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

Topics:Earthquake IndexVolcano IndexTornado IndexOther Weather Extremes EventsVolcanos NearbyHistorical Earthquake EventsHistorical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #383

Albert City, IA
0.00
Iowa
0.00
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

Albert City, IA
0.0000
Iowa
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, #866

Albert City, IA
192.27
Iowa
236.74
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 3,229 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Albert City, IA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:34Cold:16Dense Fog:0Drought:9
Dust Storm:0Flood:405Hail:1,358Heat:3Heavy Snow:37
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:19Landslide:0Strong Wind:63
Thunderstorm Winds:1,069Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:0Winter Storm:38Winter Weather:26
Other:152 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Albert City, IA.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Albert City, IA.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Albert City, IA.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 83 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Albert City, IA.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
6.71957-06-16242°30'N / 95°24'W43°00'N / 94°45'W47.60 Miles33 Yards00250K0Ida
10.31984-06-07242°51'N / 94°51'W42°55'N / 94°45'W10.00 Miles100 Yards012.5M0Pocahontas
10.81958-08-05242°45'N / 95°10'W42°30'N / 94°45'W27.10 Miles60 Yards003K0Buena Vista
12.22004-06-11342°55'N / 95°03'W42°59'N / 95°00'W6.00 Miles400 Yards0050K0Clay
 Brief Description: A large cone shaped tornado tore a steel bridge from a road. The tornado raised a large debris cloud as it moved over open country, causing damage to crops and power lines. The tornado moved into Clay County after forming just south of the County Line.
13.61984-06-07242°39'N / 95°12'W42°42'N / 95°09'W4.00 Miles100 Yards032.5M0Buena Vista
14.21984-04-26242°33'N / 94°50'W42°39'N / 94°48'W7.00 Miles20 Yards002.5M0Pocahontas
17.11984-06-07242°50'N / 94°42'W42°56'N / 94°35'W8.00 Miles100 Yards002.5M0Pocahontas
17.11969-08-08242°37'N / 95°12'W2.00 Miles70 Yards00250K0Buena Vista
19.21980-07-19242°50'N / 94°50'W43°01'N / 94°25'W24.40 Miles80 Yards002.5M0Palo Alto
19.51984-04-26242°28'N / 94°52'W42°33'N / 94°50'W5.00 Miles20 Yards002.5M0Calhoun
20.11975-06-04243°02'N / 95°09'W003K0Clay
20.51984-06-07242°55'N / 94°45'W43°02'N / 94°32'W15.00 Miles100 Yards012.5M0Palo Alto
20.71953-06-07242°50'N / 94°42'W43°00'N / 94°28'W16.20 Miles833 Yards000K0Pocahontas
21.31954-04-26243°03'N / 95°18'W42°58'N / 95°10'W8.40 Miles33 Yards000K0Clay
22.01979-06-28442°38'N / 94°36'W42°34'N / 94°35'W4.10 Miles33 Yards003K0Pocahontas
22.01986-07-28242°33'N / 94°41'W42°33'N / 94°37'W4.00 Miles150 Yards00250K0Calhoun
22.11990-06-19242°48'N / 94°32'W42°34'N / 94°32'W14.00 Miles77 Yards002.5M0Pocahontas
23.52008-06-11243°00'N / 95°16'W43°09'N / 95°06'W13.00 Miles100 Yards00300K0KClay
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed or heavily damaged numerous outbuildings on at least 8 affected farmsteads, with damaged buildings including several large sheds. The tornado damaged numerous grain bins, most of which were carried off their foundations, with some being carried as much as a half mile. The ornado also overturned a camper, blew the top off a silo, destroyed a garage, broke windows on a house, and caused considerable damage to trees, power poles, and power lines. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced several tornadoes, along with large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding in northwest Iowa during the late afternoon and early evening of June 11th.
