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

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Earthquake Index, #355

West Point, NE	0.01
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

West Point, NE	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, #361

West Point, NE	193.88
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 4,122 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of West Point, NE 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:	41	Cold:	78	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	8
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	305	Hail:	1,764	Heat:	14	Heavy Snow:	32
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	13	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	55
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,552	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	106	Winter Weather:	46
Other:	108

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near West Point, NE.

Historical Earthquake Events

No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near West Point, NE.

No historical earthquake events found in or near West Point, NE.

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 67 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near West Point, NE.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
11.3	1950-07-15	4	41°48'N / 96°36'W	41°44'N / 96°25'W	10.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	33	2.5M	0	Burt
12.0	1967-08-01	2	41°59'N / 96°50'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cuming
16.5	1991-05-27	3	41°53'N / 96°28'W	41°56'N / 96°20'W	6.00 Miles	1760 Yards	0	2	2.5M	0	Burt
17.0	1992-06-16	2	41°52'N / 96°25'W	41°55'N / 96°21'W	4.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Burt
17.1	1991-05-28	2	41°56'N / 96°24'W		1.00 Mile	440 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Burt
17.8	1963-04-28	2	41°35'N / 97°01'W	41°40'N / 96°47'W	13.10 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Colfax
18.0	1982-05-20	2	41°37'N / 96°55'W	41°37'N / 96°52'W	2.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Dodge
19.5	1962-05-07	2	41°36'N / 96°30'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	5	25K	0	Dodge
20.1	1954-06-17	3	42°05'N / 97°03'W	42°07'N / 96°42'W	17.90 Miles	163 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Stanton
22.1	1954-06-17	3	42°07'N / 96°42'W	42°12'N / 96°42'W	5.70 Miles	163 Yards	1	0	250K	0	Thurston
22.5	1982-05-20	2	41°34'N / 97°04'W	41°37'N / 96°55'W	5.00 Miles	30 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Colfax
23.2	1998-06-23	2	41°36'N / 97°04'W	41°36'N / 96°59'W	2.70 Miles	1000 Yards	0	0	0	0	Colfax
		Brief Description: Debris on highway.
23.7	1960-06-15	2	41°42'N / 96°17'W				0	0	25K	0	Burt
24.4	1967-06-14	2	42°09'N / 96°29'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Thurston
24.9	1977-05-04	3	41°36'N / 97°08'W	41°43'N / 97°07'W	7.60 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Colfax
25.4	1970-06-15	2	41°26'N / 96°57'W	41°33'N / 96°08'W	42.90 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Butler
28.2	1984-06-17	2	41°53'N / 97°15'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Stanton
30.4	1970-06-15	2	42°02'N / 97°25'W	42°28'N / 96°25'W	59.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Madison
30.6	1953-06-19	2	42°13'N / 97°01'W				0	1	3K	0	Wayne
31.2	1975-05-06	3	41°58'N / 97°12'W	42°12'N / 97°14'W	15.90 Miles	167 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Stanton
31.6	1964-04-20	2	42°14'N / 97°01'W				0	0	3K	0	Wayne
31.7	1990-03-13	4	41°26'N / 97°02'W	41°27'N / 97°00'W	4.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Colfax
32.1	1953-06-07	2	41°33'N / 96°15'W	41°34'N / 96°10'W	4.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Washington
32.8	1955-05-26	2	42°14'N / 97°00'W	42°19'N / 96°55'W	6.50 Miles	167 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wayne
33.3	2008-06-11	2	41°48'N / 96°06'W	41°51'N / 96°01'W	5.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Harrison
