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The chance of earthquake damage in Windham County is lower than Connecticut average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Windham County is lower than Connecticut average and is lower 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, #8

Windham County	0.28
Connecticut	0.94
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

Windham County	0.0000
Connecticut	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, #6

Windham County	82.53
Connecticut	100.22
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 10,068 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Windham County 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:	8	Cold:	71	Dense Fog:	1	Drought:	25
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	1,164	Hail:	1,952	Heat:	51	Heavy Snow:	352
High Surf:	6	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	20	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	516
Thunderstorm Winds:	4,407	Tropical Storm:	2	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	131	Winter Weather:	41
Other:	1,321

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Windham County.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Windham County.

No historical earthquake events found in or near Windham County.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 32 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Windham County.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
13.6	1951-08-20	2	41°52'N / 72°15'W				0	0	25K	0	Tolland
16.7	1958-09-07	2	41°54'N / 72°18'W		1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Tolland
19.8	1962-10-12	2	42°08'N / 71°58'W	42°05'N / 71°54'W	4.10 Miles	133 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
22.7	1965-08-19	2	41°58'N / 72°28'W	41°56'N / 72°20'W	6.60 Miles	120 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Tolland
25.3	1954-05-10	3	41°55'N / 72°28'W		0.30 Mile	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Tolland
25.8	1973-09-06	2	41°48'N / 72°32'W	41°49'N / 72°27'W	3.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Hartford
28.3	1986-08-07	2	41°46'N / 71°27'W	41°49'N / 71°26'W	4.00 Miles	1000 Yards	0	20	2.5M	0	Providence
28.4	1953-06-09	3	42°10'N / 71°46'W	42°06'N / 71°29'W	14.90 Miles	667 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Worcester
31.1	1951-08-21	3	41°35'N / 72°30'W				0	8	250K	0	Middlesex
34.0	1979-08-10	2	42°19'N / 72°08'W	42°19'N / 71°56'W	9.70 Miles	30 Yards	2	2	2.5M	0	Worcester
34.2	1966-08-31	2	42°18'N / 71°48'W		1.00 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Worcester
34.6	1950-07-12	2	41°34'N / 72°34'W		10.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Middlesex
35.7	1963-05-20	2	42°18'N / 72°12'W	42°21'N / 72°08'W	3.80 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
36.8	1953-06-09	3	42°06'N / 71°29'W	42°03'N / 71°14'W	13.10 Miles	667 Yards	0	15	2.5M	0	Norfolk
36.9	1979-10-03	4	41°53'N / 72°40'W	42°03'N / 72°42'W	11.30 Miles	1400 Yards	3	500	250.0M	0	Hartford
38.8	1973-08-31	2	41°44'N / 72°44'W				0	0	25K	0	Hartford
39.3	1953-06-09	4	42°28'N / 72°10'W	42°18'N / 71°31'W	34.90 Miles	900 Yards	90	1228	250.0M	0	Worcester
39.6	1975-07-24	2	42°06'N / 72°40'W		0.30 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hampden
41.8	1966-08-11	2	42°12'N / 72°38'W	42°16'N / 72°33'W	5.60 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hampden
42.4	1956-11-21	2	42°24'N / 71°42'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Worcester
42.4	1963-05-20	2	42°24'N / 71°42'W		1.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Worcester
42.7	1953-06-09	3	42°03'N / 71°14'W	42°03'N / 71°12'W			0	1	2.5M	0	Bristol
43.2	1970-10-03	3	42°20'N / 72°10'W	42°33'N / 71°32'W	35.40 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Worcester
44.5	1963-05-20	2	42°24'N / 71°36'W		0.30 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Worcester
47.0	1961-07-21	2	42°22'N / 72°38'W	42°18'N / 72°34'W	4.90 Miles	167 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hampshire
47.3	1958-08-14	2	42°19'N / 72°38'W		1.00 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Hampshire
47.3	1984-07-05	2	41°40'N / 72°57'W	41°43'N / 72°50'W	3.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Hartford
47.4	1954-05-10	2	42°00'N / 72°53'W		0.80 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Hartford
48.3	1981-06-22	3	42°30'N / 72°02'W	42°33'N / 71°54'W	7.10 Miles	167 Yards	0	3	25K	0	Worcester
48.4	1956-11-21	2	42°10'N / 71°10'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Norfolk
49.3	1971-09-13	3	42°20'N / 72°40'W		0.50 Mile	7 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Hampshire
49.4	1973-09-18	2	41°36'N / 72°54'W				0	0	0K	0	New Haven

* 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.