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

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Earthquake Index, #348

Lebo, KS	0.02
Kansas	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

Lebo, KS	0.0000
Kansas	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, #536

Lebo, KS	197.48
Kansas	252.53
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 4,800 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Lebo, KS 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:	13	Cold:	21	Dense Fog:	7	Drought:	14
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	361	Hail:	2,304	Heat:	19	Heavy Snow:	43
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	14	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	65
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,650	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	1	Winter Storm:	69	Winter Weather:	32
Other:	187

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Lebo, KS.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Lebo, KS.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 91 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Lebo, KS.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
11.0	1973-11-20	2	38°17'N / 95°45'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Coffey
12.5	1964-05-26	2	38°16'N / 95°44'W				0	0	25K	0	Coffey
13.5	1962-05-28	2	38°20'N / 96°07'W	38°23'N / 96°05'W	3.60 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lyon
14.5	1958-11-17	2	38°30'N / 95°37'W				0	0	0K	0	Osage
15.3	1973-03-13	2	38°14'N / 96°07'W	38°23'N / 96°06'W	10.20 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lyon
15.8	1974-06-08	4	38°25'N / 96°13'W	38°42'N / 95°58'W	23.70 Miles	1760 Yards	6	177	25.0M	0	Lyon
18.7	1955-09-21	2	38°18'N / 95°33'W		0.30 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Coffey
19.3	2003-05-08	3	38°35'N / 95°45'W	38°42'N / 95°33'W	25.00 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	1.5M	0	Osage
		Brief Description: A second tornado touched down in Osage county about 13 miles southwest of Lyndon and moved northeast for 25 miles before dissipating 6 miles south of Overbrook. The tornado was a half mile wide in places and did considerable damage to farm buildings, machinery, and fences along its path.
19.6	1954-04-10	2	38°20'N / 95°31'W				0	0	3K	0	Coffey
19.6	1990-06-07	2	38°20'N / 96°16'W	38°28'N / 96°11'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	17	25.0M	0	Lyon
20.2	1962-05-26	2	38°34'N / 96°11'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lyon
20.4	1973-04-13	2	38°11'N / 96°09'W	38°19'N / 96°12'W	9.60 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lyon
20.7	1971-07-09	2	38°28'N / 96°16'W	38°31'N / 96°12'W	4.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lyon
23.0	1958-06-12	2	38°11'N / 96°10'W				0	0	0K	0	Lyon
23.3	1956-04-02	3	38°23'N / 96°33'W	38°50'N / 95°53'W	47.50 Miles	500 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Marion
24.2	1956-04-02	4	38°02'N / 95°54'W	38°06'N / 95°53'W	4.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Coffey
25.0	1954-04-26	2	38°04'N / 95°59'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lyon
25.3	1968-06-10	2	38°06'N / 96°06'W		1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Greenwood
25.6	1974-06-08	4	38°42'N / 95°58'W	38°52'N / 95°54'W	11.90 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Osage
26.8	1957-05-20	3	38°30'N / 95°26'W	38°32'N / 95°20'W	5.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Franklin
26.8	1954-03-18	2	38°45'N / 96°07'W				0	0	3K	0	Wabaunsee
27.5	1987-05-18	2	38°27'N / 96°23'W	38°29'N / 96°21'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Chase
27.8	1958-11-17	2	38°37'N / 95°25'W				0	0	0K	0	Franklin
29.4	1978-05-23	2	38°49'N / 95°43'W	38°49'N / 95°38'W	4.10 Miles	30 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Osage
29.8	1986-04-07	2	38°03'N / 96°05'W	37°57'N / 95°56'W	8.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Greenwood
30.4	1954-03-18	2	38°47'N / 95°33'W				0	0	3K	0	Osage
31.0	1953-05-10	3	38°21'N / 96°40'W	38°56'N / 96°03'W	52.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Chase
32.3	1962-05-28	2	38°50'N / 95°54'W	38°56'N / 95°47'W	0.90 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Osage
32.3	1974-06-08	4	38°52'N / 95°54'W	38°54'N / 95°52'W	1.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Shawnee
32.6	1964-04-22	2	38°33'N / 95°17'W				0	1	3K	0	Franklin
32.8	1957-05-20	5	38°27'N / 95°30'W	38°40'N / 95°04'W	27.70 Miles	440 Yards	3	11	2.5M	0	Franklin
33.5	1956-04-02	3	38°50'N / 95°53'W	38°58'N / 95°57'W	9.80 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Marion
34.2	1981-05-23	2	38°22'N / 95°14'W		1.50 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Anderson
34.5	1986-04-07	2	37°57'N / 95°56'W	37°53'N / 95°44'W	14.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Woodson
34.6	1958-07-11	2	38°55'N / 95°51'W				0	0	0K	0	Shawnee
34.7	1956-04-02	4	37°48'N / 95°57'W	38°02'N / 95°54'W	16.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Woodson
35.3	1974-04-20	2	38°17'N / 95°14'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Anderson
