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The chance of earthquake damage in Carroll County is lower than Missouri average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Carroll County is lower than Missouri average and is 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, #83

Carroll County	0.00
Missouri	0.70
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

Carroll County	0.0000
Missouri	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, #58

Carroll County	180.82
Missouri	214.01
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 14,815 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Carroll County 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:	18	Cold:	92	Dense Fog:	51	Drought:	50
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	1,772	Hail:	6,527	Heat:	123	Heavy Snow:	114
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	89	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	100
Thunderstorm Winds:	5,205	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	4	Winter Storm:	234	Winter Weather:	114
Other:	322

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Carroll County.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Carroll County.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Carroll County.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 73 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Carroll County.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
2.8	1961-05-07	2	39°23'N / 93°37'W	39°24'N / 93°26'W	9.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Carroll
4.2	1961-05-07	2	39°24'N / 93°26'W	39°25'N / 93°25'W			0	0	25K	0	Carroll
4.6	1977-05-04	4	39°21'N / 93°45'W	39°23'N / 93°11'W	30.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Carroll
7.6	1973-04-20	2	39°19'N / 93°30'W		5.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Carroll
9.5	1999-04-08	2	39°28'N / 93°24'W	39°31'N / 93°17'W	6.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	300K	100K	Carroll
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down 3 miles west of Bosworth and moved northeast into Chariton and Macon Counties. A home was destroyed 1 mile north of Bosworth and several large trees were downed before the tornado moved into Chariton County. Severe weather broke out in northwest and west-central Missouri around midday on April 8. Storms tracked rapidly northeastward and moved into central and north-central Missouri by early evening. The outbreak included at least five tornadoes, one of which moved along a 54-mile path across three counties. Reports of thunderstorm wind damage were also widespread throughout the area.
11.2	1967-04-21	3	39°28'N / 93°46'W	39°36'N / 93°33'W	14.60 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ray
18.6	2003-05-09	2	39°10'N / 93°29'W	39°09'N / 93°28'W	1.00 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	0	0	Saline
		Brief Description: Tornado entered Saline county from Lafayette county and promptly dissipated in open country.
18.7	1977-05-04	4	39°23'N / 93°11'W	39°26'N / 93°07'W	4.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Chariton
20.9	1965-09-20	2	39°03'N / 93°34'W	39°12'N / 93°25'W	13.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lafayette
21.0	1977-05-04	4	39°19'N / 94°00'W	39°21'N / 93°45'W	13.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Ray
22.2	1980-05-12	2	39°07'N / 93°29'W	39°14'N / 93°00'W	27.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Saline
22.3	2003-05-09	2	39°05'N / 93°37'W	39°08'N / 93°31'W	9.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Lafayette
		Brief Description: Tornado reported near Corder and tracked northeast into Saline county. destoyed a machine shed, house with grain bins damaged along with a dairy barn.
22.7	1967-04-21	2	39°39'N / 93°14'W	39°41'N / 93°11'W	3.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Chariton
22.8	1960-12-04	2	39°23'N / 93°56'W	39°24'N / 93°55'W			0	0	25K	0	Ray
23.2	1961-05-07	2	39°20'N / 93°55'W	39°20'N / 93°55'W			0	2	25K	0	Ray
23.2	1973-05-01	2	39°06'N / 93°36'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lafayette
25.0	1975-04-23	3	39°44'N / 93°21'W	39°45'N / 93°11'W	8.60 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Linn
25.2	1977-05-04	3	39°00'N / 93°55'W	39°12'N / 93°30'W	26.20 Miles	100 Yards	1	5	2.5M	0	Lafayette
25.5	1999-04-08	2	39°30'N / 93°18'W	39°43'N / 92°52'W	26.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	600K	100K	Chariton
		Brief Description: The Carroll County tornado continued northeast across Chariton County damaging or destroying several outbuildings near Mendon and 5 miles south of Marceline. In addition, a single family home suffered minor damage, and a mobile home was damaged 5 miles south of Marceline. Severe weather broke out in northwest and west-central Missouri around midday on April 8. Storms tracked rapidly northeastward and moved into central and north-central Missouri by early evening. The outbreak included at least five tornadoes, one of which moved along a 54-mile path across three counties. Reports of thunderstorm wind damage were also widespread throughout the area.