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This is a continuation of the tornado that initially touched down in Burt county Nebraska, about 4.5 miles west of Little Sioux Iowa. The tornado eventually reached EF3 strength in Monona county when it hit a boyscout camp where 4 fatalities and 48 injuries occurred. The tornado crossed into Harrison county near mile marker 97 on Interstate 29 where a semi-truck was flipped. The tornado snapped power poles northeast of there with an estimated strength of EF2 in Harrison county. The tornado then crossed into Monona county Iowa about 4 miles north of Little Sioux. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A very strong and unseasonably cold upper level low pressure system that was tracking across the northern plains brought a strong low level jet to the region during the early morning hours of June 11th. The warm and unstable air that worked north into the region helped spawn early morning severe thunderstorms across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Later that day as the upper level system worked into the central Dakotas, a cold front pushed across the region. This helped set off another round of thunderstorms that developed over east central Nebraska by late afternoon. Isolated small supercell thunderstorms initially developed ahead of the cold front over eastern Nebraska, but they were quickly overtaken by a broken line of larger supercell thunderstorms, some of the heavy precipitation type, that developed along the cold front. Cell mergers and training were observed well into the evening hours as the activity quickly spread across southwest Iowa. The storms produced a total of 8 confirmed tornadoes in the Omaha/Valley warning area which covers eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa.
33.4	1965-05-08	2	41°25'N / 97°21'W	41°44'N / 97°09'W	24.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Platte
34.1	1954-05-30	4	41°59'N / 97°22'W	42°03'N / 97°17'W	5.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Stanton
34.2	1998-06-23	2	42°12'N / 96°15'W	42°12'N / 96°15'W	2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	0	0	Monona
		Brief Description: House destroyed.
35.0	1964-05-06	2	41°19'N / 96°48'W	41°21'N / 96°45'W	2.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Saunders
35.0	1953-06-07	2	41°21'N / 97°04'W	41°25'N / 96°57'W	6.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Butler
35.3	1986-07-28	4	42°11'N / 96°14'W	42°11'N / 96°10'W	1.00 Mile	73 Yards	0	0	250.0M	0	Monona
35.7	1955-06-17	2	42°15'N / 97°06'W	42°21'N / 96°56'W	10.60 Miles	40 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Wayne
36.1	1998-06-23	2	41°29'N / 97°18'W	41°33'N / 97°13'W	6.00 Miles	1760 Yards	0	17	4.0M	500K	Platte
		Brief Description: Two farm houses destroyed. Six farm houses severely damaged. One house blown off foundation. Bar destroyed. Center pivots overturned. Severe crop damage.
37.3	1952-08-13	3	41°21'N / 97°10'W	41°15'N / 96°23'W	41.10 Miles	1300 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Butler
37.7	1992-05-16	2	42°22'N / 97°01'W	42°21'N / 96°50'W	8.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Dixon
38.6	1967-06-13	2	41°59'N / 97°23'W	41°05'N / 97°17'W	62.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Stanton
38.8	1952-08-13	3	41°28'N / 97°17'W	41°26'N / 97°13'W	3.30 Miles	1300 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Colfax
39.0	1986-07-28	4	42°25'N / 96°23'W	42°12'N / 96°11'W	11.50 Miles	73 Yards	0	1	250.0M	0	Woodbury
39.4	2008-06-11	3	41°51'N / 96°01'W	41°54'N / 95°52'W	7.00 Miles	440 Yards	4	48	0K	0K	Monona
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado tragically hit a boyscout camp north of Little Sioux Iowa killing 4 young scouts. The tornado initially touched down in Burt county Nebraska, crossed into Harrison county Iowa near mile marker 97 on Interstate 29, and then finally crossed into Monona county Iowa about 4 miles north of Little Sioux. In Monona county the tornado entered the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, destroying the rangers home near the entrance of the park giving it a rating of EF3. The storm then blew down trees and destroyed bunk houses at the camp. Four scouts were killed in one bunk house when a brick chimney collapsed on them. In total 48 people were injured at the camp. The tornado continued to topple trees as it tracked into Preparation Canyon State Park. Just before it entered the park a farmstead sustained damage. The tornado hit another farmstead about 2.5 miles southwest of Moorhead where trees were blown down and sheds damaged. The tornado then began to weaken and finally lifted about 2 miles southwest of