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The chance of earthquake damage in 33679 Zip Code is about the same as Florida average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 33679 Zip Code is much higher than Florida 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, #1163

33679 Zip Code	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

33679 Zip Code	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, #4

33679 Zip Code	335.09
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 3,004 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 33679 Zip Code 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:	21	Dense Fog:	43	Drought:	0
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	247	Hail:	737	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	0
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	7	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	24
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,261	Tropical Storm:	8	Wildfire:	15	Winter Storm:	0	Winter Weather:	1
Other:	640

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near 33679 Zip Code.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 33679 Zip Code.

No historical earthquake events found in or near 33679 Zip Code.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 52 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 33679 Zip Code.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
2.5	1969-12-10	2	27°57'N / 82°30'W				0	0	25K	0	Hillsborough
4.4	1963-07-28	2	28°00'N / 82°30'W		0.80 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Hillsborough
4.5	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
8.1	1969-07-02	2	27°51'N / 82°23'W				0	2	3K	0	Hillsborough
8.3	1972-03-31	2	27°50'N / 82°30'W		0.20 Mile	30 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Hillsborough
10.4	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
12.5	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
13.2	1972-03-31	2	27°54'N / 82°15'W		1.00 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hillsborough
13.8	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
14.8	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
14.9	1951-07-22	2	27°44'N / 82°26'W				0	0	3K	0	Hillsborough
14.9	1970-01-06	2	27°44'N / 82°26'W				0	3	25K	0	Hillsborough
14.9	1978-05-04	3	27°55'N / 82°42'W		1.50 Miles	200 Yards	3	94	2.5M	0	Pinellas
16.3	1978-12-01	2	28°11'N / 82°28'W		0.80 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pasco
16.7	1992-10-03	3	27°50'N / 82°42'W		2.60 Miles	500 Yards	3	75	25.0M	0	Pinellas
17.3	1961-05-05	2	27°45'N / 82°38'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pinellas
17.5	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
19.7	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
19.9	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
20.1	1967-12-28	2	27°54'N / 82°47'W				0	0	25K	0	Pinellas
20.1	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
20.1	1969-12-10	2	27°42'N / 82°38'W		1.00 Mile	150 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Pinellas
20.2	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
20.3	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
20.4	1963-02-19	2	28°01'N / 82°08'W				0	0	250K	0	Hillsborough
21.0	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
21.1	1963-08-21	2	27°54'N / 82°48'W		0.30 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Pinellas
21.6	1958-04-15	4	27°40'N / 82°37'W				0	7	25K	0	Polk
21.7	1964-07-02	2	28°02'N / 82°07'W				0	6	25K	0	Hillsborough
21.9	1952-05-30	2	27°56'N / 82°49'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Pinellas
22.6	1978-12-01	2	28°10'N / 82°11'W		0.60 Mile	30 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Pasco
24.6	1961-08-31	2	27°36'N / 82°33'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Manatee
25.7	1973-03-17	2	28°13'N / 82°10'W		0.30 Mile	20 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Pasco
26.4	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.
30.6	1958-10-31	3	27°32'N / 82°38'W	27°31'N / 82°35'W	3.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Manatee
30.8	1969-06-06	2	27°48'N / 81°59'W				0	0	0K	0	Polk
31.4	1971-11-29	2	28°01'N / 81°57'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Polk
32.0	1959-04-02	2	28°21'N / 82°12'W				0	12	250K	0	Pasco
34.6	1956-02-10	2	27°27'N / 82°32'W				0	0	0K	0	Manatee
34.7	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
36.1	1972-02-01	2	27°25'N / 82°35'W	27°27'N / 82°33'W	3.30 Miles	400 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Manatee
37.1	1968-10-18	2	27°25'N / 82°33'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Manatee
38.4	1986-02-08	2	27°53'N / 81°50'W		2.00 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Polk
39.3	1955-10-29	2	27°24'N / 82°38'W				0	0	0K	0	Manatee
40.8	1972-02-01	2	27°25'N / 82°10'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Manatee
41.4	1969-06-13	2	27°21'N / 82°31'W				0	0	3K	0	Sarasota
42.5	1951-12-18	2	27°45'N / 81°48'W				0	0	25K	0	Polk
42.7	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
47.1	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
48.0	1979-05-08	2	28°04'N / 81°41'W		4.00 Miles	200 Yards	1	40	25.0M	0	Polk
48.0	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
49.4	1973-03-17	2	28°06'N / 81°40'W		0.30 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Polk

* 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.