26.1	1971-05-05	3	39°37'N / 93°06'W	39°38'N / 93°04'W			0	2	2.5M	0	Chariton
26.9	1961-05-07	2	39°18'N / 94°03'W	39°20'N / 93°55'W	7.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ray
27.3	1960-12-04	2	39°15'N / 94°03'W	39°23'N / 93°56'W	11.00 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ray
27.4	1971-05-05	3	39°38'N / 93°04'W	39°39'N / 93°04'W	1.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Chariton
27.5	1967-04-21	2	39°05'N / 93°20'W	39°07'N / 93°05'W	13.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Saline
28.0	1956-12-04	2	39°10'N / 93°05'W	39°14'N / 93°03'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Saline
28.3	1958-07-17	2	39°20'N / 94°01'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ray
28.7	1975-04-23	4	39°42'N / 93°58'W	39°46'N / 93°46'W	11.40 Miles	400 Yards	1	3	2.5M	0	Caldwell
28.8	1956-12-04	2	39°07'N / 93°08'W	39°10'N / 93°05'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Saline
29.1	1971-05-05	3	39°39'N / 93°04'W	39°42'N / 93°03'W	2.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Chariton
29.4	2006-03-12	2	38°57'N / 93°23'W	39°08'N / 93°09'W	17.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	6	3.0M	0	Saline
		Brief Description: Tornado crossed into Saline county from Pettis county at 2009 CST. The tornado crossed over Interstate 70 at mile marker 71 at 2012 CST. Six people seeking shelter under a highway overpass were injured. Their cars were crushed when a semi was blown over on top of them. The tornado produced F2 damage just northeast of I-70 where several houses lost their roofs and a church was destroyed. The tornado continued northeast over rural areas and dissipated 3 miles east of Marshall at 2035 CST.
30.4	1967-04-21	2	39°07'N / 93°05'W	39°10'N / 93°03'W	3.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Saline
30.5	1975-04-23	3	39°45'N / 93°11'W	39°47'N / 93°05'W	5.40 Miles	500 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Linn
30.7	1951-07-08	2	39°13'N / 94°01'W	39°15'N / 94°01'W	2.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ray
31.2	1967-04-21	2	39°10'N / 93°03'W	39°11'N / 92°59'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Saline
31.9	1961-07-22	2	38°58'N / 93°30'W	38°58'N / 93°25'W	4.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Saline
32.0	1958-06-13	2	38°59'N / 93°36'W	38°57'N / 93°32'W	4.10 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lafayette
32.2	1968-05-15	2	38°56'N / 93°38'W	39°00'N / 93°33'W	5.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Johnson
32.9	2006-03-12	3	39°03'N / 93°12'W	39°07'N / 92°57'W	15.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	75K	0	Saline
		Brief Description: Tornado touched down 6 miles south of Marshall at 2028 CST. It traveled east-northeast and for a time paralleled another tornado to the north before the first one occluded. Little damage was noted along the track until it neared the Howard county line. The tornado merged with another tornado near the Missouri River and quickly produced F3 damage to a farmstead. The tornado then entered Howard county 4 miles north of Arrow Rock at 2046 CST.
33.5	1977-05-04	4	39°19'N / 94°08'W	39°21'N / 94°06'W	2.30 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ray
33.7	1955-03-14	3	39°39'N / 94°06'W	39°40'N / 94°01'W	4.10 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Caldwell
34.1	1957-05-20	2	39°12'N / 94°12'W	39°17'N / 93°59'W	12.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
34.4	1971-05-05	3	39°43'N / 92°59'W	39°43'N / 92°58'W			0	0	2.5M	0	Chariton
34.9	2006-03-12	2	38°56'N / 93°27'W	38°55'N / 93°25'W	3.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	0	0	Pettis
		Brief Description: Tornado touched down at 2007CST...5 miles west-northwest of Houstonia and moved into Saline county 3 miles west-northwest of Houstonia at 2009 CST. Tornado was over rural areas with no significant damage noted.
35.4	1971-05-05	3	39°43'N / 92°58'W	39°44'N / 92°57'W			0	12	2.5M	0	Linn
35.7	1968-05-15	2	38°55'N / 93°41'W	38°56'N / 93°38'W	1.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Johnson
35.8	1967-01-24	3	39°10'N / 94°10'W	39°15'N / 94°03'W	8.30 Miles	200 Yards	2	18	2.5M	0	Ray
37.7	1955-03-14	2	39°18'N / 94°13'W	39°20'N / 94°10'W	3.30 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clay
38.3	1955-03-14	3	39°39'N / 94°13'W	39°39'N / 94°06'W	5.70 Miles	250 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Caldwell
38.3	1968-05-15	2	38°53'N / 93°46'W	38°55'N / 93°41'W	4.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Johnson
38.9	1965-04-10	2	39°57'N / 93°47'W	39°57'N / 93°46'W			0	0	25K	0	Daviess
39.1	1967-01-24	2	39°27'N / 94°14'W		2.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clinton