24.51963-03-16242°47'N / 95°26'W2.00 Miles250 Yards003K0Cherokee
24.62004-05-21242°49'N / 94°31'W42°49'N / 94°25'W5.00 Miles500 Yards0025K5KPocahontas
 Brief Description: Tornado touched down in open areas east of Rolfe. It did some damage but didn't do significant damage before crossing into Humboldt County. A very unstable airmass was over Iowa and helped kick off the seasons first severe weather outbreak. At the surface a warm frontal boundary extended nearly east to west across the state and provided the focus for thunderstorm development. By the late afternoon, lifted indices were approaching -10 C. with CAPE values around 5000 J/kg over western Iowa. Surface temperatures warmed into the upper 80s with dew points in the low to mid 70s. A southwest surface wind of 15 to 25 kts pushed over the front. Northeast of the frontal boundary winds were easterly around 10 to 15 kts. Actually, the surface boundary was further enhanced by outflow from convective complexes during the day, further sharpening the contrast. Thunderstorms continued to fire along and north of the boundary through the afternoon and into the evening. This resulted in widespread flash flooding as very heavy rains fell on areas that had had significant rainfall the previous night. There were reports in north central into northeast Iowa of 2 to 4 inches of rainfall in a little more than an hours time. Major flooding took place in the Mason City area where evacuations were taking place. The thunderstorms became most intense during the afternoon into the early evening. There were several tornadoes across northeast into north central Iowa. Most were relatively brief touchdowns and were in open areas. Reports of multi-vortex tornadoes were received from Grundy County. The days most significant tornado touched down in Pocahontas County east of Rolfe and tracked into Humboldt County through the Bradgate area. The tornado damaged or destroyed over 75% of the town of Bradgate (pop 120). Tornado damage in Bradgate was very extensive impacting most of the town. Hardly a building was not impacted. Outbuildings, light structures and garages were heavily damaged or destroyed. Two homes were destroyed. Several homes were damaged ranging from minor to extensive. The Survey Team found that the majority of the damage was F1, with a few cases of F2 damage. The F2 damage was to the snapping of very large trees just west of town and the structural damage to two buildings. Nearly all of the 53 homes there reported damage with several totally destroyed. Significant widespread property damage was reported in the tornadoes path. There were several injuries in the town, the most significant being a broken leg. A police officer was reportedly hit by debris from the tornado and suffered a broken leg. According to law officials, the damage path of the tornado was 2 miles wide and about 8 miles long. Storm chasers on the scene reported the tornado itself to be one half mile wide at one point. Reports of hail were numerous through the afternoon and evening. Most of the hail was in the three quarter inch to one inch diameter range. There were a few reports of golf ball size hail from the stronger storms. Winds were not a major problem with the activity. There were spotty reports of winds to around 60 MPH, but most reports were in the 40 to 50 MPH range. One of the stronger wind reports was a 64 MPH wind gust in Tripoli in Bremer County. This gust was measured by a mesonet station there. During the mid evening hours, thunderstorms rumbled across Grundy County. Lightning struck the Sheriff's office there and destroyed a significant amount of office equipment. Damage was reported around $100,000.
24.71953-06-07342°33'N / 94°42'W42°51'N / 94°15'W30.70 Miles200 Yards000K0Calhoun
26.51965-05-15242°24'N / 95°00'W0.50 Mile50 Yards000K0Sac
26.51990-06-19242°34'N / 94°32'W42°32'N / 94°32'W2.00 Miles77 Yards002.5M0Calhoun
27.11984-04-26242°19'N / 94°55'W42°28'N / 94°52'W10.00 Miles200 Yards002.5M0Sac
27.41980-09-20343°09'N / 95°09'W1.50 Miles300 Yards0025K0Clay
27.41984-06-07243°09'N / 95°09'W2.00 Miles77 Yards00250K0Clay
28.01959-05-28243°10'N / 94°54'W43°12'N / 94°51'W2.30 Miles100 Yards0025K0Palo Alto
29.11959-05-28243°12'N / 95°01'W1.00 Mile150 Yards003K0Clay
29.12004-05-21242°48'N / 94°26'W42°48'N / 94°19'W7.50 Miles880 Yards0152.5M10KHumboldt
