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The chance of earthquake damage in Lincoln County is about the same as South Dakota average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Lincoln County is much higher than South Dakota average and is much 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, #18

Lincoln County	0.05
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

Lincoln County	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, #5

Lincoln County	225.52
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 12,159 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Lincoln 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:	111	Cold:	72	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	20
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	880	Hail:	6,015	Heat:	12	Heavy Snow:	99
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	20	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	143
Thunderstorm Winds:	4,208	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	4	Winter Storm:	154	Winter Weather:	159
Other:	261

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Lincoln County.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Lincoln County.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 81 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Lincoln County.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
5.0	1986-04-26	2	43°18'N / 96°40'W	43°24'N / 96°44'W	5.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lincoln
8.2	1986-04-26	2	43°16'N / 96°55'W	43°15'N / 96°51'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lincoln
8.7	1964-06-22	2	43°07'N / 96°53'W	43°21'N / 96°53'W	16.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lincoln
9.8	1970-07-14	2	43°10'N / 96°48'W	43°07'N / 96°44'W	3.80 Miles	33 Yards	1	1	25.0M	0	Lincoln
10.4	1986-04-26	2	43°14'N / 96°56'W	43°16'N / 96°55'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Turner
11.9	2003-06-24	2	43°14'N / 96°56'W	43°19'N / 96°59'W	7.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Turner
		Brief Description: A tornado, after crossing into Turner County from Lincoln County, heavily damaged farm buildings, including one farm home demolished, and roof and window damage to at least two other farm homes. The tornado also caused an unknown amount of crop damage.
12.3	1970-07-01	2	43°09'N / 96°36'W	43°08'N / 96°32'W	2.30 Miles	1320 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lincoln
14.7	1954-06-19	3	43°29'N / 96°43'W	43°30'N / 96°40'W			0	0	3K	0	Lincoln
16.2	1966-05-22	2	43°24'N / 97°00'W				0	0	3K	0	Turner
16.6	2003-06-24	2	43°08'N / 96°58'W	43°11'N / 97°03'W	7.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0	0	Turner
		Brief Description: A tornado damaged farm buildings and equipment, as well as crops, trees, and power lines.
17.3	1965-06-07	2	43°04'N / 97°02'W	43°07'N / 96°52'W	8.60 Miles	210 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Clay
18.6	1987-07-07	2	43°04'N / 96°37'W	43°01'N / 96°29'W	6.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Union
18.8	1956-08-08	2	43°33'N / 96°46'W				0	0	0K	0	Minnehaha
19.5	1993-05-07	2	43°28'N / 96°29'W	43°31'N / 96°27'W	1.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Lyon
		Brief Description: Border Crosser, went into Minnehaha County, SD at 1500CST. Intense thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. This line was the first wave of storms to form. The bulk of the severe weather passed to the west and north of Iowa. One very large cell formed over the northwest corner of the state. It produced a tornado northwest of Larchwood, in the northwest corner of Lyon County. Buildings were damaged on three farms. A total of 10 buildings were destroyed as well as two silos. On one of the farms, the owner watched as a 1500 pound fertilizer tank was lifted 50 feet into the air and blew past his window. Total damage to the three farmsteads affected amounted to about $200,000. The only injury that occurred was to a bull on one of the farms. The bull sustained a broken leg. The tornado passed into southeast South Dakota shortly after this damage occurred. It was a border crossing tornado.
19.8	1964-06-22	2	43°29'N / 96°50'W	43°38'N / 96°48'W	10.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lincoln
20.5	1986-04-26	2	43°21'N / 96°23'W	43°27'N / 96°19'W	9.50 Miles	70 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lyon
20.5	2008-05-01	2	43°08'N / 96°18'W	43°15'N / 96°22'W	9.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0.5M	0K	Sioux
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado damaged numerous trees, including large trees uprooted, blew windows out of a home, destroyed a metal shed, blew two windows and part of a wall out of a metal building, damaged at least three grain bins, destroyed or damaged numerous outbuildings and small sheds, blew down or snapped off at least 15 power poles, bent a metal light pole, tipped one wagon and blew the top off another, blew down a barb wire fence and pushed fence posts almost to the ground, destroyed a hog barn, and flattened corn stubble, before crossing the county line into Lyon County. Contents inside several damaged or destroyed buildings and sheds were also damaged, especially on one farm where damaged buildings housed a farm and trucking business. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced 5 confirmed tornadoes over extreme northwest Iowa during the early evening hours of May 1st. One large long track tornado caused considerable damage, while the other 4 tornadoes were short lived and weak.
