Zephyrhills South, FL Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Zephyrhills South is about the same as Florida average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Zephyrhills South is much higher than Florida average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #465
| Zephyrhills South, FL | 0.00 |
| Florida | 0.01 |
| 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
| Zephyrhills South, FL | 0.0000 |
| Florida | 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, #55
| Zephyrhills South, FL | 286.97 |
| Florida | 185.89 |
| 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 3,121 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Zephyrhills South, FL 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: | 10 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 0 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 210 | Hail: | 864 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 0 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 22 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,352 | Tropical Storm: | 1 | Wildfire: | 16 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 1 |
| Other: | 643 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Zephyrhills South, FL.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Zephyrhills South, FL.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Zephyrhills South, FL.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 64 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Zephyrhills South, FL.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.3 | 1973-03-17 | 2 | 28°13'N / 82°10'W | 0.30 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Pasco | |
| 3.3 | 1978-12-01 | 2 | 28°10'N / 82°11'W | 0.60 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pasco | |
| 9.4 | 1959-04-02 | 2 | 28°21'N / 82°12'W | 0 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Pasco | |||
| 10.1 | 2006-12-25 | 2 | 28°18'N / 82°19'W | 28°19'N / 82°19'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 3.5M | 0K | Pasco |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado hit the Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club which is located a few miles west of San Antonio or about 9.5 miles west southwest of Dade City. Radar showed the tornado occurred on the north side of a small bow echo that was moving to the northeast and caused additional damage north of State Road 52. The tornado caused $3.5 million in damage, two injuries, 101 damaged homes, 21 of which were considered heavily damaged, and 6 destroyed. Most of the damage was rated F0 or F1 on the Fuita tornado scale. However, damage rated as F2 occurred on the 2900 block of Caddyshack Lane. The damage looked like high end F1 damage, but the 1999 home had hurricane straps, a reinforced garage door, and other protective measures making it stronger than the average home. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front moved across the eastern Gulf of Mexico and through much of Florida. Doppler radar showed bow echoes with several of the storms. | |||||||||||
| 13.3 | 1964-07-02 | 2 | 28°02'N / 82°07'W | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 13.7 | 1983-02-02 | 2 | 27°59'N / 82°13'W | 28°03'N / 82°09'W | 4.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 14.1 | 1963-02-19 | 2 | 28°01'N / 82°08'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 15.6 | 1968-11-09 | 2 | 28°22'N / 82°22'W | 28°29'N / 82°12'W | 12.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Pasco |
| 17.1 | 1978-12-01 | 2 | 28°11'N / 82°28'W | 0.80 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pasco | |
| 17.9 | 1978-01-08 | 2 | 27°55'N / 82°18'W | 28°00'N / 82°10'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 20.0 | 1971-11-29 | 2 | 28°01'N / 81°57'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |
| 20.6 | 1966-04-04 | 4 | 27°55'N / 82°48'W | 28°06'N / 82°04'W | 46.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 3 | 80 | 25.0M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 22.1 | 1972-03-31 | 2 | 27°54'N / 82°15'W | 1.00 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |
| 22.6 | 1953-01-09 | 2 | 27°50'N / 82°10'W | 27°57'N / 82°06'W | 9.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 12 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 24.0 | 1966-04-04 | 4 | 28°06'N / 82°04'W | 28°13'N / 81°32'W | 33.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 8 | 450 | 25.0M | 0 | Polk |
| 24.1 | 1963-07-28 | 2 | 28°00'N / 82°30'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hillsborough | |
| 24.9 | 1968-11-09 | 2 | 28°29'N / 82°12'W | 28°39'N / 82°00'W | 16.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Sumter |
