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The chance of earthquake damage in Air Force Academy is lower than Colorado average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Air Force Academy is about the same as Colorado average and is lower 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, #242

Air Force Academy, CO	0.21
Colorado	1.32
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, #187

Air Force Academy, CO	0.0000
Colorado	0.0009
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, #222

Air Force Academy, CO	114.77
Colorado	117.98
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 2,619 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Air Force Academy, CO 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:	7	Cold:	1	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	9
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	152	Hail:	1,923	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	43
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	13
Thunderstorm Winds:	228	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	10	Winter Storm:	35	Winter Weather:	7
Other:	190

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Air Force Academy, CO.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 3 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Air Force Academy, CO.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
35.0	1965-09-14	4.8	N/A	39.5	-104.9
48.8	1965-07-31	4.6	N/A	39.7	-104.9
48.9	1967-02-03	4.3	N/A	39.7	-104.8

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 16 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Air Force Academy, CO.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
6.7	1977-06-13	2	39°05'N / 104°49'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	El Paso
7.3	1977-06-13	3	38°56'N / 105°01'W	38°55'N / 104°55'W	4.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	El Paso
7.3	1977-06-13	2	39°00'N / 105°00'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	El Paso
10.5	1979-06-24	3	38°51'N / 104°55'W	38°50'N / 104°50'W	4.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	250K	0	El Paso
19.9	2009-06-15	2	39°14'N / 104°38'W	39°11'N / 104°36'W	4.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Elbert
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado began 8 miles south-southwest of Elizabeth and produced minor damage to two homes. The tornado then moved southeast and intensified with EF1 and EF2 damage observed 9 miles south of Elizabeth, with substantial damage to a farm, trees, and snapped power poles. The tornado moved on a more southerly track for the next 2 miles with additional EF1 and EF2 damage 11 miles south of Elizabeth. The tornado leveled a 70-yr old barn and a nearby cinder-block shed was torn open. Major tree damage was also observed. The tornado then continued southward for another mile before lifting with some EF0 and EF1 damage 12 miles south of Elizabeth. Minor damage to another home was observed with several large trees uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe weather again broke out across Northeast Colorado. Three tornadoes touched down in southwest Elbert County; the strongest was rated EF2. In addition to the tornadoes, severe thunderstorms produced hail up to the size of golfballs. Damaging thunderstorm winds also downed a tree in Boulder. Other counties affected by severe thunderstorms included: Boulder, Douglas, Larimer, Lincoln and Sedgwick.
22.8	1977-04-11	2	38°40'N / 104°49'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	El Paso
27.3	2001-05-28	2	38°50'N / 104°24'W	38°50'N / 104°24'W	0.30 Mile	30 Yards	0	5	100K	0	El Paso
		Brief Description: A slow moving supercell thunderstorm stayed over the Ellicott area of eastern El Paso county for over an hour on Memorial Day evening. For over an hour, heavy rain and large hail pelted the area. Then another thunderstorm cell merged with the supercell, causing a brief time of extreme winds and three small tornadoes. A large mesocyclone developed, and the extreme winds rotated around its northeastern quarter. All of the debris from the damaged structures was moved to the west-northwest or west. Straight-line and twisting microburst winds, in some areas causing F2 damage, damaged or destroyed nearly 100 mobile homes, many occupied. Embedded within these winds, three tornadoes occurred. One, rated F2, struck the junior-senior high school building, totally destroying nearly one half of the structure. That tornado lifted briefly and set down again about 3/4 of a mile northwest of the school building and destroyed several mobile homes. Another tornado, rated F1, occurred about one mile west of the school building, flipping a mobile home.
28.0	1961-05-20	2	39°24'N / 104°52'W		2.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Douglas
28.3	2001-05-28	2	38°49'N / 104°23'W	38°50'N / 104°23'W	0.50 Mile	200 Yards	0	4	8.0M	0	El Paso
33.7	1983-06-04	2	39°20'N / 104°35'W	39°24'N / 104°20'W	8.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Elbert
37.2	1985-07-19	2	39°32'N / 104°52'W		0.50 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Douglas
44.2	1990-06-06	2	38°50'N / 104°04'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	El Paso
44.5	1978-05-17	2	39°38'N / 104°45'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Adams
49.1	2004-05-10	2	39°18'N / 104°02'W	39°22'N / 104°05'W	6.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0	0	Elbert
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down and severely damaged two farmsteads. The first farmstead was struck approximately 10 miles north-northwest of Simla. One tree was knocked over by the tornado. One cow was killed, another was severely injured and had to be destroyed. An unoccupied ranch house on a neighboring farmstead, about 11.5 miles north of Simla, was also destroyed. The tornado picked up the modular home and its contents, and dumped it about 500 feet away from the farmstead. In addition, a calving shed and a two story barn built in 1925 were destroyed. A pig, lamb and dog were killed. The twister also picked up and scattered a dozen trucks, farm vehicles and cars on the farmstead.
49.9	1986-06-08	2	39°43'N / 104°51'W	39°43'N / 104°51'W	0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Arapahoe
49.9	1986-06-08	2	39°43'N / 104°54'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	Denver

* 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.