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

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Earthquake Index, #320

Sun, 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

Sun, 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, #319

Sun, LA	209.87
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 2,085 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Sun, 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:	3	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	4
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	181	Hail:	528	Heat:	0	Heavy Snow:	2
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	5	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	1
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,211	Tropical Storm:	8	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	3	Winter Weather:	0
Other:	139

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Sun, LA.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

No historical earthquake events found in or near Sun, LA.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 76 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Sun, LA.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
13.9	1974-11-20	2	30°38'N / 90°11'W	30°35'N / 90°05'W	7.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Tammany
16.4	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
17.9	1968-09-17	2	30°50'N / 90°07'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Washington
18.2	1997-11-21	2	30°29'N / 90°13'W	30°29'N / 90°04'W	9.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	43	3.5M	0	St. Tammany
		Brief Description: A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado as it moved into St. Tammany Parish. The tornado was first observed by the State Police on Interstate Highway 12 west of Covington. From data collected on a ground, damage survey by the National Weather Service, the tornado moved on a path slightly north of due east. The tornado moved across the downtown area of Covington and continued east for nearly 2 miles before lifting off the ground. Most of the damage along path indicated F1 damage, however, several areas near downtown Covington were classified as F2 damage. Parish officials reported 43 injuries were reported with tornado, though most were relatively minor. Six persons required and overnight stay in a hospital, including three pregnant women. Most of the damage to homes was due to large pine trees which had been toppled onto houses. In downtown Covington, a few large buildings lost roofs, had windows blown out, or suffered substantial damage. A large parish building suffered $500,000 damage. Media reports indicated cleanup would cost several million dollars. Just east of the downtown area, several cars were lifted and moved tens of feet by the tornado, and an empty tractor-trailer truck rig was blown over. Nearly 50 cars in a parking lot had their windows blown out by debris or by rapid pressure drop. The same parent thunderstorm spawned another tornado just south of Talisheek damaging a barn and a house. The damage path length at Talisheek was estimated. American Red Cross reports indicated 69 single family homes were destroyed or had major damage in St. Tammany Parish. Four public buildings were also heavily damaged.
18.4	1973-05-26	2	30°42'N / 89°36'W				0	4	25K	0	Pearl River
19.8	1964-10-03	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°50'N / 89°37'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Pearl River
20.5	1980-05-19	2	30°50'N / 89°38'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
21.1	1961-02-21	2	30°57'N / 89°50'W		0.80 Mile	283 Yards	0	9	250K	0	Washington
22.7	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
22.8	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.
22.9	1964-10-04	2	30°23'N / 90°08'W		1.00 Mile	183 Yards	0	0	25K	0	St. Tammany
23.2	1983-03-20	3	30°58'N / 90°02'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Washington
25.8	1961-04-09	2	30°42'N / 90°30'W	30°50'N / 90°08'W	23.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tangipahoa
26.5	2006-11-15	2	31°00'N / 90°01'W	31°04'N / 89°50'W	11.00 Miles	125 Yards	0	1	500K	0K	Walthall
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado, of strong intensity at several locations, entered Walthall County from Washington Parish LA. The tornado moved northeast across the southeast portion of Walthall County before exiting into Marion County. Several mobile homes were destroyed and roofs were blown off several frame houses. One injury was reported from an occupant of one of the mobile homes. Trees and power lines were also downed in a number of locations. Overall, the emergency manager reported 11 structures with major damage and 5 structures with minor damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front that moved north across south Mississippi during the afternoon and evening of the 14th and in advance and along a cold front that moved through the area during the morning of the 15th.
26.8	1958-02-26	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°59'N / 89°27'W	17.40 Miles	50 Yards	0	4	250K	0	Pearl River
27.0	1968-11-03	2	30°48'N / 89°39'W	30°48'N / 89°19'W	19.80 Miles	180 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
27.2	1973-04-07	2	30°28'N / 89°30'W				0	0	25K	0	Hancock
27.7	1972-05-07	2	30°51'N / 89°32'W	30°54'N / 89°30'W	4.30 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
27.9	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
28.2	1957-11-18	2	31°03'N / 89°53'W	31°04'N / 89°52'W	1.90 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Walthall
28.7	1971-09-16	2	30°28'N / 90°20'W	30°31'N / 90°22'W	4.10 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tangipahoa
28.7	1996-02-19	2	30°49'N / 89°40'W	31°01'N / 89°24'W	23.00 Miles	430 Yards	0	10	700K	0	Pearl River
		Brief Description: A strong tornado touched down just northwest of the White Sand community. The most significant damage occurred in the initial 2.2 miles just to the north of the White Sand community where ten people were injured; five seriously, requiring hospitalization. The most serious was a woman who suffered a broken back, broken ribs and a punctured lung. The tornado continued on the ground continuously to just north of Poplarville, then intermittently to near Hillsdale. The county suffered considerable property damage with five houses destroyed, 10 had major damage and 14 minor damage. Nine mobile homes were destroyed, 3 sustained major damage and 5 minor damage. Numerous barns and other buildings were damaged. Several farm animals were killed. Large areas of 8 to 12 inch diameter trees were downed. The tornado path was surveyed by National Weather Service employees.
29.3	1972-05-07	2	30°48'N / 90°22'W		1.00 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tangipahoa
31.2	1972-05-12	2	30°45'N / 90°25'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tangipahoa
31.3	1982-11-30	2	31°05'N / 89°45'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