| 26.3 | 1969-12-10 | 2 | 27°57'N / 82°30'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 26.6 | 1973-10-31 | 2 | 28°01'N / 82°40'W | 28°05'N / 82°30'W | 11.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 27.2 | 1996-12-07 | 2 | 27°50'N / 82°18'W | 27°50'N / 82°18'W | 2.00 Miles | 83 Yards | 1 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| Brief Description: A short-lived but strong tornado touched down one eighth of a mile east of Interstate 75 and one half mile north of Big Bend Road in Riverview where it snapped a dozen tree tops. The tornado moved east and descended into the Cowley Cove mobile home complex where it widened to 250 feet and damaged nine mobile homes and snapped an additional dozen trees. Three mobile homes were completely leveled, two were severely damaged, one moderately damaged and three incurred minor damage, all on Cowley Cove Court. One human fatality, a 50 year old male, and three dogs, occurred when the occupants mobile home was lifted up by the tornadic winds and tossed nearly a 100 feet from its foundation where it disentegrated on impact. At least five parked vehicles where damaged by the tornado along with several sheds and outbuildings. Most of the damage occurred along a 3/16 mile path in the Cowley Cove mobile home complex before it lifted, moved east and sporatically touched down in rural southern Hillsborough county. The tornado dissipated nearly two miles east of it's initial touchdown north of Dixon Drive. Of note, a parked undrivable vehicle that was in the direct path of the tornado had most of it's contents sucked from the hatchback storage compartment including a removed 100 pound transmission. Inspection of the vehicle found that the hatchback skin was buckled, bowed and pushed outward from the inside of the vehicle by the transmission casing that eventually smashed upward and out through the rear hatchback window. M50MH | |||||||||||
| 27.8 | 1969-07-02 | 2 | 27°51'N / 82°23'W | 0 | 2 | 3K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 29.7 | 1960-03-03 | 2 | 28°33'N / 81°53'W | 0 | 6 | 250K | 0 | Lake | |||
| 30.7 | 1982-04-09 | 2 | 28°30'N / 81°50'W | 28°31'N / 81°47'W | 3.00 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Lake |
| 31.3 | 1969-06-06 | 2 | 27°48'N / 81°59'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 31.5 | 1971-03-07 | 2 | 28°35'N / 81°53'W | 0.30 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lake | |
| 31.5 | 1986-02-08 | 2 | 27°53'N / 81°50'W | 2.00 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Polk | |
| 32.4 | 1979-05-08 | 2 | 28°04'N / 81°41'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 40 | 25.0M | 0 | Polk | |
| 32.5 | 1972-03-31 | 2 | 27°50'N / 82°30'W | 0.20 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough | |
| 32.8 | 1973-03-17 | 2 | 28°06'N / 81°40'W | 0.30 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |
| 33.0 | 1966-04-04 | 2 | 27°42'N / 82°38'W | 28°21'N / 80°45'W | 140.0 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pinellas |
| 34.1 | 1969-11-13 | 2 | 28°42'N / 81°59'W | 28°39'N / 81°59'W | 3.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Sumter |
| 34.7 | 1997-12-27 | 2 | 28°04'N / 81°40'W | 28°08'N / 81°36'W | 5.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 18 | 6.0M | 0 | Polk |
| Brief Description: A strong F2 tornado touched down in the Lake Region mobile home park along U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 544 in Polk county. Several mobile homes sustained major to severe damage. Residents of Haines City who heard the tornado described that the sound resembled a high-pitched whine. The F2 tornado moved northeast and travelled across U.S. Highway 27 and caused significant wall and roof damage to several well built wood, mixed brick and mobile homes over mainly south and east Haines City from County Road 544 northeast to County Road 580. The Boone Middle School over eastern Haines City had heavy damage to a main building while eleven portable classrooms were destroyed or heavily damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped half way up from the base. Several orange trees were sheared near the base along County Road 544. Several power poles were snapped and power lines downed along the path of the F2 tornado. Total damage was estimated at six million dollars. Seventy-five homes were destroyed, another 75-100 suffered major damage while another 75-100 received minor damage. Most of the homes destroyed were mobile or pre-fabricated homes. Also, at least ten vehicles were damaged or destroyed by the tornado. Nearly 2,000 electrical customers were without power from power poles and lines blown down by the tornadic wind. Most injuries that occurred during the tornado touchdown resulted from wind blown debris. | |||||||||||
| 36.3 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 28°01'N / 82°47'W | 28°09'N / 82°45'W | 4.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 36.4 | 1951-07-22 | 2 | 27°44'N / 82°26'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 36.4 | 1970-01-06 | 2 | 27°44'N / 82°26'W | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 36.5 | 1998-02-22 | 3 | 28°29'N / 81°43'W | 28°31'N / 81°39'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lake |
| Brief Description: The second tornado of the outbreak touched down in Lake County just east of Lake Louisa along Highway 27. It moved northeast at 45 mph through a rural area blowing down trees but otherwise causing little property damage. At 11:41 pm the tornado moved into Orange County. | |||||||||||
| 37.2 | 1987-04-15 | 2 | 28°39'N / 82°03'W | 28°47'N / 81°53'W | 12.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sumter |
| 37.3 | 1978-05-04 | 3 | 27°55'N / 82°42'W | 1.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 94 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 39.3 | 1983-12-11 | 2 | 27°46'N / 82°40'W | 27°53'N / 82°39'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pinellas |