Moorhead. The total path length was around 14 miles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A very strong and unseasonably cold upper level low pressure system that was tracking across the northern plains brought a strong low level jet to the region during the early morning hours of June 11th. The warm and unstable air that worked north into the region helped spawn early morning severe thunderstorms across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Later that day as the upper level system worked into the central Dakotas, a cold front pushed across the region. This helped set off another round of thunderstorms that developed over east central Nebraska by late afternoon. Isolated small supercell thunderstorms initially developed ahead of the cold front over eastern Nebraska, but they were quickly overtaken by a broken line of larger supercell thunderstorms, some of the heavy precipitation type, that developed along the cold front. Cell mergers and training were observed well into the evening hours as the activity quickly spread across southwest Iowa. The storms produced a total of 8 confirmed tornadoes in the Omaha/Valley warning area which covers eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa.
40.0	1994-07-05	3	42°20'N / 96°18'W		1.80 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	500K	5K	Woodbury
40.3	1970-06-10	2	41°17'N / 96°57'W				0	0	25K	0	Butler
41.1	1992-05-16	2	42°24'N / 97°02'W	42°22'N / 97°01'W	2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Cedar
41.1	1991-05-28	2	41°56'N / 95°57'W	41°56'N / 95°53'W	5.00 Miles	60 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Monona
41.5	1991-06-04	2	41°54'N / 97°33'W	41°54'N / 97°28'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Madison
42.0	1959-05-20	2	41°14'N / 96°37'W		12.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Saunders
42.3	2001-08-17	2	42°27'N / 96°34'W	42°26'N / 96°34'W	1.50 Miles	400 Yards	0	3	3.0M	0	Dakota
		Brief Description: A tornado completely destroyed at least ten houses and heavily damaged several others. The tornado heavily damaged the town school, including taking most of the roof off the school. The only church in town and a telephone company building were also heavily damaged. Power lines, poles, and trees were blown down, and electricity and water service were knocked out. Three empty box cars on the southeast side of Jackson were toppled. Three injuries included a woman with a broken leg and cuts rescued from the rubble of a house, and two children with minor injuries.
42.8	2009-03-23	2	41°33'N / 95°57'W	41°40'N / 95°55'W	9.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Harrison
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down near highway 30 about 1.5 miles west of the interchange between Interstate 29 and Highway 30, or about 3 miles west of Missouri Valley Iowa. The tornado was at its strongest and widest within a mile of its touchdown point, becoming weaker with more intermittent damage farther north. Near the touchdown point, a barn sustained roof damage and a windmill was knocked down. One-half mile north of Highway 30, 54 empty grain rail cars were derailed. One mile north of Highway 30, along 305th St., two residences were impacted by the tornado. A 100-year-old single family residence directly in its path was completely destroyed, with all walls collapsed and debris relocated about 50 feet north of the foundation. The debris collected over the site of a cinder block garage, which also partially collapsed. About 100 yards north of the garage site, a machine shed was collapsed onto a combine inside, which had been moved by the wind. Trees near the house sustained some broken limbs and treetops, and a power pole was snapped. The damage at this site was given an EF2 rating. Another residence one-quarter mile to its west sustained minor siding and shingle damage and windows were broken. Seven of the eight outbuildings at that residence were collapsed, with debris strewn into nearby fields. Damage at the two houses indicated a path width of one quarter mile at that point, the widest along the path of the tornado. The tornado continued northward, overturning two semis on Interstate 29. From there to a point about 3 miles southwest of Magnolia, near the intersection of the Loess Hills Trail and Melody Oaks Trail, intermittent light