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

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Earthquake Index, #156

Reading, 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

Reading, 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, #267

Reading, MI	193.68
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 3,040 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Reading, 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:	5	Cold:	9	Dense Fog:	5	Drought:	4
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	139	Hail:	743	Heat:	7	Heavy Snow:	88
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	30	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	59
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,766	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	94	Winter Weather:	14
Other:	77

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Reading, MI.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

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

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 73 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Reading, MI.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
8.7	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
9.0	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
9.3	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°45'N / 85°05'W	41°53'N / 84°50'W	15.50 Miles	1333 Yards	9	200	250.0M	0	Branch
11.4	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
11.6	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
12.3	1964-08-22	2	41°42'N / 84°36'W				0	0	25K	0	Williams
12.5	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
13.0	1986-05-15	3	41°56'N / 84°58'W		1.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Branch
13.8	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
14.0	1975-05-21	2	41°55'N / 85°00'W		0.80 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Branch
14.4	1969-08-15	2	41°38'N / 84°47'W				0	0	25K	0	Steuben
15.7	1983-06-30	2	41°59'N / 84°59'W		1.00 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Branch
15.9	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
16.2	1969-09-06	2	41°42'N / 85°00'W				0	0	25K	0	Steuben
18.2	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
18.2	1984-09-25	2	41°56'N / 84°25'W		2.10 Miles	90 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Hillsdale
18.4	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
18.9	1976-03-12	2	41°48'N / 84°24'W	41°49'N / 84°22'W			0	0	250K	0	Hillsdale
19.2	1974-04-03	2	41°50'N / 84°23'W	41°51'N / 84°22'W			0	3	25K	0	Lenawee
19.5	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
19.6	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
20.0	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
20.1	1976-03-12	2	41°49'N / 84°22'W	41°50'N / 84°21'W			0	0	250K	0	Lenawee
20.2	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
20.3	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
20.6	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
21.2	1976-03-12	2	42°04'N / 84°30'W	42°05'N / 84°28'W			0	0	250K	0	Jackson
23.1	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
23.8	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
24.8	1976-03-12	2	41°47'N / 85°15'W	41°48'N / 85°12'W			0	0	25K	0	Branch
26.0	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
28.0	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
28.6	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
29.9	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.
29.9	1966-07-09	2	41°56'N / 85°19'W		0.50 Mile	10 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Joseph
31.0	1983-05-01	2	42°00'N / 84°11'W		1.90 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lenawee
31.8	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
31.8	1964-08-22	3	42°00'N / 84°10'W				0	2	25K	0	Lenawee
31.9	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
32.5	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
32.5	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
33.1	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
33.9	1992-07-12	2	41°32'N / 84°14'W		2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	8	2.5M	0	Fulton
34.0	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
34.9	1976-03-12	2	42°11'N / 84°15'W		2.00 Miles	90 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jackson
35.1	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
35.3	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
35.5	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
36.2	1992-07-14	2	41°27'N / 85°17'W	41°27'N / 85°09'W	4.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	28	25.0M	0	Noble
37.3	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
37.4	1971-08-10	2	41°18'N / 84°48'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Defiance
37.7	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
38.2	1955-07-06	2	41°55'N / 85°29'W				0	0	3K	0	St. Joseph
38.3	1991-03-27	3	42°23'N / 84°54'W		2.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	18	250K	0	Calhoun
38.6	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
40.5	1956-04-03	2	41°38'N / 85°29'W				0	0	3K	0	Lagrange
41.1	1983-05-01	2	41°58'N / 83°58'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lenawee
41.3	1974-04-03	3	41°25'N / 85°28'W	41°31'N / 85°17'W	11.40 Miles	150 Yards	3	38	25.0M	0	Noble
42.4	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
43.1	2010-06-05	2	41°49'N / 85°41'W	41°46'N / 85°29'W	11.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	300K	0K	St. Joseph