| 39.7 | 1964-06-06 | 2 | 28°06'N / 81°33'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 39.9 | 1951-12-18 | 2 | 27°45'N / 81°48'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 40.2 | 1963-05-29 | 2 | 27°54'N / 81°38'W | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 40.5 | 1973-10-31 | 2 | 27°55'N / 82°55'W | 28°01'N / 82°40'W | 16.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 40.8 | 1992-10-03 | 3 | 27°50'N / 82°42'W | 2.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 3 | 75 | 25.0M | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 41.6 | 1983-04-09 | 3 | 28°43'N / 82°29'W | 28°51'N / 82°21'W | 10.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 3 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Citrus |
| 42.0 | 1961-05-05 | 2 | 27°45'N / 82°38'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 42.1 | 1992-10-03 | 2 | 27°53'N / 82°48'W | 27°54'N / 82°45'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 42.3 | 1967-12-28 | 2 | 27°54'N / 82°47'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pinellas | |||
| 42.8 | 1963-02-19 | 2 | 27°54'N / 81°35'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Polk | |
| 42.9 | 1952-05-30 | 2 | 27°56'N / 82°49'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 43.1 | 1963-08-21 | 2 | 27°54'N / 82°48'W | 0.30 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 43.6 | 1988-06-25 | 2 | 28°50'N / 82°20'W | 2.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Citrus | |
| 43.9 | 1963-08-13 | 2 | 27°48'N / 82°47'W | 27°50'N / 82°43'W | 5.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pinellas |
| 44.4 | 1978-01-08 | 2 | 28°30'N / 81°32'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Orange | |
| 44.7 | 1969-12-10 | 2 | 27°42'N / 82°38'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 44.8 | 1981-12-15 | 2 | 27°43'N / 82°43'W | 27°46'N / 82°40'W | 4.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Pinellas |
| 46.0 | 1958-04-15 | 4 | 27°40'N / 82°37'W | 0 | 7 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 46.5 | 1998-02-22 | 3 | 28°31'N / 81°38'W | 28°38'N / 81°27'W | 14.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 70 | 15.0M | 0 | Orange |
| Brief Description: The Lake County tornado moved into Orange County about 5 miles southwest of Winter Garden moving northeast at 45 mph. It rapidly intensified to a category F3 tornado with estimated winds near 200 mph. The tornado moved through Winter Garden between 11:47 pm and 11:55 pm destroying a mobile home community in Winter Garden. There were three fatalities and 70 injuries. Five hundred structures were either damaged or destroyed. F68MH, M80MH, M80MH | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 2007-02-02 | 3 | 28°52'N / 82°03'W | 28°54'N / 81°57'W | 6.00 Miles | 335 Yards | 0 | 15 | 62.0M | 0K | Sumter |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado first touched down near the southeast corner of The Villages south of Lake Miona and moved rapidly to the east northeast at 55 MPH into Lake County. A FEMA report to Sumter County emergency management officials detailed damage to 1,145 homes with 200 destroyed during the 6 minutes the tornado was on the ground. A National Weather Service storm survey estimated maximum winds of 140 MPH. No fatalities were recorded in Sumter County and 15 injuries is a rough estimate. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A developing area of low pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, February 1 intensified and moved off the mid Atlantic coast Friday. Numerous thunderstorms developed out ahead of and along the associated cold front that pushed into southern Florida late Friday. The first tornado of the year to use the Enhanced Fujita Scale occurred just after 3 AM Friday in The Villages in northeast Sumter County. Several violent tornadoes were reported across central Florida early Friday morning. This violent tornado outbreak was the largest in Florida since the Kissimmee tornadoes of February 22-23, 1998. In addition to the tornadoes, gusty southwest winds ahead of the cold front combined with high tide to cause areas of minor coastal flooding along west and southwest facing shorelines north of Tampa Bay. | |||||||||||
| 47.8 | 1961-08-31 | 2 | 27°36'N / 82°33'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Manatee | |
| 47.9 | 1985-08-31 | 2 | 28°48'N / 81°52'W | 28°53'N / 81°50'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lake |
| 49.2 | 1998-02-23 | 3 | 28°14'N / 81°29'W | 28°20'N / 81°17'W | 14.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 25 | 145 | 50.0M | 0 | Osceola |
| Brief Description: The deadliest tornado of the outbreak was a category F3 that touched down initially one mile south of Intercession City. The tornado moved northeast at 45 mph and ripped through the town of Kissimmee killing 25 people. The hardest hit areas were the Morningside Acres mobile home community and the Ponderosa Recreational Vehicle Park. In all eight people were killed in recreational vehicles, fifteen in mobile homes and one in an automobile. The tornado continued northeast and moved into Orange County six miles north of St. Cloud. One hundred and fifty people were injured and over 1000 structures were damaged or destroyed. M1MH, M22MH, M23MH, M30VE, F31MH, F33MH, M38MH, F45MH, F47MH, M50MH, M51VE, M55MH, F64VE, F65MH, F66MH, F67MH, M69VE, F70VE, F71VE, M71VE, M73VE, F75MH, F85VE, M51VE, M33VE | |||||||||||
| 49.8 | 1951-12-18 | 2 | 27°47'N / 81°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 49.9 | 1964-04-28 | 2 | 28°44'N / 81°37'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Orange | |
* 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.