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Florence, SD Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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

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

Earthquake Index, #331

Florence, SD
0.01
South Dakota
0.05
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

Florence, SD
0.0000
South Dakota
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, #197

Florence, SD
104.78
South Dakota
114.73
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 1,961 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Florence, SD were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:

TypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCountTypeCount
Avalanche:0Blizzard:21Cold:8Dense Fog:1Drought:3
Dust Storm:0Flood:97Hail:1,088Heat:2Heavy Snow:18
High Surf:0Hurricane:0Ice Storm:3Landslide:0Strong Wind:14
Thunderstorm Winds:643Tropical Storm:0Wildfire:1Winter Storm:21Winter Weather:0
Other:41 

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Florence, SD.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Florence, SD.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Florence, SD.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 33 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Florence, SD.

Distance (miles)DateMagnitudeStart Lat/LogEnd Lat/LogLengthWidthFatalitiesInjuriesProperty DamageCrop DamageAffected County
5.41962-08-06245°03'N / 97°13'W00250K0Codington
12.51964-06-08244°58'N / 97°33'W000K0Clark
13.21983-07-18344°54'N / 97°10'W0.50 Mile100 Yards002.5M0Codington
15.41979-06-19244°54'N / 97°06'W002.5M0Codington
16.61984-05-12344°50'N / 97°30'W44°48'N / 97°15'W13.00 Miles1320 Yards002.5M0Codington
16.71964-06-08245°05'N / 97°40'W0.50 Mile33 Yards000K0Clark
19.61984-05-12344°53'N / 97°44'W44°50'N / 97°30'W14.00 Miles1320 Yards002.5M0Clark
21.31964-06-08244°47'N / 97°32'W000K0Clark
21.81981-07-22244°47'N / 97°06'W00250K0Hamlin
27.71962-07-07244°42'N / 97°33'W44°40'N / 97°32'W0025K0Clark
28.11963-07-26244°57'N / 97°53'W1.00 Mile1000 Yards0025K0Clark
29.01961-06-21344°59'N / 97°59'W44°33'N / 97°32'W37.10 Miles33 Yards17250K0Clark
29.81953-05-29244°39'N / 97°37'W44°41'N / 97°34'W1.90 Miles33 Yards0025K0Clark
32.21951-07-08245°22'N / 96°50'W010K0Roberts
33.21986-07-18244°34'N / 97°27'W44°35'N / 97°06'W14.00 Miles100 Yards0025K0Hamlin
36.51955-08-28245°07'N / 96°35'W1.50 Miles33 Yards0025K0Grant
36.91959-07-07245°03'N / 98°05'W0025K0Spink
37.91996-07-17245°29'N / 97°51'W45°30'N / 97°45'W5.00 Miles150 Yards00200K0Day
 Brief Description: A tornado touched down one mile southwest of Pierpont and traveled east northeast. Two miles east of Pierpont the tornado took out the west wall and the roof of a farmhouse, destroyed a machine shop, a garage, and six grain bins. A truck had its windshield crushed and its side was dented by debris. The tornado also brought down some power lines and several trees in its path.
38.01979-08-03245°24'N / 96°52'W45°18'N / 96°28'W20.50 Miles33 Yards00250K0Roberts
39.91961-06-21345°28'N / 98°14'W44°59'N / 97°59'W35.40 Miles33 Yards003K0Brown
40.51961-06-28245°36'N / 97°38'W1.00 Mile33 Yards00250K0Marshall
40.51971-06-19244°34'N / 96°52'W003K0Deuel
42.11955-06-28245°18'N / 98°10'W45°20'N / 98°03'W5.40 Miles50 Yards0025K0Brown
42.31964-07-23244°51'N / 98°13'W44°55'N / 98°06'W6.80 Miles33 Yards0025K0Spink
44.41953-06-15245°30'N / 97°59'W45°35'N / 97°52'W7.60 Miles33 Yards003K0Day
44.91965-05-20244°27'N / 97°54'W44°35'N / 97°47'W10.40 Miles150 Yards003K0Beadle
45.21956-10-29245°31'N / 96°40'W000K0Big Stone
45.81969-06-25345°27'N / 98°05'W1.50 Miles133 Yards06250K0Brown
46.02003-06-24244°25'N / 97°39'W44°26'N / 97°37'W2.20 Miles200 Yards00200K0Kingsbury
 Brief Description: A tornado caused heavy damage to farm buildings including homes.
46.91971-06-19244°38'N / 97°06'W44°22'N / 96°27'W36.80 Miles33 Yards000K0Hamlin
48.91986-07-18244°34'N / 96°42'W44°35'N / 96°29'W17.00 Miles150 Yards0025K0Deuel
49.51992-06-16344°21'N / 97°10'W44°21'N / 97°07'W2.00 Miles100 Yards002.5M0Kingsbury
49.92003-06-24244°26'N / 97°54'W44°29'N / 97°54'W2.00 Miles150 Yards0000Beadle
 Brief Description: A tornado destroyed or heavily damaged farm structures.


* 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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