35.4	1960-04-16	3	38°29'N / 95°17'W	38°35'N / 95°10'W	9.20 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Franklin
35.9	1991-04-26	3	37°51'N / 95°57'W	37°57'N / 95°56'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Woodson
36.3	2003-05-08	3	37°48'N / 95°57'W	38°00'N / 95°31'W	22.00 Miles	350 Yards	0	3	2.5M	261K	Woodson
		Brief Description: Damage summary: Toronto: Outbuildings destroyed. 1N Toronto: Trees & limbs downed. 1W Batesville: Large trees uprooted and sheared off, sheet metal in trees, old wood shed destroyed. 1N Batesville: Oil tank 12-15 feet high toppled (leaked profusely), power pole blown over. 2NE Batesville: House destroyed, 2 vehicles heavily damaged, pair of 2-3 foot diameter trees stripped 4 feet off ground. 3-4NE Batesville: Cattle barn & garage destroyed, windows blown out of house, large pick-up truck rolled onto side. 1N Yates Center: House & barn destroyed on Highway 75, horse trailer flipped over, large trees uprooted or snapped off at bases, broke or toppled 70 grave markers at the cemetery. 1NW Yates Center: Two-story house and 3 barns destroyed, trees completely shreaded. Yates Center: Five homes destroyed and 30 damaged. Two of the three injuries occurred at one residence with both requiring transport to a hospital. Forty-five miles of fence damaged. Stored hay contaminated by embedding of wiring and nails. Estimated crop losses: Corn: 300 acres. Wheat: 100 acres. Pasture: 1312 acres. Hay: 655 acres. Of the estimated $2.5 million damage, $1.506 million inflicted upon farming facilities. Farming facility damage breakdown: Dwellings and Service Buildings: $900,000; Structures: $6,000; Machinery & equipment: $600,000. USDA Flash Situation Report contributed greatly to this narrative. This tornado would cross just barely into extreme Northwest Allen County.
36.4	1961-03-26	2	38°01'N / 96°18'W		2.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Greenwood
36.4	1982-03-15	2	37°58'N / 95°30'W	38°02'N / 95°24'W	6.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Allen
36.8	1974-03-07	2	38°48'N / 96°26'W	38°58'N / 95°57'W	28.30 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Wabaunsee
37.0	1964-04-12	4	38°07'N / 95°18'W	38°22'N / 95°08'W	19.40 Miles	880 Yards	3	9	250K	0	Anderson
37.3	1991-04-26	2	38°44'N / 96°15'W	39°06'N / 96°00'W	28.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Wabaunsee
38.7	1982-03-15	2	37°47'N / 95°51'W	37°58'N / 95°30'W	24.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Woodson
39.0	1962-05-26	3	38°58'N / 95°42'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Shawnee
39.3	1985-08-17	3	38°48'N / 96°24'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Wabaunsee
39.3	1983-05-06	3	38°54'N / 95°52'W	39°03'N / 95°35'W	19.00 Miles	150 Yards	1	25	25.0M	0	Shawnee
40.2	1974-03-07	2	38°44'N / 96°29'W	38°48'N / 96°26'W	5.10 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Wabaunsee
40.3	1974-03-07	2	38°41'N / 96°32'W	38°44'N / 96°29'W	4.50 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Morris
40.5	1958-05-31	2	38°40'N / 95°11'W		1.00 Mile	60 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Franklin
40.8	1966-06-08	5	38°55'N / 95°55'W	39°05'N / 95°35'W	21.10 Miles	880 Yards	16	450	250.0M	0	Shawnee
40.9	1991-04-26	2	38°06'N / 96°34'W	38°10'N / 96°29'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Chase
41.1	1969-06-17	2	38°40'N / 96°36'W	38°42'N / 96°29'W	6.20 Miles	37 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Morris
41.5	1974-05-30	2	38°05'N / 96°30'W	38°04'N / 96°29'W			0	0	0K	0	Butler
42.1	1974-05-30	2	38°08'N / 96°34'W	38°05'N / 96°30'W	4.70 Miles	167 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Chase
42.4	1962-08-06	3	38°47'N / 95°15'W	38°45'N / 95°11'W	4.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Douglas
42.5	1951-06-08	2	38°53'N / 95°21'W				0	0	3K	0	Douglas
42.9	1958-06-12	2	39°02'N / 96°00'W	39°02'N / 95°55'W	4.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wabaunsee
43.2	1958-05-31	2	38°44'N / 95°13'W	38°47'N / 95°10'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Franklin
43.3	1974-05-30	2	38°04'N / 96°29'W	37°49'N / 96°17'W	20.40 Miles	167 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Greenwood
43.3	2008-05-02	2	38°58'N / 95°27'W	38°57'N / 95°28'W	2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	260K	0K	Douglas
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado demolished and removed a garage and two-thirds of an unoccupied house from it's foundation just after touching down. Debris from the house and the garage was strewn across a nearby field for approximately 500 yards. A metal outbuilding was destroyed near the end of the tornado path. Between these two points, moderate tree damage was noted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms developed along a dryline during the late afternoon of May 1st, and sustained as the synoptic cold front dove through the region later that evening. Two tornadoes touched down and caused damage in portions of Osage and Douglas Counties. One residence in Douglas County was almost completely demolished by one of the tornadoes, rated an EF-2. Hail from the size of quarters to the size of golfballs was also reported across portions of northeast and east central Kansas. After 11pm CST, the severe weather threat focus turned to strong winds. Trees were damaged across portions of the warning area, as was property including homes, outbuidings, power poles, and transformers. The Emergency Manager from Osage County reported that property damage estimates were around $100,000. Spotters estimated wind speeds up to 70 mph, and a measured gust of 71 mph was reported by the ASOS at the Lawrence Municipal Airport.
