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

Topics:Earthquake Index Volcano Index Tornado Index Other Weather Extremes Events Volcanos Nearby Historical Earthquake Events Historical Tornado Events

Earthquake Index, #1515

Sundown, TX	0.00
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

Sundown, 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, #955

Sundown, TX	192.44
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 2,854 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Sundown, 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:	50
Dust Storm:	6	Flood:	179	Hail:	1,714	Heat:	2	Heavy Snow:	10
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	3	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	48
Thunderstorm Winds:	749	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	2	Winter Storm:	13	Winter Weather:	24
Other:	52

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Sundown, TX.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

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

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 55 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Sundown, TX.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
2.9	1963-05-29	2	33°25'N / 102°29'W		1.00 Mile	1320 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
10.6	1961-05-20	2	33°19'N / 102°25'W		0.10 Mile	23 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Terry
12.2	1963-06-08	2	33°36'N / 102°22'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
12.2	1963-05-29	2	33°21'N / 102°17'W	33°30'N / 102°17'W	10.30 Miles	67 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Bailey
12.2	1970-04-17	4	33°36'N / 102°38'W	33°36'N / 102°36'W	2.00 Miles	880 Yards	0	20	25.0M	0	Cochran
14.5	1970-04-17	4	33°36'N / 102°36'W	33°44'N / 102°20'W	18.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	4	25.0M	0	Hockley
15.7	1971-08-13	2	33°17'N / 102°21'W	33°17'N / 102°17'W	4.10 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
20.3	1957-04-21	4	33°36'N / 102°18'W	33°50'N / 102°21'W	16.40 Miles	880 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Hockley
20.5	1981-06-03	2	33°13'N / 102°17'W		2.00 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Terry
21.1	1965-10-17	2	33°36'N / 102°10'W		0.20 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
21.5	1969-06-10	2	33°44'N / 102°19'W				0	0	0K	0	Hockley
25.2	1965-06-09	2	33°43'N / 102°46'W	33°50'N / 102°39'W	10.40 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Cochran
25.3	1971-08-12	2	33°11'N / 102°12'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
25.3	1971-08-12	2	33°11'N / 102°12'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
25.3	1971-08-12	2	33°11'N / 102°12'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Terry
25.4	1970-04-17	4	33°44'N / 102°20'W	33°49'N / 102°12'W	9.50 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Hockley
26.7	2007-03-23	2	33°43'N / 102°50'W	33°44'N / 102°49'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	175K	0K	Cochran
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The Levelland Fire Department reported a second tornado west-northwest of Morton shortly before 22:30 CST. A National Weather Service damage survey found evidence of a strong tornado that developed west of Morton and crossed Texas Highway 114 as it tracked north-northwestward through north-central Cochran county. The tornado impacted the Star Route Gin, which sustained severe damage including the partial collapse of the structure. Concrete anchors were pulled out of the ground and portions of the steel roof beams were heavily damaged. The tornado continued north-northwestward across Farm to Market Road 596 where the tornado destroyed at least three irrigation systems and snapped more than one dozen utility poles. Damage at the Star Route Gin and the snapped utility poles support an EF-2 rating. No injuries were reported and damage estimates totaled $175,000. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An active round of severe thunderstorms, including damaging tornadoes, affected a large portion of the Southern Plains of the U.S. during the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Supercell thunderstorms with a history of producing deadly tornadoes propagated northeastward from the plains of eastern New Mexico into the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle and the western South Plains of west Texas during the evening hours. As these storms moved eastward across the state line, convective modes transitioned from classic supercells toward mini-bow segments and line-echo-waves. Despite the linear nature of the storms, extreme wind shear resulted in at least five tornadoes across the western South Plains region. Tornadoes were initially observed in the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle and the northwestern South Plains around 20:00 CST. The hardest hit area was the Bovina vicinity in Parmer County, where a weak tornado struck the city resulting in minor structural damage. Severe storms producing widespread wind damage and at least one strong tornado then impacted portions of Cochran, southern Bailey, and Lamb Counties during the late evening hours. Two cotton gins in Cochran County were severely damaged, and power outages were widespread. No injuries were reported during the severe weather outbreak on the 23rd, but property damage estimates totaled more than $400,000.