 Brief Description: Tornado intensified as it approached Bradgate. Seventy five percent of the town was damaged or destroyed by the tornado which was one half mile wide as it moved through. A very unstable airmass was over Iowa and helped kick off the seasons first severe weather outbreak. At the surface a warm frontal boundary extended nearly east to west across the state and provided the focus for thunderstorm development. By the late afternoon, lifted indices were approaching -10 C. with CAPE values around 5000 J/kg over western Iowa. Surface temperatures warmed into the upper 80s with dew points in the low to mid 70s. A southwest surface wind of 15 to 25 kts pushed over the front. Northeast of the frontal boundary winds were easterly around 10 to 15 kts. Actually, the surface boundary was further enhanced by outflow from convective complexes during the day, further sharpening the contrast. Thunderstorms continued to fire along and north of the boundary through the afternoon and into the evening. This resulted in widespread flash flooding as very heavy rains fell on areas that had had significant rainfall the previous night. There were reports in north central into northeast Iowa of 2 to 4 inches of rainfall in a little more than an hours time. Major flooding took place in the Mason City area where evacuations were taking place. The thunderstorms became most intense during the afternoon into the early evening. There were several tornadoes across northeast into north central Iowa. Most were relatively brief touchdowns and were in open areas. Reports of multi-vortex tornadoes were received from Grundy County. The days most significant tornado touched down in Pocahontas County east of Rolfe and tracked into Humboldt County through the Bradgate area. The tornado damaged or destroyed over 75% of the town of Bradgate (pop 120). Tornado damage in Bradgate was very extensive impacting most of the town. Hardly a building was not impacted. Outbuildings, light structures and garages were heavily damaged or destroyed. Two homes were destroyed. Several homes were damaged ranging from minor to extensive. The Survey Team found that the majority of the damage was F1, with a few cases of F2 damage. The F2 damage was to the snapping of very large trees just west of town and the structural damage to two buildings. Nearly all of the 53 homes there reported damage with several totally destroyed. Significant widespread property damage was reported in the tornadoes path. There were several injuries in the town, the most significant being a broken leg. A police officer was reportedly hit by debris from the tornado and suffered a broken leg. According to law officials, the damage path of the tornado was 2 miles wide and about 8 miles long. Storm chasers on the scene reported the tornado itself to be one half mile wide at one point. Reports of hail were numerous through the afternoon and evening. Most of the hail was in the three quarter inch to one inch diameter range. There were a few reports of golf ball size hail from the stronger storms. Winds were not a major problem with the activity. There were spotty reports of winds to around 60 MPH, but most reports were in the 40 to 50 MPH range. One of the stronger wind reports was a 64 MPH wind gust in Tripoli in Bremer County. This gust was measured by a mesonet station there. During the mid evening hours, thunderstorms rumbled across Grundy County. Lightning struck the Sheriff's office there and destroyed a significant amount of office equipment. Damage was reported around $100,000.
29.31979-06-28442°34'N / 94°35'W42°27'N / 94°26'W10.80 Miles333 Yards32625.0M0Calhoun
29.41976-06-14243°09'N / 94°54'W43°15'N / 94°47'W8.60 Miles33 Yards003K0Palo Alto
31.21953-06-07242°22'N / 95°29'W42°29'N / 95°10'W17.80 Miles833 Yards000K0Ida
31.31971-10-01343°02'N / 95°29'W43°09'N / 95°19'W11.20 Miles33 Yards00250K0O'brien
31.81995-05-27442°04'N / 94°54'W42°35'N / 94°50'W37.00 Miles400 Yards003.0M43KCarroll, Sac, Calhoun And Pocahontas
 Brief Description: Multiple vortex at times.
32.31965-05-15242°23'N / 94°37'W0.50 Mile50 Yards000K0Calhoun
32.51980-07-19243°01'N / 94°25'W43°02'N / 94°23'W002.5M0Kossuth
32.71984-06-07242°25'N / 95°35'W42°35'N / 95°21'W16.00 Miles150 Yards012.5M0Ida
32.72008-06-11242°58'N / 95°32'W43°03'N / 95°30'W6.00 Miles300 Yards00200K0KO'brien
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed several outbuildings, moved a 1.5 ton wagon, heavily damaged a machine shed containing farm equipment and also damaged a nearby house on the same farm. Also destroyed another machine shed at a different location, destroyed a pole barn, damaged a grain bin, broke or blew down several power poles and power lines, and caused tree damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced several tornadoes, along with large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding in northwest Iowa during the late afternoon and early evening of June 11th.
32.81984-06-07242°19'N / 95°23'W42°27'N / 95°13'W12.00 Miles100 Yards012.5M0Ida
33.22004-06-11243°08'N / 95°23'W43°12'N / 95°18'W5.50 Miles200 Yards00500K0Clay
 Brief Description: A tornado destroyed a hog barn, killing ten hogs, destroyed a greenhouse, destroyed a barn, outbuildings, a machine shed and a garage, and damaged several other farm structures including a horse barn. Several horses were injured. At least two houses were damaged, with windows blown out. Several vehicles were also damaged. Numerous power lines and trees were blown down. The tornado also damaged crops.
