Palmetto, FL Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Palmetto is about the same as Florida average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Palmetto is much higher than Florida average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #842
| Palmetto, FL | 0.00 |
| Florida | 0.01 |
| 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
| Palmetto, FL | 0.0000 |
| Florida | 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, #58
| Palmetto, FL | 285.94 |
| Florida | 185.89 |
| 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 2,460 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Palmetto, FL 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: | 0 | Cold: | 19 | Dense Fog: | 43 | Drought: | 0 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 263 | Hail: | 580 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 0 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 7 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 25 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 949 | Tropical Storm: | 8 | Wildfire: | 16 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 1 |
| Other: | 549 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Palmetto, FL.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Palmetto, FL.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Palmetto, FL.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 54 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Palmetto, FL.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 2.0 | 1958-10-31 | 3 | 27°32'N / 82°38'W | 27°31'N / 82°35'W | 3.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Manatee |
| 5.4 | 1961-08-31 | 2 | 27°36'N / 82°33'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Manatee | |
| 5.8 | 1956-02-10 | 2 | 27°27'N / 82°32'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Manatee | |||
| 6.3 | 1972-02-01 | 2 | 27°25'N / 82°35'W | 27°27'N / 82°33'W | 3.30 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Manatee |
| 7.6 | 1968-10-18 | 2 | 27°25'N / 82°33'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Manatee | |
| 9.3 | 1955-10-29 | 2 | 27°24'N / 82°38'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Manatee | |||
| 10.1 | 1958-04-15 | 4 | 27°40'N / 82°37'W | 0 | 7 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 12.6 | 1969-06-13 | 2 | 27°21'N / 82°31'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Sarasota | |||
| 12.6 | 1969-12-10 | 2 | 27°42'N / 82°38'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 16.0 | 1961-05-05 | 2 | 27°45'N / 82°38'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 16.6 | 1981-12-15 | 2 | 27°43'N / 82°43'W | 27°46'N / 82°40'W | 4.70 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Pinellas |
| 16.8 | 1951-07-22 | 2 | 27°44'N / 82°26'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 16.8 | 1970-01-06 | 2 | 27°44'N / 82°26'W | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 21.3 | 1983-12-11 | 2 | 27°46'N / 82°40'W | 27°53'N / 82°39'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pinellas |
| 21.8 | 1972-03-31 | 2 | 27°50'N / 82°30'W | 0.20 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough | |
| 22.6 | 1992-10-03 | 3 | 27°50'N / 82°42'W | 2.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 3 | 75 | 25.0M | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 22.8 | 1963-08-13 | 2 | 27°48'N / 82°47'W | 27°50'N / 82°43'W | 5.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pinellas |
| 25.3 | 1969-07-02 | 2 | 27°51'N / 82°23'W | 0 | 2 | 3K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 26.1 | 1972-02-01 | 2 | 27°25'N / 82°10'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Manatee | |
| 26.6 | 1971-12-03 | 2 | 27°08'N / 82°28'W | 27°11'N / 82°25'W | 4.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Sarasota |
| 27.1 | 1996-12-07 | 2 | 27°50'N / 82°18'W | 27°50'N / 82°18'W | 2.00 Miles | 83 Yards | 1 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| Brief Description: A short-lived but strong tornado touched down one eighth of a mile east of Interstate 75 and one half mile north of Big Bend Road in Riverview where it snapped a dozen tree tops. The tornado moved east and descended into the Cowley Cove mobile home complex where it widened to 250 feet and damaged nine mobile homes and snapped an additional dozen trees. Three mobile homes were completely leveled, two were severely damaged, one moderately damaged and three incurred minor damage, all on Cowley Cove Court. One human fatality, a 50 year old male, and three dogs, occurred when the occupants mobile home was lifted up by the tornadic winds and tossed nearly a 100 feet from its foundation where it disentegrated on impact. At least five parked vehicles where damaged by the tornado along with several sheds and outbuildings. Most of the damage occurred along a 3/16 mile path in the Cowley Cove mobile home complex before it lifted, moved east and sporatically touched down in rural southern Hillsborough county. The tornado dissipated nearly two miles east of it's initial touchdown north of Dixon Drive. Of note, a parked undrivable vehicle that was in the direct path of the tornado had most of it's contents sucked from the hatchback storage compartment including a removed 100 pound transmission. Inspection of the vehicle found that the hatchback skin was buckled, bowed and pushed outward from the inside of the vehicle by the transmission casing that eventually smashed upward and out through the rear hatchback window. M50MH | |||||||||||