damage to trees and roofs of a couple of outbuildings was noted. From this point, the survey team determined the damage path narrowed to 100 yards or less based on scattered tree and outbuilding damage, with EF0 intensity north of Interstate 29. EPISODE NARRATIVE: An intense upper level low pressure system tracked from eastern Colorado into southeast South Dakota from March 23rd to March 24th. This caused a surface low pressure system to move from western Nebraska into southeast South Dakota during that time. As the low tracked northeast, a dry-line moved into eastern Nebraska during the afternoon of March 23rd. With surface temperatures in the 60s and 70s, and dewpoint temperatures in the 50s, ample instability was in place to allow a line of severe thunderstorms to develop as the dry-line punched eastward. Several fast moving and low-topped supercell thunderstorms were embedded in the line, and one cell produced cyclic tornadoes from southeast of Lincoln into western Iowa. The storms in the line were moving north northeast at between 50 and 60 mph. In addition to the severe weather, strong southerly gradient winds prevailed ahead of the low pressure. In some cases the winds gusted between 50 and 60 mph for several hours across parts of eastern Nebraska.
43.0	1954-05-30	4	41°45'N / 97°43'W	41°59'N / 97°22'W	24.00 Miles	167 Yards	6	23	2.5M	0	Madison
44.1	1963-05-12	2	42°13'N / 96°12'W	42°18'N / 95°55'W	15.20 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Woodbury
44.7	1953-06-07	2	42°15'N / 97°25'W	42°25'N / 97°07'W	18.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	4	25K	0	Cedar
44.7	1986-07-28	4	42°32'N / 96°41'W	42°25'N / 96°25'W	20.00 Miles	73 Yards	0	1	25.0M	0	Dakota
45.2	1964-08-10	2	42°25'N / 97°07'W				0	0	25K	0	Cedar
45.2	1967-06-13	2	41°45'N / 97°47'W	41°59'N / 97°23'W	26.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Madison
45.8	1983-05-06	2	41°34'N / 95°57'W	41°45'N / 95°45'W	15.00 Miles	20 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Harrison
46.3	1999-05-16	3	41°38'N / 95°54'W	41°38'N / 95°48'W	6.20 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Harrison
		Brief Description: The smaller of 2 strong tornadoes that hit Harrison county the afternoon of 5/16/99. This one destroyed a home west of Logan before it weakened, it then made a loop back to the northwest before dissipating.
46.4	1968-06-13	2	42°27'N / 96°20'W		0.10 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Woodbury
46.4	1969-06-25	2	41°45'N / 97°46'W	41°56'N / 97°27'W	20.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Madison
46.8	1975-05-22	2	42°28'N / 96°22'W				0	0	25K	0	Woodbury
47.5	1963-06-09	2	42°23'N / 97°20'W	42°35'N / 96°43'W	34.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cedar
47.9	1953-06-07	2	42°08'N / 97°36'W	42°15'N / 97°25'W	12.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Pierce
48.0	1953-06-07	2	41°57'N / 97°40'W	42°10'N / 97°31'W	16.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Madison
48.1	1966-05-22	2	41°07'N / 96°48'W	41°10'N / 96°36'W	10.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Saunders
48.4	1999-05-16	3	41°36'N / 95°52'W	41°40'N / 95°45'W	7.50 Miles	440 Yards	2	16	1.9M	0	Harrison
		Brief Description: The stronger of the 2 tornadoes that ripped through Harrison county the afternoon of 5/16/99 killed 2 people and destroyed 6 homes and a bridge before it dissipated a couple of miles east of Logan. A family of 5 leaving a high school graduation party encountered the tornado on a road around 6 miles northeast of Missouri Valley and took cover in a ditch about the time the path of the tornado widened to a quarter mile. Two of them were killed after their car and a 3-ton combine head were thrown on them. There were also numerous flipped or smashed vehicles in this area. F37OU, F15OU
48.5	1990-03-13	4	41°02'N / 97°20'W	41°26'N / 97°02'W	30.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25.0M	0	Butler
49.1	1965-09-09	2	42°03'N / 95°54'W	42°07'N / 95°43'W	10.20 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Monona
49.4	1975-05-06	2	41°28'N / 95°52'W	41°37'N / 95°48'W	10.60 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Pottawattamie
49.9	1983-09-05	2	42°23'N / 96°04'W		2.50 Miles	127 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Woodbury

* 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.