34.31967-04-30243°07'N / 94°40'W43°18'N / 94°32'W14.00 Miles300 Yards00250K0Palo Alto
34.71954-06-09442°17'N / 94°43'W42°23'N / 94°34'W9.90 Miles440 Yards10250K0Calhoun
34.81953-06-07243°00'N / 94°28'W43°13'N / 94°23'W15.20 Miles500 Yards000K0Palo Alto
34.81952-06-23442°45'N / 95°51'W42°54'N / 95°25'W24.10 Miles400 Yards042.5M0Cherokee
36.31984-06-07242°39'N / 95°44'W42°46'N / 95°35'W10.00 Miles77 Yards002.5M0Cherokee
36.41958-04-01242°44'N / 95°42'W42°51'N / 95°38'W8.30 Miles200 Yards0025K0Cherokee
36.41991-04-26243°16'N / 95°14'W18.00 Miles60 Yards00250K0Dickinson
37.11980-07-19243°01'N / 95°37'W43°04'N / 95°34'W3.30 Miles160 Yards002.5M0O'brien
37.31981-06-12242°50'N / 94°13'W0125K0Humboldt
38.11991-04-26342°13'N / 95°12'W42°17'N / 95°06'W6.00 Miles150 Yards002.5M0Sac
39.61965-05-15242°47'N / 94°10'W0.50 Mile100 Yards000K0Humboldt
40.91973-09-21342°32'N / 94°14'W42°34'N / 94°11'W2.30 Miles143 Yards0025K0Webster
41.31964-08-29242°33'N / 94°12'W2.00 Miles77 Yards0025K0Webster
41.91967-06-08242°22'N / 94°23'W42°30'N / 94°10'W14.20 Miles100 Yards05250K0Webster
42.41976-06-14243°15'N / 94°47'W43°29'N / 94°36'W18.30 Miles33 Yards003K0Emmet
42.51965-05-05442°18'N / 94°28'W42°22'N / 94°17'W9.90 Miles200 Yards0025K0Calhoun
42.71960-06-16242°30'N / 94°12'W1.00 Mile200 Yards0025K0Webster
43.01967-06-08442°31'N / 94°11'W2.00 Miles200 Yards000K0Webster
43.11977-05-04242°28'N / 94°13'W1.00 Mile70 Yards042.5M0Webster
43.11991-08-07242°49'N / 95°49'W42°45'N / 95°47'W5.00 Miles80 Yards0025K0Cherokee
43.41960-07-11243°24'N / 95°06'W1.00 Mile300 Yards00250K0Dickinson
43.61964-08-29442°55'N / 94°14'W43°07'N / 94°04'W15.80 Miles100 Yards02250K0Kossuth
43.61979-06-28343°15'N / 94°15'W43°01'N / 94°13'W15.90 Miles300 Yards23425.0M0Kossuth
43.61968-06-13243°23'N / 95°06'W43°26'N / 95°01'W4.90 Miles200 Yards0172.5M0Dickinson
43.61972-06-07242°09'N / 94°59'W2.00 Miles200 Yards003K0Carroll
43.71984-06-07242°50'N / 94°07'W42°52'N / 94°04'W7.00 Miles150 Yards002.5M0Humboldt
44.01977-05-04442°32'N / 94°09'W2.00 Miles70 Yards014250K0Webster
45.61984-06-07242°52'N / 94°04'W42°53'N / 94°03'W1.00 Mile150 Yards002.5M0Kossuth
45.61990-08-18243°28'N / 95°16'W43°22'N / 95°08'W8.50 Miles63 Yards002.5M0Dickinson
45.81967-04-30243°25'N / 94°41'W1.00 Mile200 Yards00250K0Emmet
46.11968-04-03242°59'N / 95°49'W0.50 Mile100 Yards0025K0O'brien
46.11991-08-07242°49'N / 95°54'W42°49'N / 95°49'W3.00 Miles80 Yards0025K0Plymouth
46.21980-09-20242°55'N / 94°07'W42°56'N / 94°00'W5.20 Miles80 Yards002.5M0Kossuth
46.31967-04-30243°23'N / 94°41'W43°29'N / 94°47'W8.20 Miles300 Yards002.5M0Emmet
46.71971-05-31343°22'N / 95°19'W43°28'N / 95°13'W8.00 Miles200 Yards00250K0Dickinson
47.11953-03-21343°16'N / 94°38'W43°18'N / 94°00'W31.80 Miles400 Yards00250K0Emmet
48.81991-04-26342°01'N / 95°21'W42°13'N / 95°12'W1.70 Miles150 Yards002.5M0Crawford
48.91969-07-26242°07'N / 95°19'W42°05'N / 95°06'W11.10 Miles33 Yards00250K0Crawford
48.91965-05-05243°10'N / 95°29'W43°24'N / 95°47'W21.80 Miles33 Yards003K0O'brien
49.11953-06-07242°18'N / 94°18'W42°28'N / 94°00'W18.80 Miles200 Yards000K0Webster
49.51972-06-07242°04'N / 94°52'W1.00 Mile200 Yards0025K0Carroll
49.71981-06-14243°27'N / 95°23'W43°29'N / 95°07'W13.30 Miles33 Yards002.5M0Dickinson
50.01968-06-13243°23'N / 95°30'W00250K0Osceola


* 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.


 
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