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A survey of damage across southern St. Joseph county was performed by NWS Personnel. The damage found indicates that a circulation touched down over an open field north of Miller Road and west of Blue School Road. The tornado initially struck two barns, destroying them and sending the debris several miles downwind. The tornado then picked up a trailer at a local Port-A-Jon business. It appears that a combination of the strong winds and the trailer striking one of the guy wires, resulted in a 350 foot cell tower being blown down into an adjacent tower, causing the failure of both (DI: FST DOD:2). The tornado then continued across mainly open fields, scouring a 200 yard wide area of corn, just to the east-southeast of the cell towers and several trees along its track. The final damage occurred at a residence where minor roof damage was done to a barn, as well as more focused tree damage and a center pivot irrigation system being flipped. The tornado reached a maximum of roughly 200 yards in width and was on the ground for over 10 miles. Maximum winds are estimated at around 125 mph. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A warm front worked north towards lower Michigan during the evening hours of the 5th. Storms were initially slow to organize, but quickly intensified and became super cellular as they moved off Lake Michigan. A combination of tornadoes and micro bursts were found in surveys across Berrien, Cass and St. Joseph counties.
43.3	2000-06-14	2	41°17'N / 85°09'W	41°17'N / 85°07'W	3.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	200K	0	De Kalb
		Brief Description: The tornado touched down on CR 64, one half mile west of Indian Springs Camp Ground. Trees and power lines were knocked down and many were snapped and uprooted. Extensive roof damage occurred to houses in the area. A barn was damaged with much of its roof torn off and outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. The tornado then lifted back into its parent cloud. Synoptic and mesoscale conditions for June 14th... A significant mid-level shortwave trough was located over Iowa on the morning of June 14th with an outflow dominated squall line across western Illinois. Rapid destabilization ensued later in the morning across eastern Illinois and northern Indiana with CAPES to 3500 j/kg by early afternoon. VAD wind profiles showed 850 millibar winds in excess of 50 knots in advance of the upper trough by afternoon and as storms developed along the left over outflow boundary across Illinois... they quickly became severe and organized into a large bow echo and moved quickly eastward into northern Indiana causing extensive wind damage. By late afternoon... a short segmented squall line developed just ahead of this bow echo squall line and extended from a St. Joseph to Fulton county line. Along the southern end of this line... an embedded tornadic supercell developed and interacted with a left over storm-scale outflow boundary to produce the Wabash/Kosciusko and DeKalb county tornadoes. The lack of significant low level shear likely prevented a much larger and more widespread tornado event especially across Whitley and Allen counties where several funnel clouds were captured on film but failed to touch down.
43.5	1976-03-12	2	41°38'N / 85°38'W	41°44'N / 85°30'W	9.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	9	250K	0	Lagrange
43.6	1965-04-11	4	41°43'N / 85°40'W	41°45'N / 85°30'W	8.50 Miles	333 Yards	5	42	0K	0	Lagrange
44.9	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
44.9	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
46.5	1974-04-03	4	41°26'N / 85°38'W	41°35'N / 85°26'W	14.40 Miles	33 Yards	1	24	0K	0	Noble
46.6	1970-05-12	2	41°26'N / 84°12'W	41°14'N / 84°06'W	14.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Henry
47.5	1986-07-12	2	41°14'N / 84°21'W	41°13'N / 84°19'W	3.30 Miles	73 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Defiance
47.6	1979-06-20	2	41°44'N / 83°50'W		0.60 Mile	27 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lenawee
48.0	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
48.1	2010-06-05	2	41°29'N / 84°00'W	41°31'N / 83°52'W	7.00 Miles	700 Yards	0	0	500K	0K	Fulton
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down along Highway 109 just north of County Road A and moved northeast, impacting several homes, trees and power lines. Several homes were severely damaged or destroyed (DI:FR12 DOD: 8). However, improper anchoring of some of the homes resulted in a failure on all walls, resulting in their destruction. Several trees were uprooted or damaged, including through the Maumee State Forest. The tornado ended near the Fulton/Lucas county line. The maximum width of the tornado was around 700 yards with maximum wind speeds estimated around 130 mph. Damage is estimated at $500,000. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A warm front worked north towards lower Michigan during the evening hours of the 5th. Storms were initially slow to organize, but quickly intensified and became supercellular. One of these storms tracked into Fulton county and quickly spawned a tornado north of Liberty Center. The tornado remained on the ground for roughly 7 miles producing damage along its track before dissipating near the Fulton/Lucas county line.
48.2	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

* 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.