27.0	1991-05-10	3	33°50'N / 102°34'W	33°51'N / 102°35'W	1.00 Mile	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hockley
27.4	1957-05-15	2	33°11'N / 102°50'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Yoakum
27.7	1987-05-29	2	33°30'N / 102°02'W	33°37'N / 102°01'W	8.00 Miles	80 Yards	0	3	250K	0	Lubbock
28.3	1991-05-10	3	33°51'N / 102°35'W	33°52'N / 102°36'W	4.00 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lamb
30.5	1956-06-17	3	33°49'N / 102°11'W		1.00 Mile	20 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Hockley
30.9	1991-05-10	3	33°52'N / 102°36'W	33°55'N / 102°39'W	3.50 Miles	450 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Bailey
31.7	1969-05-16	3	33°55'N / 102°30'W		0.60 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
31.9	1965-10-17	3	33°55'N / 102°26'W		0.20 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hockley
33.1	1957-04-21	4	33°50'N / 102°21'W	34°01'N / 102°23'W	12.80 Miles	880 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Lamb
34.2	1957-04-21	2	33°42'N / 102°00'W	33°50'N / 102°03'W	9.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lubbock
34.2	1957-04-21	2	33°42'N / 102°00'W	33°50'N / 102°03'W	9.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lubbock
34.3	1966-05-10	2	33°56'N / 102°19'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	2	0K	0	Lamb
35.2	1967-04-12	2	33°55'N / 102°20'W	33°58'N / 102°16'W	5.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lamb
35.4	1957-04-21	2	33°35'N / 101°50'W	33°42'N / 102°00'W	12.60 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lubbock
35.7	1961-06-03	2	33°53'N / 102°09'W	33°52'N / 102°06'W	3.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hockley
37.5	1980-06-17	2	33°41'N / 102°35'W	34°19'N / 102°24'W	45.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Parmer
38.0	1965-05-13	2	33°25'N / 101°50'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lubbock
38.2	1967-06-01	2	33°36'N / 101°51'W		2.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Lubbock
38.3	1965-06-02	4	33°54'N / 102°09'W	33°56'N / 102°05'W	4.70 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
38.7	1970-05-11	5	33°33'N / 101°54'W	33°36'N / 101°46'W	8.40 Miles	1333 Yards	26	500	250.0M	0	Lubbock
39.4	1961-06-03	3	34°07'N / 102°32'W	33°55'N / 102°10'W	25.10 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
40.0	1957-04-21	2	33°50'N / 102°03'W	34°00'N / 102°05'W	11.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Hale
40.0	1957-04-21	2	33°50'N / 102°03'W	34°00'N / 102°05'W	11.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Hale
41.0	1963-06-04	2	33°43'N / 101°51'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Lubbock
41.9	1971-05-08	2	33°24'N / 101°46'W		2.00 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lubbock
42.0	1967-06-01	2	33°45'N / 101°51'W		0.10 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Lubbock
42.1	1965-06-09	2	33°52'N / 102°48'W	34°10'N / 102°46'W	20.80 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Bailey
42.2	1990-05-29	2	34°04'N / 102°26'W		2.40 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Lamb
43.8	1957-04-21	4	33°26'N / 101°38'W	33°35'N / 101°50'W	15.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	6	2.5M	0	Lubbock
45.7	1971-10-17	2	34°01'N / 102°25'W	34°11'N / 102°11'W	17.60 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lamb
45.8	1957-05-24	3	33°10'N / 101°47'W	33°24'N / 101°40'W	17.50 Miles	200 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Lynn
46.5	1957-04-21	2	33°54'N / 103°06'W		0.30 Mile	40 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Roosevelt
47.2	1992-06-27	2	34°02'N / 102°56'W		0.90 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Bailey
47.8	1965-06-08	2	32°54'N / 102°10'W	32°54'N / 101°50'W	19.40 Miles	17 Yards	0	8	25K	0	Dawson
47.9	1957-04-21	2	34°00'N / 102°05'W	34°08'N / 102°06'W	9.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lamb
47.9	1957-04-21	2	34°00'N / 102°05'W	34°08'N / 102°06'W	9.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Lamb
48.6	1972-06-14	2	33°06'N / 103°13'W				0	0	0K	0	Lea
49.6	1980-06-19	2	32°50'N / 102°04'W		2.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Dawson

* 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.