43.3	2003-05-08	2	38°01'N / 95°18'W	38°08'N / 95°05'W	15.00 Miles	800 Yards	0	3	1.1M	0	Anderson
		Brief Description: A tornado formed 5 miles southeast of Colony and traveled a 15 mile path northeast before entering Linn county and dissipating. While in Anderson county the tornado injured 3 people, destroyed 7 homes and seriously damaged 2 others. Severe weather erupted over a large part of the area during the afternoon and evening hours of the 8th. Numerous reports of large hail and a few reports of strong winds were received. In addition 12 tornadoes were reported (discussed separately), some doing considerable damage. Four funnel clouds were also sighted. May 8, 2003, was estimated to be the most significant and widespread tornado outbreak in northeast Kansas since April 26, 1991. All meteorological severe weather forecast parameters came together over northeast Kansas on the afternoon of May 8 to produce an SPC "high risk" area of potential severe weather. The possibility of strong, long-lived destructive tornadoes was highlighted for nearly 24 hours in advance in nearly every NWS statement and product. The significant and widespread tornado outbreak in the nearby Kansas City area just four days before increased public weather awareness and concern, and together with timely watches, statements and warnings, helped prevent tornado related deaths and minimized storm injuries.
43.3	1958-07-11	2	39°00'N / 95°34'W				0	0	0K	0	Shawnee
43.4	1991-04-26	3	37°45'N / 96°05'W	37°51'N / 95°57'W	10.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Greenwood
43.4	1956-04-02	4	37°47'N / 95°58'W	37°48'N / 95°57'W	1.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Woodson
44.0	1974-03-07	2	38°38'N / 96°42'W	38°41'N / 96°32'W	9.40 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Morris
44.1	1977-05-04	3	38°48'N / 95°22'W	38°48'N / 95°03'W	16.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Douglas
45.0	1964-04-22	2	38°19'N / 96°41'W				0	0	0K	0	Chase
45.6	1961-04-21	2	38°05'N / 95°09'W	38°10'N / 95°04'W	7.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Anderson
46.3	1956-04-02	3	38°15'N / 96°52'W	38°23'N / 96°33'W	19.40 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Marion
46.5	1991-03-26	2	37°49'N / 95°27'W	37°53'N / 95°21'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Allen
46.6	1980-05-31	2	39°03'N / 95°34'W		2.00 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Shawnee
46.7	1974-03-08	2	38°58'N / 95°57'W	39°12'N / 95°30'W	29.00 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Shawnee
46.7	1956-07-02	2	38°48'N / 95°11'W	38°48'N / 95°07'W	3.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Franklin
47.2	1964-04-22	2	38°17'N / 96°43'W				0	0	3K	0	Chase
47.2	1964-04-12	3	38°45'N / 95°29'W	39°12'N / 95°14'W	33.80 Miles	880 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Douglas
47.2	1984-04-26	2	39°06'N / 95°53'W		0.60 Mile	100 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Shawnee
47.4	1955-05-26	2	38°38'N / 95°47'W	39°19'N / 94°55'W	66.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Osage
47.5	1957-06-11	2	38°52'N / 95°14'W	38°54'N / 95°12'W	1.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Douglas
47.6	1988-11-15	2	39°03'N / 95°41'W	39°07'N / 95°36'W	5.00 Miles	70 Yards	0	22	2.5M	0	Shawnee
47.7	1970-11-08	2	39°05'N / 95°38'W		1.00 Mile	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Shawnee
48.2	1954-03-24	2	37°43'N / 95°31'W	37°57'N / 95°14'W	22.20 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wilson
48.3	1973-06-04	2	37°42'N / 95°57'W	37°44'N / 95°51'W	5.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Greenwood
48.6	1971-06-06	3	38°48'N / 96°37'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Morris
48.6	2003-05-08	2	38°06'N / 95°04'W	38°10'N / 95°01'W	7.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	15K	0	Linn
		Brief Description: Tornado crossed from Anderson county into Linn county 3 miles west northwest of Blue Mound and produced tree damage in rural county before dissipating. However...a cemetery was hit with many tombstones knocked over and damage to mausoleums.
49.0	1954-03-24	2	38°44'N / 95°03'W				0	0	3K	0	Franklin
49.6	1955-05-27	2	38°13'N / 95°08'W	38°29'N / 94°46'W	27.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Anderson
49.7	1990-03-13	2	38°54'N / 96°34'W	38°56'N / 96°29'W	5.00 Miles	220 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Geary
49.8	1962-07-11	2	39°02'N / 95°23'W				0	0	3K	0	Douglas

* 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.