20.7	1981-08-03	3	43°17'N / 97°09'W	43°06'N / 97°05'W	12.80 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Turner
21.7	1965-06-07	4	43°11'N / 97°13'W	43°14'N / 97°04'W	7.80 Miles	647 Yards	1	0	2.5M	0	Turner
22.0	2003-06-24	2	43°23'N / 97°08'W	43°24'N / 97°08'W	1.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	3.0M	0	Turner
		Brief Description: A tornado heavily damaged or destroyed numerous structures at the county fairgrounds, uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power lines, resulting in power outages which lasted up to a day. The tornado damaged other structures in Parker including homes and the county courthouse. One home was shifted off its foundation and received broken windows and damaged siding. Some of the damage resulted from falling trees or wind blown debris.
22.1	1985-04-20	2	43°11'N / 97°14'W	43°18'N / 97°05'W	12.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Turner
22.5	1954-06-19	2	43°17'N / 96°18'W	43°15'N / 96°15'W	2.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lyon
22.7	1987-07-07	2	43°01'N / 96°29'W	43°00'N / 96°27'W	2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Sioux
25.4	1965-06-07	3	42°55'N / 96°48'W				0	0	0K	0	Union
26.0	1962-05-12	2	43°32'N / 96°59'W	43°41'N / 96°58'W	10.10 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Minnehaha
26.1	1978-07-06	2	43°28'N / 96°24'W	43°26'N / 96°07'W	14.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lyon
26.2	1966-06-02	2	43°06'N / 96°24'W	43°02'N / 96°11'W	11.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Sioux
26.3	1965-06-07	4	43°10'N / 97°14'W	43°11'N / 97°13'W			0	0	2.5M	0	Yankton
27.3	1954-06-18	3	43°03'N / 97°19'W	43°08'N / 97°05'W	12.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yankton
28.1	1956-05-10	2	43°25'N / 97°15'W		1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Turner
30.0	1965-06-07	2	43°08'N / 97°20'W	43°10'N / 97°15'W	3.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Turner
30.3	1954-06-18	2	43°25'N / 97°16'W	43°28'N / 97°18'W	2.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Turner
31.0	1965-06-07	2	42°54'N / 97°03'W				0	0	0K	0	Clay
31.4	2008-06-05	2	43°43'N / 96°46'W	43°45'N / 96°44'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Minnehaha
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado caused damage to silos, farm buildings, power lines, and numerous trees. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced numerous events of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds over southeast South Dakota from late morning through the evening of June 5th. The thunderstorms also produced heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding at several locations.
32.1	1965-06-07	2	43°25'N / 97°20'W				0	0	0K	0	Turner
32.2	1967-06-14	3	42°48'N / 96°35'W	42°52'N / 96°29'W	6.20 Miles	500 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Plymouth
34.1	1953-06-07	2	42°45'N / 96°36'W	42°52'N / 96°26'W	11.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Plymouth
35.2	1981-09-26	2	42°47'N / 96°53'W				0	0	25K	0	Clay
35.3	1978-07-05	2	43°02'N / 96°15'W	42°56'N / 96°03'W	11.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Sioux
35.4	1978-07-05	2	42°54'N / 96°33'W	42°47'N / 96°10'W	20.80 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Plymouth
35.8	1963-06-09	2	42°46'N / 96°37'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Plymouth
35.9	1967-08-16	2	42°47'N / 96°56'W				0	0	25K	0	Clay
36.0	1965-05-08	2	43°46'N / 96°49'W	43°49'N / 96°54'W	4.50 Miles	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Clay
36.5	1993-05-07	3	43°36'N / 97°18'W	43°42'N / 97°11'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	5.0M	0	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado caused extensive damage in the Canistota area. Four metal grain storage bins were severely damaged and the roof was blown off the grain elevator. A large roof was blown off a building in Canistota resulting in rain seeping through the floors of the building. The roof blew into another building causing damage, and the flying debris took out power lines and transformers. The storm nearly totaled a farm including the house, and destroyed barns on other farms. Buildings were damaged in Montrose and a farm and metal buildings were lost on a farm east of Montrose.
36.6	1969-06-25	2	43°40'N / 96°25'W	43°51'N / 96°24'W	12.30 Miles	120 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Rock
36.7	1984-06-11	2	42°47'N / 96°59'W				0	0	25K	0	Clay
38.1	1992-06-16	2	43°47'N / 96°56'W	43°51'N / 96°51'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Minnehaha
38.1	1971-10-01	2	43°33'N / 97°23'W				0	0	25K	0	Mccook
38.2	1987-07-11	2	43°50'N / 96°44'W	43°50'N / 96°42'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Minnehaha
38.6	1986-04-26	2	43°24'N / 96°02'W	43°28'N / 95°56'W	8.50 Miles	120 Yards	1	2	2.5M	0	Lyon
