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

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Earthquake Index, #163

Mosherville, MI	0.03
Michigan	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

Mosherville, MI	0.0000
Michigan	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, #225

Mosherville, MI	199.63
Michigan	140.33
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 3,167 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Mosherville, MI 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:	4	Cold:	7	Dense Fog:	4	Drought:	3
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	144	Hail:	754	Heat:	4	Heavy Snow:	113
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	25	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	44
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,836	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	108	Winter Weather:	14
Other:	107

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Mosherville, MI.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Mosherville, MI.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 85 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Mosherville, MI.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
6.0	1976-03-12	2	42°03'N / 84°35'W	42°04'N / 84°30'W	3.60 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hillsdale
8.1	1974-04-03	2	41°55'N / 84°39'W	42°05'N / 84°24'W	17.00 Miles	440 Yards	2	31	2.5M	0	Hillsdale
8.1	1977-07-18	2	41°59'N / 84°36'W	41°58'N / 84°30'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hillsdale
9.1	1976-03-12	2	42°04'N / 84°30'W	42°05'N / 84°28'W			0	0	250K	0	Jackson
10.4	1965-04-11	4	41°53'N / 84°50'W	41°57'N / 84°22'W	24.20 Miles	1760 Yards	3	47	25.0M	0	Hillsdale
10.9	1965-04-11	4	41°52'N / 84°50'W	41°57'N / 84°22'W	24.50 Miles	33 Yards	3	47	0K	0	Hillsdale
11.4	1969-07-04	2	41°59'N / 84°42'W	41°52'N / 84°22'W	18.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hillsdale
14.4	1974-04-03	2	42°05'N / 84°24'W	42°07'N / 84°22'W	1.30 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
15.2	1984-09-25	2	41°56'N / 84°25'W		2.10 Miles	90 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Hillsdale
17.4	1983-06-30	2	41°59'N / 84°59'W		1.00 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Branch
18.0	1986-05-15	3	41°56'N / 84°58'W		1.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Branch
20.1	1975-05-21	2	41°55'N / 85°00'W		0.80 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Branch
20.5	1965-04-11	4	41°48'N / 85°00'W	41°52'N / 84°50'W	9.20 Miles	33 Yards	9	200	0K	0	Branch
21.0	1974-04-03	2	41°50'N / 84°23'W	41°51'N / 84°22'W			0	3	25K	0	Lenawee
21.0	1955-08-06	2	42°06'N / 84°20'W	42°09'N / 84°11'W	7.90 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Jackson
22.0	1991-03-27	3	41°43'N / 84°36'W	41°47'N / 84°31'W	5.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Hillsdale
22.1	1964-08-22	2	41°46'N / 84°26'W	41°53'N / 84°18'W	10.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Hillsdale
22.4	1976-03-12	2	41°49'N / 84°22'W	41°50'N / 84°21'W			0	0	250K	0	Lenawee
22.4	1976-03-12	2	41°48'N / 84°24'W	41°49'N / 84°22'W			0	0	250K	0	Hillsdale
22.6	1976-03-12	2	42°11'N / 84°15'W		2.00 Miles	90 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jackson
22.8	1965-04-11	4	41°45'N / 85°05'W	41°53'N / 84°50'W	15.50 Miles	1333 Yards	9	200	250.0M	0	Branch
22.8	1974-04-03	2	41°45'N / 84°25'W	41°50'N / 84°23'W	5.40 Miles	167 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Hillsdale
23.6	1960-06-15	2	42°15'N / 84°20'W	42°15'N / 84°13'W	5.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jackson
24.1	1986-07-15	2	42°24'N / 85°11'W	42°15'N / 84°45'W	22.50 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Calhoun
