Logan County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Logan County is about the same as Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Logan County is much lower than Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #85
| Logan County | 0.00 |
| Nebraska | 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
| Logan County | 0.0000 |
| Nebraska | 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, #85
| Logan County | 0.00 |
| Nebraska | 205.07 |
| 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 8,473 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Logan 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: | 10 | Cold: | 9 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 5 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 177 | Hail: | 5,862 | Heat: | 0 | Heavy Snow: | 13 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 34 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 2,065 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 64 | Winter Weather: | 5 |
| Other: | 222 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Logan County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Logan County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Logan County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 26 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Logan County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 9.8 | 1981-08-24 | 2 | 41°28'N / 100°17'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Logan | |
| 9.9 | 1975-06-18 | 3 | 41°23'N / 100°19'W | 41°28'N / 100°21'W | 5.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Logan |
| 11.6 | 1975-06-18 | 4 | 41°21'N / 100°13'W | 41°34'N / 100°17'W | 15.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Custer |
| 14.0 | 1965-05-24 | 2 | 41°29'N / 100°30'W | 41°59'N / 100°34'W | 34.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Logan |
| 24.3 | 1975-06-18 | 3 | 41°04'N / 100°10'W | 41°23'N / 100°19'W | 23.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Custer |
| 27.0 | 1989-06-25 | 3 | 41°10'N / 100°47'W | 41°15'N / 100°39'W | 8.00 Miles | 123 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Lincoln |
| 28.8 | 1986-08-06 | 2 | 41°56'N / 100°21'W | 41°59'N / 100°27'W | 10.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Thomas |
| 32.2 | 1986-08-06 | 2 | 42°03'N / 100°12'W | 41°56'N / 100°21'W | 9.00 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Blaine |
| 35.0 | 1956-10-29 | 4 | 40°42'N / 101°13'W | 41°30'N / 100°20'W | 71.80 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 35.9 | 1999-06-04 | 2 | 42°01'N / 100°36'W | 42°05'N / 100°35'W | 4.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Thomas |
| Brief Description: The tornado, observed by numerous storm chasers, including the VORTEX team, and the general public, touched down in Thomas County 3 miles north northwest of Thedford and was on the ground for 15 miles before lifting in southeast Cherry County 6 miles east southeast of Brownlee. The path was over rangeland destroying 9 windmills, several miles of fences and nemerous trees. This was the most significant of 6 tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. | |||||||||||
| 37.0 | 1990-05-18 | 2 | 41°02'N / 100°56'W | 41°20'N / 101°01'W | 20.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 38.0 | 2000-05-17 | 3 | 40°57'N / 100°22'W | 41°02'N / 100°32'W | 11.50 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 2 | 750K | 25K | Lincoln |
| Brief Description: The same supercell thunderstorm that had earlier produced the twin tornadoes 20 miles south of Brady produced a large tornado that touched down 6 miles south of Brady and moved toward the northwest lifting 4 miles south of Maxwell. Two women were injured when their home blew down around them. The tornado destroyed three homes and heavily damaged three others. Numerous outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Four center pivot irrigation systems were destroyed and extensive damage was done to agricultural equipment. Over 75 power and telephone poles were destroyed along with miles of wire. The tornado reached it's maximum intensity of F3 shortly after touchdown when it heavily damaged a brick home and completely destroyed a large steel building. Later in it's path, the tornado leveled a frame home and blew several vehicles over and around the home. The path of the tornado was clearly visible where crops had been stripped from the ground. This tornado received extensive national coverage because of great video taken from chasers. | |||||||||||
| 38.0 | 1972-07-27 | 3 | 41°12'N / 101°00'W | 41°10'N / 101°00'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 38.1 | 1975-06-18 | 3 | 40°57'N / 100°11'W | 41°05'N / 100°15'W | 9.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Dawson |
| 39.1 | 1986-04-03 | 2 | 41°09'N / 99°54'W | 41°09'N / 99°54'W | 1.50 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Custer |