31.3	1976-03-27	2	30°54'N / 89°37'W	30°59'N / 89°23'W	15.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Pearl River
31.6	1987-02-15	2	31°04'N / 90°09'W	31°04'N / 90°06'W	3.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Walthall
33.4	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
34.9	1969-05-08	2	30°53'N / 89°23'W		2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pearl River
34.9	1965-06-06	2	31°07'N / 90°08'W				0	0	3K	0	Walthall
35.4	1977-09-05	2	30°25'N / 90°26'W		1.70 Miles	70 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
35.4	1971-09-19	2	30°41'N / 90°30'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Tangipahoa
36.0	2006-11-15	2	30°45'N / 90°32'W	30°45'N / 90°28'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	1	0	250K	0K	St. Helena
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down near the intersection of Louisiana Highways 441 and 1046 and moved northeast to Tangipahoa Parish line west of Arcola. One fatality occurred near the initial touchdown when the tornado struck a small frame house and close-by travel trailer. Both house and travel trailer next to the house were destroyed with debris piled about 25 yards to the northeast. A 43 year-old male in the travel trailer was fataly injured. The tornado continued northeast with damage primarily to trees, powerlines and house roofs. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front that moved north across southeast Louisiana during the afternoon and evening of the 14th and in advance and along a cold front that moved through the area during the morning of the 15th.
36.6	1953-02-06	3	30°30'N / 90°33'W	30°32'N / 90°27'W	6.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
37.9	1987-02-15	2	30°52'N / 90°30'W	30°54'N / 90°28'W	3.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Tangipahoa
38.1	1958-02-26	2	30°59'N / 89°27'W	31°03'N / 89°24'W	5.70 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Lamar
38.1	1973-12-04	2	30°42'N / 90°34'W	30°43'N / 90°31'W	3.60 Miles	80 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
38.5	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
38.6	1992-02-15	2	30°35'N / 90°33'W		0.80 Mile	527 Yards	0	10	2.5M	0	Tangipahoa
39.0	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
39.8	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
40.0	1968-11-03	2	31°00'N / 89°22'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	5	0K	0	Pearl River
40.3	1971-06-04	2	31°14'N / 89°52'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
40.5	1957-11-18	2	31°04'N / 89°52'W	31°24'N / 89°48'W	23.40 Miles	77 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Marion
40.7	1989-11-22	2	31°03'N / 89°24'W		2.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamar
40.7	1977-11-29	2	30°30'N / 90°34'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Livingston
41.1	2005-04-06	2	31°03'N / 90°20'W	31°13'N / 90°17'W	9.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	200K	0	Pike
		Brief Description: A tornado touched down near the community of Progress in Pike County and moved north northeast to the Barto area before crossing Highway 98 and moving out of Pike County and into Walthall County about 2 miles east northeast of Holmesville. Along its path in Pike County, the tornado destroyed a church and a couple of mobile homes, damaged a number of houses and businesses, and knocked down numerous trees. A meso-cyclone thunderstorm produced a tornado as moved on an intermittent path northeastward across eastern Pike County and northwest Walthall County.
41.6	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
41.9	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
42.1	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
44.1	1972-05-07	2	30°21'N / 89°15'W		1.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Harrison
44.1	1972-11-13	2	31°08'N / 89°25'W		0.80 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamar
44.2	1953-02-06	3	30°29'N / 90°42'W	30°30'N / 90°33'W	9.10 Miles	400 Yards	2	21	2.5M	0	Livingston
44.4	1977-09-05	2	30°19'N / 89°16'W		0.10 Mile	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
44.9	1958-11-14	2	31°12'N / 90°17'W	31°14'N / 90°16'W	3.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Quitman
45.0	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.
45.8	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
45.9	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
46.1	1970-02-01	2	30°19'N / 89°14'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	3	0K	0	Harrison
46.4	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
46.5	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
46.6	2005-01-07	2	31°11'N / 89°27'W	31°12'N / 89°25'W	3.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	200K	0	Lamar
		Brief Description: This tornado touched down at Hayden Road and Purvis Oloh Road and tracked north-northeast for 3 miles before lifting near Highway 589, 3 miles north of Purvis. The track basically was along Hayden Road and it was this area that receive the most significant damage. Six homes sustained minor to major roof damage and dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped. The worst damaged was to a home that lost most of its roof and second floor.
46.9	1972-03-16	2	30°02'N / 90°14'W		0.50 Mile	67 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Jefferson
47.3	1950-04-29	2	31°16'N / 89°50'W	31°23'N / 89°42'W	11.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Marion
47.3	1974-10-29	2	30°02'N / 90°15'W		0.20 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
47.8	1953-04-04	2	30°51'N / 89°08'W				0	0	25K	0	Stone
47.9	1968-11-03	2	30°48'N / 89°19'W	30°48'N / 88°55'W	23.70 Miles	183 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Stone
48.1	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
48.2	2005-04-06	2	31°15'N / 90°18'W	31°20'N / 90°09'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Walthall
		Brief Description: A tornado moved out of Pike County and entered Walthall County about 3 miles west northwest of Dinan and continued travelling north northeast until it dissipated approximately 2 miles west of Sartinsville. The tornado caused significant damage to 25 houses, 10 trailers, and 2 businesses in Walthall County. A meso-cyclone thunderstorm produced a tornado as moved on an intermittent path northeastward across eastern Pike County and northwest Walthall County.
48.5	1965-07-06	2	31°21'N / 89°50'W				0	0	0K	0	Marion
48.7	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
48.8	1962-11-11	2	31°10'N / 90°28'W				0	0	250K	0	Pike
49.1	1981-06-22	2	29°57'N / 90°03'W		2.30 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Orleans
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
49.7	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.
49.9	1977-12-13	3	31°07'N / 90°33'W	31°14'N / 90°25'W	11.40 Miles	350 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Pike

* 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.