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

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Earthquake Index, #485

Perrin, TX	0.02
Texas	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

Perrin, TX	0.0000
Texas	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, #885

Perrin, TX	203.28
Texas	208.58
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 4,034 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Perrin, TX 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:	1	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	49
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	305	Hail:	2,256	Heat:	7	Heavy Snow:	7
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	13	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	10
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,302	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	4	Winter Storm:	14	Winter Weather:	15
Other:	50

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Perrin, TX.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Perrin, TX.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 72 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Perrin, TX.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
1.1	1965-04-14	2	33°03'N / 98°04'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
8.8	1980-04-02	2	32°57'N / 98°01'W	32°54'N / 97°58'W	4.50 Miles	277 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Parker
12.5	1979-10-30	2	33°06'N / 97°52'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wise
13.7	1973-05-06	2	32°53'N / 97°55'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Parker
14.8	1990-04-05	2	32°50'N / 97°59'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Parker
16.2	1990-04-05	2	32°49'N / 97°58'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Parker
17.3	1982-05-12	2	32°42'N / 98°00'W	32°58'N / 97°47'W	20.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parker
17.6	1973-05-06	2	32°50'N / 97°53'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Parker
19.9	1959-09-03	2	32°45'N / 98°01'W		0.30 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Parker
20.3	1986-03-11	2	32°46'N / 97°52'W	32°52'N / 97°48'W	9.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Parker
20.5	1975-06-08	2	32°59'N / 98°25'W				0	0	0K	0	Palo Pinto
20.9	1990-04-25	4	32°47'N / 97°50'W	32°54'N / 97°45'W	10.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Parker
21.7	1975-05-29	2	32°49'N / 97°48'W				0	0	3K	0	Parker
22.0	1990-04-25	2	33°04'N / 97°43'W	33°05'N / 97°40'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wise
22.5	1975-06-08	2	32°48'N / 97°48'W				0	0	25K	0	Parker
23.2	1990-04-25	2	32°44'N / 97°51'W	32°47'N / 97°50'W	4.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Parker
23.9	1976-05-12	2	32°45'N / 97°50'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parker
24.7	1965-05-12	2	33°18'N / 97°47'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wise
25.4	1976-05-12	2	32°43'N / 97°51'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parker
25.6	1986-02-02	2	32°39'N / 97°56'W	32°44'N / 97°52'W	10.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Parker
26.2	1996-04-13	2	33°03'N / 97°37'W	33°03'N / 97°37'W	0.50 Mile	75 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Wise
		Brief Description: Two mobile homes and a barn were destroyed by a tornado in Keeter.
26.3	1973-11-24	2	33°00'N / 97°37'W				0	0	25K	0	Wise
26.9	2001-10-12	2	33°09'N / 97°39'W	33°09'N / 97°36'W	2.50 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	200K	0	Wise
		Brief Description: The first tornado touched down in southwest Paradise at the intersection of School House Road and Sunflower. Initial damage was spotty, with damage to trees, mobile homes, and outbuildings. The tornado strengthened as it moved northeast into the downtown area, with the peak F2 intensity along Main Street. The roof of the firehouse was completely removed and thrown several hundred yards. Some bricks on the exterior walls of the firehouse were removed. A woman in the firehouse received a head injury from flying debris, and was treated at a local hospital. A water tower was blown over across the street from the firehouse. Numerous trees along Main Street were either sheared off or uprooted. The tornado crossed Highway114, flipping over a tractor trailer and causing tree damage at an orchard. Showers and thunderstorms developed across north Texas, mainly in the afternoon and night resulting in widespread severe weather, during the period October 10-13. The most significant event occured during the late afternoon and night of October 12, as a line of severe thunderstorms moved east across north texas producing eight tornadoes, and nearly two million dollars in damage.
28.4	1962-07-26	2	32°42'N / 97°47'W				0	0	0K	0	Parker
29.8	1970-04-25	2	33°03'N / 98°35'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Young
30.0	1957-04-02	3	33°02'N / 97°33'W				0	1	250K	0	Wise
30.1	1990-04-25	2	33°15'N / 97°37'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wise
30.1	1976-04-15	2	33°06'N / 98°35'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Young
30.2	1955-04-06	3	33°28'N / 98°16'W	33°28'N / 98°02'W	13.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clay
30.6	1979-10-30	2	33°03'N / 98°38'W	33°19'N / 98°30'W	20.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Young
31.1	1974-06-04	2	33°06'N / 98°36'W		1.00 Mile	467 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Young
31.5	1979-06-06	3	33°13'N / 98°37'W	33°15'N / 98°30'W	7.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Young
