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Saint Bernard, LA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Saint Bernard is about the same as Louisiana average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Saint Bernard is much lower than Louisiana average and is lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #413
| Saint Bernard, LA | 0.01 |
| Louisiana | 0.03 |
| 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
| Saint Bernard, LA | 0.0000 |
| Louisiana | 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, #575
| Saint Bernard, LA | 108.11 |
| Louisiana | 235.86 |
| 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 807 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Saint Bernard, LA 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: | 0 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 0 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 69 | Hail: | 165 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 0 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 0 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 1 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 474 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 0 | Winter Weather: | 0 |
| Other: | 97 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Saint Bernard, LA.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Saint Bernard, LA.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Saint Bernard, LA.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 42 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Saint Bernard, LA.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 19.8 | 1967-10-30 | 2 | 29°36'N / 89°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Plaquemines | |
| 25.4 | 1995-05-08 | 2 | 29°57'N / 90°00'W | 0.80 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | St. Bernard | |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado touched down briefly overturning eight railroad tank cars and heavily damaging several commercial buildings. Property damage was estimated. Tornado path width and length estimated. St Tammany Parish | |||||||||||
| 26.2 | 1953-07-17 | 2 | 29°57'N / 90°02'W | 30°01'N / 89°58'W | 6.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Orleans |
| 28.3 | 1981-06-22 | 2 | 29°57'N / 90°03'W | 2.30 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Orleans | |
| 28.6 | 2007-02-13 | 2 | 30°00'N / 90°03'W | 30°01'N / 90°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 1 | 10 | 1.0M | 0K | Orleans |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down just south of the intersections of Franklin Avenue and Prentiss Street and moved east northeast across the southern portion of Pontchartrain Park to the Industrial Canal. Roofs were blown off of several homes and the upper portions of two story houses were partially collapsed. One fatality occurred when a travel trailer was destroyed and the 86 year old occupant was fatally injured. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Isolated supercell thunderstorms developed in the early morning hours over sections of southeast Louisiana well in advance of a squall line associated with a strong upper air storm system and cold front moving through the lower Mississippi Valley. These rogue rotating supercell storms produced tornadoes as well as large hail and isolated wind damage. A tornado in Jefferson Parish destroyed 23 houses and damaged 231 others. Tornadoes in Orleans Parish destroyed 32 houses and damaged 295 others. | |||||||||||
| 30.3 | 1964-10-03 | 2 | 29°58'N / 90°07'W | 30°02'N / 90°01'W | 7.70 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Orleans |
| 30.7 | 1983-04-22 | 2 | 29°54'N / 90°06'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson | |
| 31.3 | 2006-02-02 | 2 | 29°57'N / 90°06'W | 29°57'N / 90°06'W | 2.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Orleans |
| Brief Description: The tornado which moved through the east portions of Metaire continued to move northeast through the Lakeview and Lakefront neighborhoods of New Orleans. The area where the tornado impacted had previously been flooded by Hurricane Katrina, and most homes were unoccupied. Several homes suffered substantial damage to roofs, windows blown out, and power poles blown down. Several two story homes suffered substantial damage to the second floor with roof removed and walls blown out. A large communication tower was toppled at a former state policebuilding. The tornado moved into Lake Pontchartrain as a waterspout. | |||||||||||
| 31.3 | 1980-04-13 | 2 | 30°14'N / 89°37'W | 30°22'N / 89°25'W | 15.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 31.7 | 2007-02-13 | 2 | 29°54'N / 90°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.0M | 0K | Jefferson | |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado moved along a northerly path from Lapalco Boulevard to the Mississippi River roughly following Avenue C and Avenue D. Significant damage was observed to residential and commercial structures that indicated an intensity in the mid to upper range of an EF 2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with winds estimated to be in the 125-130 mph range. Some of the most impressive structural damage observed was to an older, two story motel building which had its roof removed and a portion of the second floor walls caved in. The tornado crossed the Mississippi River into Orleans Parish. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Isolated supercell thunderstorms developed in the early morning hours over sections of southeast Louisiana well in advance of a squall line associated with a strong upper air storm system and cold front moving through the lower Mississippi Valley. These rogue rotating supercell storms produced tornadoes as well as large hail and isolated wind damage. A tornado in Jefferson Parish destroyed 23 houses and damaged 231 others. Tornadoes in Orleans Parish destroyed 32 houses and damaged 295 others. | |||||||||||
| 32.2 | 1970-10-13 | 2 | 29°42'N / 90°06'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson | |
| 32.5 | 2007-02-13 | 2 | 29°54'N / 90°09'W | 29°58'N / 90°06'W | 6.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 15 | 2.0M | 0K | Orleans |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed the Mississippi River form Jefferson Parish and moved on a northerly course through portions of the Uptown and Carrollton areas with continuous damage noted. The damage path became isolated as the tornado appeared to turn more northeast with damage to a warehouse noted in the Mid City area. Significant damage was observed to houses and commercial structures. The roofs and portions of roofs were removed from a number of houses. The collapse of some exterior walls was also noted. The damage observed indicated an intensity in the mid to upper range of an EF 2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with winds estimated to be in the 125-130 mph range. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Isolated supercell thunderstorms developed in the early morning hours over sections of southeast Louisiana well in advance of a squall line associated with a strong upper air storm system and cold front moving through the lower Mississippi Valley. These rogue rotating supercell storms produced tornadoes as well as large hail and isolated wind damage. A tornado in Jefferson Parish destroyed 23 houses and damaged 231 others. Tornadoes in Orleans Parish destroyed 32 houses and damaged 295 others. | |||||||||||
| 32.5 | 1951-09-27 | 2 | 29°52'N / 90°08'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jefferson | |
| 32.7 | 1971-03-10 | 2 | 30°00'N / 90°07'W | 30°00'N / 90°06'W | 1.30 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Orleans |
| 33.1 | 1972-03-02 | 2 | 30°18'N / 89°26'W | 30°18'N / 89°22'W | 4.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 33.2 | 1982-04-20 | 2 | 30°16'N / 89°23'W | 30°18'N / 89°19'W | 5.00 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 33.9 | 1980-05-19 | 3 | 30°14'N / 89°27'W | 30°23'N / 89°19'W | 13.10 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 8 | 25.0M | 0 | Hancock |
| 34.3 | 1977-05-02 | 2 | 30°17'N / 89°24'W | 30°20'N / 89°20'W | 5.40 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hancock |
| 34.7 | 1965-03-01 | 2 | 29°21'N / 89°32'W | 0.50 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Plaquemines | |
| 34.7 | 1967-10-30 | 2 | 29°21'N / 89°32'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Plaquemines | |
| 35.2 | 1964-10-03 | 2 | 29°56'N / 90°13'W | 29°58'N / 90°07'W | 6.50 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Jefferson |
| 35.6 | 1961-09-11 | 2 | 30°20'N / 89°46'W | 30°20'N / 89°50'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | St. Tammany |
| 35.8 | 2004-11-24 | 2 | 30°18'N / 89°51'W | 30°21'N / 89°49'W | 4.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 4 | 750K | 0 | St. Tammany |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down along an intermittent path approximately 4 miles long on the northwest side of Slidell. A NWS ground survey indicated that minor damage occurred to the south of US Highway 190 and near Centennial Park subdivision. The tornado continued to track north-northeast with the greatest damage, F2 intensity, occurring just southwest of the airport. The tornado damaged about 152 houses in the Bel Air subdivision off Airport Road with nine of the homes being declared uninhabitable. Four people received injuries during the storm and were treated at an area hospital and released. A wind gust of 70 mph (61 knots) was recorded at the automated weather equipment (ASOS) at the Slidell Airport. | |||||||||||
| 35.8 | 1971-03-10 | 2 | 29°59'N / 90°13'W | 30°00'N / 90°07'W | 6.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Jefferson |
| 36.1 | 1972-05-07 | 2 | 30°18'N / 89°20'W | 30°20'N / 89°18'W | 3.30 Miles | 23 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Hancock |
| 37.6 | 1977-09-05 | 2 | 30°19'N / 89°16'W | 0.10 Mile | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harrison | |
| 38.6 | 1970-02-01 | 2 | 30°19'N / 89°14'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 3 | 0K | 0 | Harrison | |
| 39.1 | 1982-04-20 | 2 | 30°18'N / 89°19'W | 30°21'N / 89°09'W | 13.00 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harrison |
| 39.6 | 1972-05-07 | 2 | 30°20'N / 89°18'W | 30°23'N / 89°16'W | 4.30 Miles | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Harrison |
| 40.0 | 1972-05-07 | 2 | 30°21'N / 89°15'W | 1.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Harrison | |
| 40.5 | 1972-03-16 | 2 | 30°02'N / 90°14'W | 0.50 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson | |
| 41.4 | 1974-10-29 | 2 | 30°02'N / 90°15'W | 0.20 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jefferson | |
| 42.9 | 1973-04-07 | 2 | 30°28'N / 89°30'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hancock | |||
| 43.7 | 1966-01-28 | 3 | 29°55'N / 90°19'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Charles | |
| 45.2 | 1987-02-15 | 2 | 30°29'N / 89°42'W | 30°31'N / 89°41'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Pearl River |
| 46.8 | 1968-11-03 | 3 | 30°22'N / 89°05'W | 2.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 5 | 0K | 0 | Harrison | |
| 47.2 | 1987-11-16 | 2 | 30°31'N / 89°29'W | 30°32'N / 89°26'W | 3.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 47.7 | 1967-10-30 | 3 | 30°23'N / 89°05'W | 2.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 4 | 17 | 25.0M | 0 | Harrison | |
| 49.0 | 1964-10-04 | 2 | 30°23'N / 90°08'W | 1.00 Mile | 183 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | St. Tammany | |
| 49.2 | 1980-05-19 | 3 | 30°23'N / 89°11'W | 30°29'N / 89°03'W | 10.60 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Harrison |
| 49.6 | 1980-05-16 | 3 | 30°22'N / 89°09'W | 30°27'N / 88°59'W | 11.50 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harrison |
| 49.6 | 1964-10-03 | 4 | 29°36'N / 90°22'W | 1.50 Miles | 67 Yards | 22 | 165 | 2.5M | 0 | Lafourche | |
* 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.