| 39.4 | 1956-10-29 | 4 | 41°30'N / 100°20'W | 42°24'N / 99°29'W | 75.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rock |
| 41.7 | 1967-06-14 | 2 | 40°59'N / 100°45'W | 7.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lincoln | |
| 42.4 | 2000-10-31 | 2 | 41°05'N / 99°53'W | 41°11'N / 99°47'W | 9.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0 | Custer |
| Brief Description: The tornado moved out of Dawson county into south central Custer county 7 miles south southwest of Oconto. The tornado traveled across open rangeland until destroying a modular home 1 mile south of Oconto. The tornado then moved directly through the small community of Oconto producing extensive damage. Every building along main street was either damaged or destroyed. A community center was destroyed while 19 children and 4 adults were in the basement. Over half the homes in the small town suffered minor to major damage. The community was declared a disaster areas by the governor. The tornado knocked down a power line 2 miles north of Oconto before lifting. | |||||||||||
| 43.1 | 1970-05-12 | 2 | 41°24'N / 99°38'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Custer | |||
| 43.1 | 2007-04-20 | 2 | 40°52'N / 100°12'W | 41°02'N / 100°10'W | 12.00 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 9 | 2.5M | 50K | Dawson |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado touched down southwest of Gothenburg and traveled north. It crossed Interstate 80 and passed about 2 miles west of the town of Gothenburg. The twister continued to the north and crossed from Dawson County into Custer County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Scattered thunderstorms developed just west of the Hastings CWA. One storm entered extreme western Dawson County and produced hail and one tornado. The tornado started south of Gothenburg and moved north. It crossed Interstate 80 where several vehicles and semis were blown off the road with several injuries reported, thankfully, none serious. At one farmstead, the twister killed nearly a dozen head of cattle. The tornado damaged or destroyed many outbuildings and farmhouses. The storm survey team rated this tornado as an EF2 based on damage to a farmhouse (FR12) that lost half of its roof and had many windows blown out (DOD6). This would have had an expected wind speed around 114 mph. Many wood utility poles (ETL) were also broken off at their base or snapped in half (DOD4). This would have an expected wind speed of 120 mph. The tornado had a maximum width around 3/4 mile about 5 miles north of Gothenburg. The storm also produced hail along its path in which the largest was softball in size. | |||||||||||
| 43.2 | 1999-06-04 | 2 | 42°05'N / 100°30'W | 42°15'N / 100°30'W | 19.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Cherry |
| Brief Description: This was a continuation of the Thomas county tornado that initially touched down 3 miles north north west of Thedford and traveled into Cherry county. | |||||||||||
| 43.3 | 1955-05-02 | 2 | 41°23'N / 99°38'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Custer | |||
| 44.4 | 1959-07-07 | 2 | 40°56'N / 100°10'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Dawson | |||
| 47.1 | 1975-06-18 | 2 | 40°43'N / 100°14'W | 41°02'N / 100°17'W | 21.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 47.1 | 1974-04-26 | 3 | 41°20'N / 99°37'W | 41°23'N / 99°31'W | 5.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Custer |
| 47.3 | 2000-10-31 | 2 | 41°20'N / 99°33'W | 41°28'N / 99°33'W | 12.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Custer |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down 7 miles southeast of Broken Bow and traveled 12 miles north northeast across farm and rangeland. Initial damage occurred at touchdown with a modular home destroyed. Then over the next 2 miles 3 farmsteads were struck. The first suffered heavy damage to all buildings including the house. At the second farmstead a modular home and several buildings were completely destroyed. The third farmstead suffered extensive damage to the outbuildings and minor damage to the house. The tornado then moved across highway 2 and destroyed several farm building 4 miles east of Broken Bow. Then as the tornado moved across highway 70 another farmstead was struck with several outbuildings destroyed and the house damaged. The tornado remained on the the ground and destroyed a barn 5 miles northeast of Broken Bow, then did extensive damage to a farmstead 7 miles northeast of Broken Bow where several outbuildings were destroyed or damaged and damaged the house. Tree damage was extensive along the entire path and several center pivot irrigation systems were destroyed. The tornado lifted 7 miles northeast of Broken Bow. | |||||||||||
* 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.