31.8	1979-10-30	2	33°19'N / 98°30'W	33°25'N / 98°24'W	9.10 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
32.2	1976-04-15	2	33°07'N / 98°37'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Young
32.5	1955-04-06	3	33°26'N / 98°24'W	33°28'N / 98°16'W	8.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
33.0	1982-05-12	2	32°36'N / 97°50'W	32°40'N / 97°41'W	8.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	Parker
33.2	2001-10-12	2	33°14'N / 97°36'W	33°18'N / 97°32'W	9.00 Miles	590 Yards	0	1	750K	0	Wise
		Brief Description: The second Wise county tornado touched down on the southwest side of Decatur, with initial damage to trees and a large storage shed. The tornado strengthened as it moved east northeast into the Lipsey Subdivision. Several homes sustained roof damage and numerous trees were blown down or snapped off. One large home on Garland Street was rendered uninhabitable, as most of the roof was blown off and two exterior walls were destroyed. The occupant escaped with minor injuries. The tornado crossed Highway 51, blowing down numerous trees, power lines, and utility poles. A large portion of the roof of the Church of Christ building was removed and blown into a tree about one mile away. The Wise County Regional Hospital had some windows broken. As the tornado crossed Highway 287, it weakened doing sporadic F0 damage to trees in a residential area just south of downtown. The tornado reintensified just east of downtown near the intersection if Business Highway 81 and Old Denton Road, where a 10,000 square foot storage building was destroyed. The tornado continued moving northeast, severely damaging three homes. Two four inch diameter posts from a gazebo were thrown 1/4 of a mile and driven one foot into the ground. The tornado crossed Highway 380, heavily damaging a ranch, then moved into a heavily wooded area blowing down hundreds of trees before dissipating. Damage occurred to 50 homes,at least 8 businesses, and 2 churches. Showers and thunderstorms developed across north Texas, mainly in the afternoon and night resulting in widespread severe weather, during the period October 10-13. The most significant event occured during the late afternoon and night of October 12, as a line of severe thunderstorms moved east across north texas producing eight tornadoes, and nearly two million dollars in damage.
34.0	1975-05-29	2	33°00'N / 97°29'W				0	0	250K	0	Wise
34.8	1982-05-12	3	32°31'N / 98°10'W	32°33'N / 98°05'W	4.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Palo Pinto
36.4	1954-05-01	2	33°33'N / 98°09'W	33°34'N / 98°08'W	1.30 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Clay
36.9	1966-04-10	2	33°21'N / 98°35'W		1.00 Mile	133 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Young
37.2	1976-04-19	2	32°41'N / 97°35'W		0.30 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Parker
37.7	1982-05-12	3	32°29'N / 98°14'W	32°31'N / 98°10'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Erath
38.0	1963-09-06	2	33°30'N / 97°43'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montague
38.5	1970-04-18	2	32°48'N / 97°28'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tarrant
38.8	1973-05-11	2	32°55'N / 97°27'W	32°48'N / 97°25'W	8.40 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tarrant
38.8	1959-11-03	2	33°34'N / 97°51'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montague
39.4	1976-04-19	2	32°31'N / 97°47'W		0.20 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hood
39.4	1986-05-14	3	33°34'N / 98°25'W	33°34'N / 98°13'W	9.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Clay
40.3	1974-05-14	2	32°42'N / 97°30'W		0.30 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Tarrant
41.5	1971-04-28	2	32°28'N / 97°50'W	32°32'N / 97°39'W	11.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hood
41.5	1989-05-04	2	32°29'N / 97°52'W	32°27'N / 97°48'W	3.50 Miles	500 Yards	0	22	0K	0	Hood
41.9	1975-05-14	2	32°58'N / 97°21'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Tarrant
42.1	1960-05-04	3	32°48'N / 97°26'W	32°52'N / 97°20'W	7.40 Miles	500 Yards	0	12	250K	0	Tarrant
42.4	1965-06-23	2	32°37'N / 97°32'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Johnson
42.9	1976-04-19	2	32°27'N / 97°49'W		0.20 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hood
43.6	1977-07-27	2	32°27'N / 97°47'W		0.70 Mile	250 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Hood
44.9	1979-06-06	2	33°12'N / 98°53'W	33°13'N / 98°45'W	7.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Young
45.4	1986-05-14	3	33°32'N / 98°42'W	33°34'N / 98°25'W	11.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Archer
46.1	1990-04-05	2	32°45'N / 97°21'W		0.20 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Tarrant
46.1	2000-03-28	3	32°45'N / 97°21'W	32°45'N / 97°21'W	4.00 Miles	250 Yards	2	80	0	0	Tarrant
