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

Ballinger, 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

Ballinger, 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, #1029

Ballinger, TX	181.34
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 2,312 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Ballinger, 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:	2	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	14
Dust Storm:	1	Flood:	185	Hail:	1,399	Heat:	1	Heavy Snow:	10
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	8	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	11
Thunderstorm Winds:	631	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	5	Winter Storm:	7	Winter Weather:	14
Other:	24

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Ballinger, TX.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

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

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 45 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Ballinger, TX.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
0.7	1967-04-12	2	31°45'N / 99°57'W		0.10 Mile	67 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels
1.7	1976-09-27	2	31°43'N / 99°57'W				0	0	25K	0	Runnels
4.3	1973-04-22	2	31°41'N / 99°59'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
4.3	1973-04-22	2	31°41'N / 99°59'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
4.3	1973-04-22	2	31°41'N / 99°59'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
6.3	1954-04-27	2	31°44'N / 99°57'W	31°34'N / 99°57'W	11.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
6.3	1973-05-22	2	31°49'N / 100°01'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels
8.4	1976-04-15	2	31°39'N / 100°03'W		0.10 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
10.7	1982-06-19	2	31°50'N / 99°50'W	31°47'N / 99°45'W	7.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Runnels
13.2	1979-04-10	3	31°42'N / 99°45'W	31°44'N / 99°43'W	3.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels
13.7	1982-06-19	2	31°47'N / 99°45'W	31°45'N / 99°42'W	3.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Coleman
14.5	1971-02-18	2	31°57'N / 99°57'W		0.20 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels
15.7	1982-03-14	3	31°52'N / 100°09'W	32°04'N / 99°42'W	30.00 Miles	173 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Runnels
17.9	1971-02-18	2	32°00'N / 99°57'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Runnels
18.1	1965-05-12	2	32°00'N / 99°57'W	32°00'N / 99°53'W	4.10 Miles	440 Yards	0	1	3K	0	Runnels
18.4	1976-04-15	3	32°02'N / 100°06'W	31°58'N / 99°57'W	9.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Runnels
18.9	1979-04-10	2	31°58'N / 99°48'W	31°58'N / 99°45'W	2.70 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Runnels
20.4	1973-03-10	2	31°35'N / 100°15'W		0.30 Mile	70 Yards	1	7	250K	0	Tom Green
22.4	1979-04-10	2	31°58'N / 99°45'W	31°59'N / 99°38'W	6.90 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Coleman
23.3	1982-03-14	2	32°04'N / 99°55'W	32°05'N / 99°53'W	2.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Runnels
23.6	1979-04-10	3	31°44'N / 99°43'W	31°55'N / 99°25'W	21.70 Miles	880 Yards	0	1	2.5M	0	Coleman
23.6	1995-05-14	3	31°28'N / 100°09'W	31°24'N / 100°07'W	5.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Tom Green
26.0	1971-05-08	2	31°59'N / 99°37'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Coleman
26.1	1982-03-14	2	32°05'N / 99°53'W	32°07'N / 99°45'W	8.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Taylor
28.3	1985-04-28	2	32°07'N / 100°08'W	32°08'N / 100°07'W	1.50 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Nolan
28.6	1982-03-14	3	32°04'N / 99°42'W	32°05'N / 99°38'W	5.00 Miles	173 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Coleman
29.0	1969-06-12	2	32°04'N / 100°16'W		0.50 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Coke
30.3	1985-04-28	2	32°08'N / 100°07'W	32°11'N / 100°07'W	2.50 Miles	300 Yards	1	0	250K	0	Taylor
30.6	2004-03-04	2	32°07'N / 99°55'W	32°14'N / 99°47'W	10.00 Miles	440 Yards	0	2	800K	0	Taylor
		Brief Description: A quickly moving tornado tore a 10 mile path through southern Taylor County. This tornado hit the community of Tuscola, where it damaged the Jim Ned high school injuring two people. A strong upper level disturbance combined with a strong surface low pressure system moving across West Central Texas produced a significant squall line that moved through the entire San Angelo county warning area. This squall line was accompanied by 60 to 80 MPH winds which produced widespread damage, especially across the Big Country. Embedded within the squall line, were several Supercell thunderstorms which produced nine tornadoes within the San Angelo county warning area.
31.0	1982-03-14	3	32°05'N / 99°38'W	32°06'N / 99°37'W	2.00 Miles	173 Yards	0	5	2.5M	0	Taylor
31.3	1975-05-13	3	31°50'N / 99°26'W		0.10 Mile	27 Yards	2	5	0K	0	Coleman
31.3	1992-03-03	2	31°50'N / 99°26'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Coleman
33.0	1970-04-26	2	32°12'N / 99°48'W		0.10 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Taylor
34.1	1979-10-30	2	32°13'N / 99°48'W				0	0	25K	0	Taylor
34.4	1982-03-14	3	32°06'N / 99°37'W	32°09'N / 99°33'W	3.50 Miles	173 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Callahan
35.0	1953-05-11	4	31°32'N / 100°35'W	31°32'N / 100°25'W	9.90 Miles	880 Yards	13	159	2.5M	0	Tom Green
35.6	1965-05-15	2	31°46'N / 99°21'W				0	0	0K	0	Coleman
35.6	1965-05-15	2	31°46'N / 99°21'W				0	0	0K	0	Coleman
36.1	1952-04-30	3	31°27'N / 100°28'W		0.50 Mile	100 Yards	0	6	250K	0	Tom Green
41.2	1953-07-15	2	31°54'N / 100°38'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Coke
42.7	1973-03-10	2	32°20'N / 99°45'W				0	1	25K	0	Taylor
44.3	1970-04-26	2	32°00'N / 99°24'W	32°07'N / 99°12'W	14.20 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Coleman
45.3	1962-05-31	3	32°18'N / 99°33'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	0K	0	Callahan
48.1	1976-05-30	3	31°14'N / 99°26'W	31°12'N / 99°24'W	3.60 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Mcculloch
48.8	1961-03-16	2	32°24'N / 100°27'W	32°24'N / 100°04'W	22.40 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Taylor

* 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.