| 28.1 | 1978-05-04 | 3 | 27°55'N / 82°42'W | 1.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 3 | 94 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 28.1 | 1992-10-03 | 2 | 27°53'N / 82°48'W | 27°54'N / 82°45'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 28.9 | 1967-12-28 | 2 | 27°54'N / 82°47'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Pinellas | |||
| 29.3 | 1963-08-21 | 2 | 27°54'N / 82°48'W | 0.30 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 29.6 | 1968-11-09 | 2 | 27°06'N / 82°27'W | 27°08'N / 82°24'W | 4.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Sarasota |
| 29.7 | 1969-12-10 | 2 | 27°57'N / 82°30'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 29.9 | 1951-03-12 | 2 | 27°06'N / 82°29'W | 2.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sarasota | |
| 30.6 | 1971-12-03 | 2 | 27°07'N / 82°23'W | 27°09'N / 82°18'W | 5.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sarasota |
| 31.8 | 1952-05-30 | 2 | 27°56'N / 82°49'W | 0.10 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Pinellas | |
| 32.0 | 1985-03-17 | 3 | 27°05'N / 82°29'W | 27°04'N / 82°25'W | 3.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 2 | 45 | 25.0M | 0 | Sarasota |
| 32.6 | 1972-03-31 | 2 | 27°54'N / 82°15'W | 1.00 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |
| 32.8 | 1970-02-03 | 2 | 27°04'N / 82°26'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sarasota | |||
| 33.1 | 1963-07-28 | 2 | 28°00'N / 82°30'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hillsborough | |
| 33.3 | 1973-10-31 | 2 | 27°55'N / 82°55'W | 28°01'N / 82°40'W | 16.70 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 34.5 | 1966-04-04 | 4 | 27°55'N / 82°48'W | 28°06'N / 82°04'W | 46.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 3 | 80 | 25.0M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 36.3 | 1973-10-31 | 2 | 28°01'N / 82°40'W | 28°05'N / 82°30'W | 11.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 36.5 | 1978-01-08 | 2 | 27°55'N / 82°18'W | 28°00'N / 82°10'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 37.0 | 1953-01-09 | 2 | 27°50'N / 82°10'W | 27°57'N / 82°06'W | 9.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 12 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 40.3 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 28°01'N / 82°47'W | 28°09'N / 82°45'W | 4.50 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Pinellas |
| 40.6 | 1968-11-11 | 2 | 26°58'N / 82°22'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sarasota | |||
| 40.9 | 1969-06-06 | 2 | 27°48'N / 81°59'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Polk | |||
| 41.5 | 1983-02-02 | 2 | 27°59'N / 82°13'W | 28°03'N / 82°09'W | 4.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough |
| 43.4 | 1963-02-19 | 2 | 28°01'N / 82°08'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 44.9 | 1964-07-02 | 2 | 28°02'N / 82°07'W | 0 | 6 | 25K | 0 | Hillsborough | |||
| 45.3 | 1968-07-30 | 2 | 27°00'N / 82°08'W | 0.30 Mile | 27 Yards | 2 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Charlotte | |
| 45.3 | 1971-12-03 | 2 | 27°01'N / 82°10'W | 27°01'N / 82°03'W | 7.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Sarasota |
| 45.9 | 1978-12-01 | 2 | 28°11'N / 82°28'W | 0.80 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pasco | |
| 47.4 | 2006-06-21 | 2 | 26°59'N / 82°07'W | 26°57'N / 82°08'W | 3.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 3 | 500K | 0 | Charlotte |
| Brief Description: A small but destructive tornado rapidly developed near the merger of the east and west coast sea breezes over Port Charlotte. The first touch down was just northeast of the Charlotte County Cultural Center. It then moved southwest for about three miles ending around the 4200 block of Rock Creek Drive. It caused damage in several locations along its path, most of which was rated as F0/F1 on the Fujita Scale. However, damage rated as F2 occurred on the 300 block of East Tarpon Boulevard NW. One home wa | |||||||||||
| 48.3 | 1993-04-05 | 2 | 26°58'N / 82°06'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 5.0M | 0 | Charlotte | |
| Brief Description: A tornado moved through a residential area of Port Charlotte and moved rapidly northeastward causing a 2-mile path of destruction. In all, 69 houses were damaged, 17 of which were severely damaged and one was destroyed. A male resident of this house was cut on the forearm and received a hairline fracture of his foot as the roof was completely lifted off the structure. Promenades Mall was then hit, severely damaging a Bryons department store which will be closed for 5 months for repairs, a supermarket, a medical center, a motel and several other small businesses. Many trees were uprooted, fences damaged, screen enclosures and outbuildings were destroyed. A wind gust of 61 mph was observed at Punta Gorda Airport at 0147 EST. Damage was estimated at $1 million by the emergency manager. | |||||||||||
| 48.4 | 1958-01-26 | 2 | 27°13'N / 81°52'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | De Soto | |||
| 48.4 | 1983-12-12 | 2 | 27°13'N / 81°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | De Soto | |
| 49.3 | 1970-02-03 | 2 | 27°13'N / 81°51'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | De Soto | |||
| 49.9 | 1951-12-18 | 2 | 27°45'N / 81°48'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk | |||
* 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.