24.8	1983-05-01	2	42°00'N / 84°11'W		1.90 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lenawee
25.1	1964-08-22	2	41°42'N / 84°36'W				0	0	25K	0	Williams
25.4	1974-04-03	2	41°47'N / 84°20'W	41°50'N / 84°16'W	4.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lenawee
25.5	1991-03-27	3	42°23'N / 84°54'W		2.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	18	250K	0	Calhoun
25.6	1964-08-22	3	42°00'N / 84°10'W				0	2	25K	0	Lenawee
25.9	1974-04-03	2	41°43'N / 84°25'W	41°47'N / 84°20'W	5.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	5	0K	0	Hillsdale
27.2	1965-04-11	4	41°57'N / 84°22'W	42°00'N / 83°55'W	23.20 Miles	1760 Yards	5	42	25.0M	0	Lenawee
27.2	1965-04-11	4	41°57'N / 84°22'W	42°00'N / 83°55'W	23.20 Miles	33 Yards	4	41	0K	0	Lenawee
27.3	1991-03-27	3	41°39'N / 84°50'W	41°42'N / 84°43'W	6.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	18	25.0M	0	Williams
30.2	1969-08-15	2	41°38'N / 84°47'W				0	0	25K	0	Steuben
30.2	1982-06-15	3	42°21'N / 84°22'W	42°24'N / 84°08'W	10.00 Miles	500 Yards	1	1	2.5M	0	Jackson
30.4	1969-09-06	2	41°42'N / 85°00'W				0	0	25K	0	Steuben
31.1	1977-04-02	4	42°26'N / 85°01'W	42°32'N / 84°43'W	16.60 Miles	613 Yards	1	44	2.5M	0	Eaton
31.5	1983-05-01	2	41°59'N / 84°06'W	42°02'N / 84°00'W	5.90 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lenawee
32.3	1991-03-27	2	42°27'N / 84°26'W	42°31'N / 84°21'W	5.00 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ingham
32.5	1965-04-11	4	41°44'N / 85°10'W	41°45'N / 85°05'W	3.80 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Steuben
34.5	1976-03-12	2	41°47'N / 85°15'W	41°48'N / 85°12'W			0	0	25K	0	Branch
34.7	1974-04-03	3	41°34'N / 85°13'W	41°44'N / 84°53'W	20.50 Miles	333 Yards	2	15	0K	0	Steuben
34.8	1966-07-09	2	41°56'N / 85°19'W		0.50 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Joseph
35.2	1961-05-06	3	41°33'N / 84°48'W	41°34'N / 84°45'W	1.90 Miles	813 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Williams
35.6	1991-03-27	3	41°32'N / 85°04'W	41°39'N / 84°50'W	14.60 Miles	200 Yards	1	6	25.0M	0	Steuben
36.1	1983-05-01	2	41°58'N / 83°58'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lenawee
36.7	1982-06-15	3	42°24'N / 84°08'W	42°25'N / 84°06'W	3.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Washtenaw
36.9	1977-04-02	2	42°31'N / 84°17'W		1.50 Miles	57 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Ingham
37.7	1955-05-28	2	42°07'N / 85°38'W	42°25'N / 85°03'W	36.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Kalamazoo
37.8	2007-08-24	3	42°35'N / 84°49'W	42°37'N / 84°45'W	7.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	5	40.0M	0K	Eaton
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A NWS storm survey team determined that an EF-3 (Enhanced-Fujita Tornado Scale Rating) tornado with wind speeds estimated at 140 mph produced the most severe damage along a path from M-50 just north of Kinsel Highway to just west of M-100 and Vermontville Highway near Potterville, Michigan. The storm survey indicated a tornado path which was 200 to 300 yards wide and 6.5 miles long. Fifteen homes were either destroyed or severely damaged. A roof was blown off a single story home and windward facing walls were blown in. The majority of the roof and garage from this home were not found. A roof was blown off of a two story home and the upper story front walls were blown in. Additional damage included the partial collapse of the upper story of a home, and another house was blown off of the foundation. Two barns were destroyed and another incurred heavy damage just west of Potterville. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An EF-3 tornado struck Eaton county and resulted in five injuries but no fatalities. An EF-1 tornado struck Ingham county but did not produce any injuries or fatalities.