		Brief Description: M52OU, M67OU Tarrant County Thunderstorm Narrative The first tornado damage was reported near Castleberry High School, about four miles west of downtown Fort Worth (618 PM). Additional roof and tree damage occurred in Monticello neighborhood of River Oaks. A number of businesses were then damaged or destroyed near the intersection of Camp Bowie and West Seventh (620 PM). Tornado moved east along West Seventh Street, striking the Montgomery Ward building and the adjacent Linwood neighborhood, doing extensive damage to older homes (622 PM). The tornado then did extensive damage to the six story Cash America building, nearly destroying it. Further significant damage was then done to the Mallick Tower building and Calvary Cathedral Building (624 PM). The tornado weakened as it entered downtown, but wind borne debris broke thousands of windows in buildings and high rises (626 PM). Particularly hard hit was the Bank One Building, which had 80% (3,000) of its windows broken, and the Union Pacific Resources Building (1,300 of 5,000 windows broken). Numerous other structures were affected to a lesser degree. Automobiles in streets and parking lots were also damaged. The tornado then dissipated as it moved east of downtown, although scattered minor damage occurred to roofs, trees, fences, and billboards about 3 miles east of the city near I-30 and Brentwood Stair. Two people were killed as a direct result of the tornado. A man (age 52) was killed while trying to reach shelter after warning others of the tornado, while a homeless man (age 67) was killed by a wall that collapsed on him. Some 80 other people were injured, but only six required hospitalization. Hail did extensive damage to roofs and autos mainly in Lake Worth and Saginaw. Initial tornado damage in Arlington occurred at a restaurant on South Cooper street. The tornado moved east and gained strength, doing F3 damage near Bardin and Matlock (707 PM), south of I-20. The tornado then struck the northern part of Arlington Airport (F2). The tornado paralled I-20, crossing the Interstate about one mile west of Highway 360, overturning at least one 18-wheeler (F1)(712 PM). The tornado then began moving northeast, ending with F2 damage to subdivision just northeast of Grand Prairie airport (near Arkansas and Parkside)(720 PM). In spite of the damage, there were no deaths or serious injuries in Arlington or Grand Prairie. One commercial building was destroyed in Arlington, and 22 others damaged. Residential building damage (Tarrant county) was as follows: Location Destroyed Major Damage Minor Damage Azle 0 0 13 (hail) Lake Worth 0 0 118 (hail) River Oaks 0 3 51 Fort Worth 28 48 136 Arlington 67 146 458 Grand Prairie 6 9 32 Total 101 206 808
46.1	2002-04-16	3	32°45'N / 97°21'W	32°45'N / 97°21'W	2.10 Miles	80 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tarrant
		Brief Description: The fourth and most significant tornado of the day developed in east Fort Worth just south of Ramey Avenue east of Loop 820, moved north and dissipated between Forest and Haynie streets, south of Greenlee Street. Damage occurred to a strip mall, with heavy damage to a duplex. Several homes were partially unroofed, two businesses suffered heavy damage, and roof damage occurred to the sanctuary of a church.
46.3	1957-11-17	2	32°43'N / 97°22'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	2	3K	0	Tarrant
46.4	2000-04-30	3	33°22'N / 98°46'W	33°22'N / 98°46'W	13.00 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Young
		Brief Description: A large tornado was reported from near the county line (between Elbert and Padgett) to east of Olney. A 100 year old home was completely destroyed one mile south of the Olney Airport. A total of three homes and two motor homes were destroyed. Damage was reported to a nursing home, barns, power lines and trees. Most of the damage, however, occurred in open country. April 30, 2000 - Event Narrative A big day for severe weather across northwest portions of the area. Several outflow boundaries, a dryline, and moist unstable air all helped contribute to thunderstorm development. There were several rounds of thunderstorms, the first wave was in the early morning hours, from about 3 am to 5 am. This activity developed in Young and Palo Pinto counties and moved eastward to affect Parker, Jack, Wise and Tarrant counties. Another event developed in the early evening, generally north and west of a Dallas, Glen Rose, Eastland line. Most of the activity was centered on Young, Jack, and Stephens county. A large tornado occurred near Olney (Young County) during this event. A continuation of aa tornado that began in Throckmorton county.
46.5	1958-11-17	2	33°23'N / 98°46'W	33°28'N / 98°41'W	7.60 Miles	133 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Young
46.9	1995-04-19	2	32°44'N / 97°19'W	32°48'N / 97°20'W	5.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	4.0M	0	Tarrant
		Brief Description: The tornado track was approximately five miles long from the Texas Christian University campus to 1.5 miles southeast of downtown Fort Worth. At least six vehicles were overturned, major damage was sustained by an apartment complex, and significant damage occurred to roofs. Power lines, telephone and power poles, and a large number of trees were blown down by high winds.
46.9	1973-06-19	2	32°45'N / 97°20'W		0.30 Mile	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tarrant
47.0	1994-05-29	3	33°20'N / 98°49'W	33°14'N / 98°50'W	7.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	5K	0	Young
		Brief Description: A large tornado was video-taped by storm chasers. The tornado was on the ground for 20 minutes and moved south-southeast across open ranch land with the only known damage being to a garage and an oil storage tank.
47.4	1951-05-18	4	33°25'N / 98°45'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	2	100	2.5M	0	Young
47.7	1981-05-17	2	33°16'N / 97°20'W	33°16'N / 97°15'W	4.90 Miles	123 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Denton
48.5	1959-11-03	2	33°05'N / 97°14'W		1.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Denton
48.8	1955-09-25	2	33°26'N / 98°46'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Young

* 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.