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Elsmere, NE Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

 
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The chance of earthquake damage in Elsmere is about the same as Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Elsmere is much lower than Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average.

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

Earthquake Index, #217

Elsmere, NE
0.02
Nebraska
0.04
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

Elsmere, NE
0.0000
Nebraska
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, #591

Elsmere, NE
55.27
Nebraska
205.07
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 1,591 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Elsmere, NE were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:0Cold:0Dense Fog:0Drought:0
Dust Storm:0Flood:17Hail:1,212Heat:0Heavy Snow:0
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:0Landslide:0Strong Wind:0
Thunderstorm Winds:330Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:1Winter Storm:0Winter Weather:0
Other:31 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Elsmere, NE.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Elsmere, NE.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeDepth (km)LatitudeLongitude
34.41972-10-163.72342.34-99.59

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 15 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Elsmere, NE.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
14.11999-06-04242°05'N / 100°30'W42°15'N / 100°30'W19.00 Miles250 Yards0050K0Cherry
 Brief Description: This was a continuation of the Thomas county tornado that initially touched down 3 miles north north west of Thedford and traveled into Cherry county.
18.51986-08-06242°03'N / 100°12'W41°56'N / 100°21'W9.00 Miles70 Yards002.5M0Blaine
18.51962-05-15242°17'N / 100°37'W0025K0Cherry
22.11986-08-06241°56'N / 100°21'W41°59'N / 100°27'W10.00 Miles70 Yards002.5M0Thomas
22.51999-06-04242°01'N / 100°36'W42°05'N / 100°35'W4.00 Miles250 Yards0050K0Thomas
 Brief Description: The tornado, observed by numerous storm chasers, including the VORTEX team, and the general public, touched down in Thomas County 3 miles north northwest of Thedford and was on the ground for 15 miles before lifting in southeast Cherry County 6 miles east southeast of Brownlee. The path was over rangeland destroying 9 windmills, several miles of fences and nemerous trees. This was the most significant of 6 tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm.
27.81956-10-29441°30'N / 100°20'W42°24'N / 99°29'W75.90 Miles440 Yards00250K0Rock
28.51965-05-08242°34'N / 100°02'W42°42'N / 100°00'W9.00 Miles33 Yards000K0Brown
31.61965-05-08242°33'N / 99°50'W42°37'N / 99°48'W4.10 Miles33 Yards000K0Brown
32.61979-07-07242°33'N / 99°47'W42°32'N / 99°42'W3.30 Miles300 Yards012.5M0Brown
35.21979-07-07242°32'N / 99°42'W42°27'N / 99°35'W7.80 Miles300 Yards003K0Rock
39.01965-05-24241°29'N / 100°30'W41°59'N / 100°34'W34.60 Miles33 Yards000K0Logan
46.02009-07-13242°49'N / 100°45'W0025K0KCherry
 Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down briefly on the north side of the Bob Kruger ranch. The tornado lifted an old trailer home south southwestward about 20 yards and destroyed it. It also moved a hay baler 10 yards and turned it around. It snapped off numerous tree limbs, tore metal siding off a quonset, and destroyed a metal wind break. Numerous storm chasers captured the intense supercell on video. Chasers reported inflow winds into the supercell of up to 70 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A very intense supercell moved out of central South Dakota and into north central Nebraska producing an isolated tornado and damaging inflow winds. Another isolated thunderstorm also developed over southwest Nebraska with large hail and strong wind gusts.
46.91956-06-05242°56'N / 100°08'W000K0Keya Paha
47.21963-06-08242°50'N / 99°45'W0.30 Mile33 Yards003K0Keya Paha
48.71965-05-08242°21'N / 99°29'W43°00'N / 99°29'W44.90 Miles33 Yards000K0Rock


* 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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