39.2	1979-04-11	2	39°27'N / 94°15'W	39°30'N / 94°13'W	3.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Clinton
39.2	1977-05-04	4	39°14'N / 94°17'W	39°19'N / 94°08'W	9.70 Miles	400 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Clay
39.9	2006-03-12	3	39°09'N / 92°57'W	39°16'N / 92°40'W	20.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	0	450K	0	Howard
		Brief Description: Tornado crossed from Saline county into Howard county...8 miles southwest of Glasgow at 2046 CST. F2 damage was noted to several farmsteads to the northwest of Fayette before the tornado dissipated at 2102 CST...2 miles east of Armstrong.
40.7	1965-04-10	2	39°57'N / 93°46'W	40°03'N / 93°36'W	11.10 Miles	50 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Grundy
40.9	1984-06-07	2	39°58'N / 93°49'W	39°59'N / 93°46'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Daviess
41.2	1970-06-12	4	39°33'N / 92°53'W	39°43'N / 92°40'W	16.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Chariton
41.7	1973-04-19	2	39°42'N / 94°12'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Clinton
42.0	1955-03-14	3	39°39'N / 94°15'W	39°39'N / 94°13'W			0	0	250K	0	Clinton
42.9	1967-01-24	3	39°06'N / 94°15'W	39°10'N / 94°10'W	6.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Jackson
44.0	1984-06-07	2	39°52'N / 94°06'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Daviess
44.5	1977-05-04	4	39°13'N / 94°18'W	39°14'N / 94°17'W			0	0	3K	0	Jackson
45.2	1979-04-11	2	39°15'N / 94°26'W	39°27'N / 94°15'W	16.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	9	250K	0	Clay
47.4	2003-05-04	2	39°15'N / 94°26'W	39°18'N / 94°18'W	8.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	60.0M	0	Clay
		Brief Description: Tornado reported on the ground near Missouri Route 291, south of Missouri Route 152, it produced spotty damage northeast to downtown Liberty. Substantial damage was noted near the square in Libery, and to William Jewel College. The tornado tracked east along Missouri Route H into rural portions of Clay county before dissipating. Maximum intensity damage noted in the area was F2, based on surveys and input from local emergency management. A dry line moved into eastern Kansas on the afternoon of May 4th. Severe thunderstorms quickly erupted in the mid afternoon hours and marched east northeast into Missouri. Several of the severe thunderstorms became tornadic. A supercell thunderstorm produced 4 seperate tornadoes over the northland of Kansas City. The strongest tornadoes reached F4 in intensity and moved over southern portions of Platte and Clay counties. In Platte county 14 buildings were destroyed, 43 suffered major damage and 149 had minor damage. There were no fatalities or injuries and total damage was estimated at $33.95 million dollars. In Clay county total damages were estimated at $91 million dollars. Several hundred homes were either destroyed or had major or minor damage. No fatalities were observed but there were 19 injuries. This was the most significant tornado outbeak in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, since the Pleasant Hill Missouri outbreak in 1977.
47.8	1968-05-15	2	38°50'N / 94°03'W	38°53'N / 93°58'W	5.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Johnson
48.1	1967-04-21	2	40°07'N / 93°25'W	40°07'N / 93°20'W	3.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Grundy
48.5	2006-03-12	2	38°43'N / 93°31'W	38°44'N / 93°30'W	0.80 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	0	0	Pettis
		Brief Description: F2 tornado crossed from Johnson county into Pettis county at 2057 CST and quickly dissipated. No significant damage was observed as the tornado moved over rural areas.
48.8	1967-04-21	2	40°07'N / 93°20'W	40°07'N / 93°16'W	2.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	7	25K	0	Grundy
48.8	1973-05-07	2	39°18'N / 94°24'W		0.50 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clay
49.2	1965-04-10	2	40°05'N / 93°42'W	40°11'N / 93°33'W	10.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Grundy
49.3	1958-11-17	2	40°03'N / 93°27'W	40°13'N / 93°16'W	14.90 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Grundy
49.8	2004-05-29	2	39°43'N / 94°21'W	39°46'N / 94°20'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0	0	De Kalb
		Brief Description: Tornado touched down in open country and traveled 5 miles.
49.8	2004-05-29	4	39°53'N / 94°15'W	39°55'N / 94°10'W	4.00 Miles	800 Yards	3	6	300K	0	De Kalb
		Brief Description: Large F4 tornado touched down 2 miles south of Weatherby and moved east northeast. The tornado killed 3 persons near Weatherby. The 80 and 60 year old fatalities occurred in a destroyed frame house. Two mobile homes were destroyed with one having the 54 year old fatality. The tornado crossed into Daviess county 4 miles east of Weatherby. F80PH, F60PH, M54PH

* 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.