37.9	1955-05-28	2	42°25'N / 85°03'W	42°45'N / 84°43'W	28.40 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Eaton
37.9	1976-03-12	2	41°45'N / 85°19'W	41°47'N / 85°15'W	3.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Joseph
39.4	1961-05-06	3	41°33'N / 85°12'W	41°33'N / 84°48'W	20.50 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Steuben
39.6	1988-08-14	2	42°29'N / 84°10'W	42°28'N / 84°05'W	23.30 Miles	127 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Livingston
39.7	1986-08-26	2	42°38'N / 84°38'W	42°38'N / 84°34'W	3.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Eaton
40.6	1988-08-14	2	42°42'N / 84°28'W	42°29'N / 84°10'W	3.30 Miles	127 Yards	1	0	2.5M	0	Ingham
40.9	1986-08-26	2	42°38'N / 84°34'W	42°39'N / 84°27'W	7.60 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ingham
40.9	1953-06-08	3	42°12'N / 84°00'W	42°15'N / 83°47'W	11.30 Miles	70 Yards	1	5	25K	0	Washtenaw
41.7	1965-08-25	2	41°30'N / 84°24'W	41°32'N / 84°13'W	9.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Williams
41.7	1974-05-11	3	42°25'N / 84°00'W		0.90 Mile	60 Yards	1	0	250K	0	Livingston
41.8	1990-06-02	2	42°19'N / 84°05'W	42°23'N / 83°48'W	15.00 Miles	160 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washtenaw
41.9	1967-04-21	2	42°38'N / 84°44'W	42°42'N / 84°32'W	10.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Eaton
42.1	1957-07-04	2	41°28'N / 84°34'W	41°27'N / 84°30'W	2.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Williams
42.5	1992-07-12	2	41°32'N / 84°14'W		2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	8	2.5M	0	Fulton
43.4	1977-04-02	4	42°17'N / 85°33'W	42°21'N / 85°19'W	12.40 Miles	183 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Kalamazoo
43.4	1955-07-06	2	41°55'N / 85°29'W				0	0	3K	0	St. Joseph
45.0	1972-08-02	2	42°29'N / 84°05'W	42°31'N / 83°56'W	7.40 Miles	27 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Livingston
45.1	2001-10-24	2	41°28'N / 85°12'W	41°32'N / 85°01'W	7.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	1.0M	0	De Kalb
		Brief Description: On Wednesday 10/24/01 a surface low pressure system tracked rapidly northeast from the mid Mississippi Valley to northern Lake Michigan and deepened significantly. The accompanying cold front surged east from the Mississippi Valley during the afternoon to southeast Michigan and western Ohio in the evening. The deepening surface low was the result of a negatively tilted upper level trough approaching the Mississippi Valley. The air mass ahead of the cold front was quite unstable with lifted indices around -5C and surface dewpoints of 65-70F. Strong veering wind fields were over the area with 20-30kt S-SSE flow at the surface veering rapidly in the low levels to southwest at 45kts, then remaining unidirectional above with wind speeds increasing to 65kt at 20,000 ft. An area of Thunderstorms across Illinois in the early afternoon formed into a line as they moved into northwest Indiana. Two strong bow echoes developed over northwest and north central Indiana during the late afternoon and moved northeast at 50 MPH into southern Michigan. Numerous tornadoes occurred in the comma heads of the bow echoes. Isolated supercells ahead of the main squall line produced little severe weather except for a tornado that occurred over northwest Ohio in the evening when the squall line merged with a supercell.
45.2	1976-03-12	2	41°41'N / 85°30'W	41°45'N / 85°19'W	10.10 Miles	127 Yards	0	8	25K	0	Lagrange
45.6	2001-05-21	2	42°22'N / 85°27'W	42°22'N / 85°27'W	1.00 Mile	150 Yards	0	0	500K	100K	Kalamazoo
		Brief Description: A F2 tornado produced maximum estimated wind speeds of 120 to 130 m.p.h. and caused extensive damage 4 miles west of Richland, in Kalamazoo county. The initial damage occurred approximately one third of a mile south of the intersection of C Avenue and 24th street, extending north for about a mile. Extensive tree damage occurred along the tornado's path, and there was structural damage to several homes. One home along the tornado's path was completely destroyed, while several others sustained significant roof and shingle damage. The home that was destroyed lost it's roof, which was carried roughly 75 yards north of the home, and it also lost most of it's interior and exterior walls. The tornado's path length was one mile long with a width of 150 yards.
45.8	1986-07-15	2	42°33'N / 85°31'W	42°25'N / 85°11'W	20.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Barry
46.0	1965-04-11	3	42°22'N / 85°36'W	42°22'N / 85°19'W	14.20 Miles	150 Yards	0	17	250K	0	Kalamazoo
47.0	1974-04-03	3	41°31'N / 85°17'W	41°34'N / 85°13'W	4.30 Miles	1000 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lagrange
47.7	2009-06-19	2	42°23'N / 85°30'W	42°23'N / 85°28'W	1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Kalamazoo
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Several trees and large branches were knocked down across North 28th Street near the tornado touchdown. The most extensive damage was located approximately two-miles northwest of Richland south of E C Avenue. The roof was torn off a ranch-style house and completely destroyed with pieces of truss carried one-half mile. Insulation was found over one-mile away from the tornado damaged home. The back deck of the home was destroyed with a large piece of the deck thrown approximately 100 yards. All trees were snapped or uprooted around the house with two uprooted trees carried 30-40 feet. Nearly 1.8 miles northwest of Richland, about 50% of trees were snapped or uprooted with numerous branches down along the tree line. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms developed and moved across Lake Michigan during the evening hours on June 19th. Several hours of intense rainfall occurred starting around 7:00 PM EST. The ground was already saturated from early morning thunderstorms that produced very heavy rainfall. In addition to the heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes accompanied the thunderstorms.