38.8	1968-09-22	3	43°01'N / 96°04'W	43°04'N / 95°59'W	4.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Sioux
38.8	1956-06-29	2	43°44'N / 96°16'W				0	0	0K	0	Rock
39.0	1965-05-24	3	43°30'N / 97°30'W	43°34'N / 97°20'W	9.00 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Mccook
39.2	1967-06-14	2	42°53'N / 96°10'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
39.3	1959-05-30	3	42°53'N / 97°17'W				0	0	25K	0	Yankton
40.8	1965-06-07	3	42°52'N / 96°18'W	42°48'N / 96°05'W	11.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
40.9	1972-08-05	2	43°01'N / 97°27'W		0.30 Mile	400 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Yankton
41.2	2006-09-16	2	43°33'N / 97°30'W	43°42'N / 97°17'W	12.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado affected 3 farmsteads, destroying numerous outbuildings, damaging farm equipment and a home, killing at least 5 cattle and injuring others. The tornado also damaged a hog confinement building and overturned a semi trailer on Interstate 90.
41.8	1954-06-18	3	43°02'N / 97°30'W	43°01'N / 97°27'W			0	0	25K	0	Yankton
41.9	1992-08-09	2	43°52'N / 96°56'W		3.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lake
42.3	1963-03-16	2	42°48'N / 96°12'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
42.4	2010-06-25	2	43°26'N / 95°57'W	43°24'N / 95°51'W	5.00 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	500K	0K	Lyon
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed two hog confinement buildings, killing about 12 hogs, numerous outbuildings, a metal farm building, tore the roof off a house and damaged at least 6 other houses, and caused damage to other farm buildings, power lines, vehicles, and trees, before moving out of Lyon County and into Osceola County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced tornadoes, one that caused considerable damage and at least two injuries along a 14 mile path, along with damaging winds, in northwest Iowa during the evening of June 25th.
42.9	1981-06-13	2	43°10'N / 95°53'W				0	0	3K	0	Sioux
43.1	1965-05-24	2	42°54'N / 97°24'W				0	0	25K	0	Yankton
43.1	1959-05-30	2	42°49'N / 97°29'W	42°50'N / 97°08'W	17.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cedar
43.2	1998-05-30	2	43°42'N / 97°26'W	43°36'N / 97°24'W	6.00 Miles	700 Yards	0	0	900K	100K	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado spawned by the same storm which produced the Spencer tornado damaged farms, crops, trees, and power lines in southern McCook County.
43.3	2000-07-25	2	43°38'N / 96°03'W	43°40'N / 96°00'W	3.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	150K	0	Nobles
		Brief Description: A tornado damaged buildings, vehicles, and trees on a farm. The tornado destroyed the west side of the house, blew three grain bins away and wrapped them around trees. The tornado also blew the top of a barn off, killing at least 4 calves inside.
43.3	1957-06-10	2	43°51'N / 97°05'W				0	0	0K	0	Lake
43.5	1972-09-20	2	42°59'N / 97°29'W				0	0	250K	0	Yankton
43.8	1980-05-29	2	42°39'N / 96°59'W	42°41'N / 96°55'W	3.30 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Dixon
44.3	1991-08-07	2	42°47'N / 96°10'W		1.50 Miles	63 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Plymouth
44.7	1979-08-08	2	43°04'N / 95°53'W		0.40 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Sioux
45.5	1954-05-27	2	42°49'N / 96°05'W	42°51'N / 96°02'W	2.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
45.8	1985-04-20	2	42°54'N / 97°36'W	43°01'N / 97°26'W	10.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yankton
45.9	2007-05-05	2	43°06'N / 97°36'W	43°06'N / 97°36'W	1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Yankton
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado destroyed 3 concrete silos, destroyed numerous outbuildings, heavily damaged a large shed, damaged a barn, caused tree damage, and caused other damage on a farm. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of May 5th produced large hail, damaging winds, several tornadoes, and flash flooding in southeast South Dakota. Significant damage was reported from several locations.
46.1	1986-04-26	2	43°28'N / 95°56'W	43°35'N / 95°48'W	10.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Nobles
46.5	1964-05-08	3	42°47'N / 96°10'W	42°49'N / 95°59'W	9.30 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Plymouth
46.5	1993-05-07	2	43°35'N / 97°33'W		2.00 Miles	75 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Hutchinson
		Brief Description: A tornado carried a 60 X 120 foot metal pole barn into the tops of four grain bins causing extensive damage. The tornado also destroyed many small buildings and blew roofs off larger buildings on many farms in the area.
46.5	1993-05-07	2	43°35'N / 97°33'W		1.00 Mile	75 Yards	0	0	500K	0	Mccook
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down on several farms destroying two pole barns, a grain bin, and a barn roof.
46.6	1964-09-07	2	42°42'N / 96°15'W		2.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Plymouth
46.6	1986-07-28	4	42°41'N / 96°58'W	42°32'N / 96°41'W	20.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Dixon

* 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.