. Several individuals on the farm witnessed the tornado and watched it cross the river into Concordia Parish. The tornado was on the ground for about 3 miles and rates F2 in Catahoula Parish. The tornado then moved into Concordia Parish near Haphazard. Here the tornado moved across farm land which consisted of corn and cotton. As the tornado moved east, it crossed Highway 566 and moved through a corn field. Nearly a 50 yard wide path of corn was totally destroyed and ripped apart with the outer edges heavily damaged. All the downed corn showed a convergent pattern. The tornado meandered generally east-southeast through the corn fields with a damage path varying between 50 and 100 yards wide. The tornado then moved out of the corn fields and into a row of trees where tree tops were broken out. The tornado was observed by several farmers and a Sheriff Deputy during most of its life. The total path length, across both parishes, was 8 miles with the tornado rated F2 in Catahoula Parish and F1 in Concrodia Parish.
46.2	2005-09-25	2	31°42'N / 91°08'W	31°48'N / 91°04'W	10.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	180K	300K	Jefferson
		Brief Description: This strong tornado touched down a few miles west-southwest of Fayette and tracked north-northeast for 10 miles. Extensive tree damage occurred along the path with hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted. A couple of mobile homes were damaged and a house had part of its roof taken off.
46.4	1986-03-12	2	31°19'N / 90°36'W	31°20'N / 90°31'W	3.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Amite
46.4	1976-03-30	3	31°40'N / 91°11'W	31°45'N / 90°44'W	27.00 Miles	1583 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
47.0	2007-02-24	2	31°37'N / 91°49'W	31°39'N / 91°47'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	400K	0K	Concordia
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River at Jonesville, this tornado continued across wooded land just northwest of the Wildsville Community. Most of this track was not accessible by vehicle. However, the tornado intensified as it downed or snapped numerous trees. The tornado continued to track east northeast and crossed the Tensas River back into Catahoula Parish and then crossed the river one last time as it moved into Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes.
47.3	2007-02-24	2	31°41'N / 91°45'W	31°44'N / 91°36'W	10.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	300K	300K	Concordia
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: After crossing the Tensas River back into Concordia Parish, the tornado was at it most intense and widest point. Hundreds of trees were mangled, snapped and uprooted. Numerous power lines were also taken down and mangled along the path. Near Dunbarton, 2 mobile homes were destroyed as the tornado continued toward Clayton. Far the most part, this tornado remained over rural areas with much of the path not accessible by vehicle. The total path length, as it crossed the each parish line several times, was 17 miles. The widest point was 500 yards in Concordia Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: The spring of 2007 started a bit early with the region seeing its first severe weather outbreak on February 24th. A large and powerful storm system took shape as a deep surface low tracked across Kansas and into portions of Iowa. This strong area of low pressure was driven by a powerful upper level trough which supported very strong winds through the entire atmosphere. These winds were felt at the surface to some degree as a large area across the Lower Mississippi River Valley saw sustained winds between 25-35 mph with gusts between 40-50 mph. Those gradient winds, in advance of the severe weather, were strong enough to down some trees and power lines across the region. Those damage reports were more scattered in nature. Those strong winds from the deepening surface low helped to draw northward moisture and instability. The strong winds allowed for the environment to become highly sheared. Basically, there were increasing winds with height and a change in the wind direction as well. This particular combination of instability and high shear was quite rare. However, this set the stage for a severe weather outbreak which included numerous reports of damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes.
48.1	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
48.5	2005-09-24	3	31°42'N / 91°31'W	31°53'N / 91°24'W	11.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	1.0M	100K	Tensas
		Brief Description: This tornado first touched down in Clayton and tracked to the northeast for 14 miles to 6 miles north of Waterproof. The tornado was on the ground for 3 miles in Concordia parish before it moved into Tensas parish. The damage in Clayton and just to the northeast was confined to a few trees uprooted and snapped with one tree landing on a mobile home causing 1 injury. The tornado became more intense as it moved across southern Tensas parish. The tornado tracked nearly 6 miles across swamp land before it slammed into a small church on Highway 566. The church was totally destroyed as it was blown off its pillars and deposited in a tree and across the Highway. After traveling across more fields for 2 miles the tornado hit the "Thunderbird House". Here the tornado was at its peak intensity and caused the most significant damage. All the trees on the property were uprooted and mangled, a john boat was wrapped in a tree like tin foil and the large barn in the back yard was totally destroyed. The large house had its second story torn off and deposited 1/4 to 1/2 a mile down the path. This house was around 100 years old, between 5000-6000 sq ft and firmly built. The tornado picked the house up and moved it 4 feet and tore off 2 of the side walls. Additionally, both vehicles in the driveway were moved some 10-15 feet and heavily damaged by debris. The tornado continued to the northeast were it destroyed another home blowing off the roof and all the exterior walls. At this location, a car was picked up and flipped over onto a pile of downed trees. A house on the edge of the path had widows blown out and part of the roof blown off. This tornado had a total path length of 14 miles across Concordia and Tensas parishes. Overall the tornado was not very wide but it was very intense. Fortunately, the tornado moved across a sparsely populated and rural area keeping significant damage to a minimum.
48.5	1977-12-13	3	31°07'N / 90°33'W	31°14'N / 90°25'W	11.40 Miles	350 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Pike
48.6	1986-03-12	2	31°20'N / 90°31'W	31°21'N / 90°32'W	2.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pike
48.9	2004-11-23	3	31°43'N / 91°12'W	31°51'N / 90°56'W	18.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Jefferson
		Brief Description: This tornado touched down just west of the Natchez Trace, 8 miles west of Fayette and tracked northeast for 18 miles across Jefferson county. Between the Natchez Trace and highway 553 the tornado was in its early stages and produced F0 damage by downing several trees. Between highway 553 and US Highway 61 this tornado began to intensify and downed or snapped hundreds of trees. One mobile home and two sheds sustained minor damage as they were located on the northern edge of the circulation. As it approached US Highway 61, it moved through an open field and was at its widest point, 600 yards. Here a string of seven power poles were snapped and a large tractor shed was destroyed. The frame of the shed was made of large I-beams. These beams were snapped from their base as the shed was blown away. In the area around US Highway 61 four homes sustained major roof damage. On the east side of the highway one of these homes lost almost the entire roof and had every window blown out. For a three mile stretch between US Highway 61 and highway 552 the tornado was at its strongest and produced F3 damage. Every tree in the forest, along this stretch, was uprooted or snapped. The tornado began to weaken after passing across highway 552 and dissipated just on the other side of the Claiborne county line.
49.0	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
49.2	1969-01-23	4	31°41'N / 91°03'W	31°46'N / 90°44'W	19.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
49.4	1962-11-11	2	31°10'N / 90°28'W				0	0	250K	0	Pike
49.6	1967-12-02	3	31°22'N / 90°36'W	31°31'N / 90°31'W	11.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lincoln
49.7	1986-03-12	2	31°21'N / 90°32'W	31°23'N / 90°30'W	3.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lincoln
49.8	1983-01-31	2	30°23'N / 91°14'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	West Baton Rouge

* 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.