47.8	1962-04-30	2	42°45'N / 84°45'W		0.80 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Eaton
48.1	1979-06-20	2	41°44'N / 83°50'W		0.60 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lenawee
48.3	2007-10-18	2	42°36'N / 84°18'W	42°47'N / 84°12'W	17.00 Miles	300 Yards	2	0	15.0M	0K	Ingham
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A National Weather Service storm survey was conducted in Ingham county following the tornado that occurred on the night of October 18th. Based on extensive damage to buildings and trees the tornado was rated EF-2 with top winds estimated between 120 and 130 mph. The tornado began just northeast of Mason around 10:28 pm EDT and moved northeast at 40 to 45 mph through the town of Williamston between 10:40 and 10:45 pm. Approximately 100 structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston. Two fatalities occurred about 4 miles northeast of Williamston where a modular home and its 2 occupants were flipped into a pond. The tornado then moved into Shiawassee county and dissipated shortly thereafter. The last time a fatal tornado occurred in Ingham county was on August 14th, 1988 when one death resulted from a tornado that was rated F-2 on the original Fujita scale. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A late season severe weather outbreak occurred on October 18th. An EF-2 tornado struck Ingham county, resulting in millions of dollars worth of damage and two fatalities. About a hundred structures were damaged in a subdivision on the south side of Williamston in Ingham county. The two fatalities occurred about four miles northeast of Williamston, where a modular home was flipped into a pond by the tornado. There were also a tremendous amount of reports of wind damage with trees and power lines blown down, as well as several reports of three quarters to one inch diameter hail.
48.4	1985-07-15	2	42°44'N / 84°28'W	42°42'N / 84°11'W	15.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Ingham
48.6	1966-06-09	2	42°31'N / 85°23'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Barry
48.8	2003-08-21	2	42°40'N / 84°10'W	42°40'N / 84°10'W	4.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	2	500K	200K	Ingham
		Brief Description: A F2 tornado struck eastern Ingham county, causing two injuries. It also destroyed two homes. A F2 tornado struck eastern Ingham county. The tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Columbia and Kendrick Roads at 7:55 p.m. EST. It moved east and intensified. The tornado began a turn to the northeast as it approached Haywood Road just north of Columbia. When it crossed Haywood Road the tornado was about a half a mile wide. It continued to intensify as it moved northeast and was at it's strongest as it crossed Risch Road just north of Howell Road. As the tornado crossed Dennis Road just east of House Road it turned sharply to the north. The tornado lifted at 9:10 p.m., just as it was moving into Livingston county. The tornadoe's path length was 4.5 miles long and it was up to 1/2 mile wide. It was on the ground for 15 minutes and was rated as a lower F2 on the Fujita scale, which corresponds to winds of approximately 120 m.p.h. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Ingham county at 7:29 p.m. EST and that was upgraded to a tornado warning at 7:46 p.m. EST. Two homes were destroyed. One house collapsed and trapped two individuals inside, who suffered minor injuries. At another location a house was damaged and a barn leveled. A pickup truck was blown off the road.
49.0	1961-05-06	3	41°32'N / 85°25'W	41°33'N / 85°12'W	11.00 Miles	800 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Lagrange
49.0	1965-04-11	4	41°38'N / 85°40'W	41°44'N / 85°16'W	21.60 Miles	177 Yards	5	41	2.5M	0	Lagrange
49.1	1992-07-14	2	41°27'N / 85°09'W	41°27'N / 85°09'W	4.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	De Kalb
49.3	1982-06-15	2	42°27'N / 83°53'W	42°29'N / 83°51'W	3.80 Miles	80 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Livingston
49.8	1971-06-07	2	42°19'N / 83°45'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Washtenaw

* 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.