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

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Earthquake Index, #130

Henrietta, TX	0.07
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

Henrietta, 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, #863

Henrietta, TX	206.77
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 4,330 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Henrietta, 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:	1	Cold:	3	Dense Fog:	7	Drought:	62
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	197	Hail:	2,644	Heat:	12	Heavy Snow:	13
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	20	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	37
Thunderstorm Winds:	1,196	Tropical Storm:	1	Wildfire:	4	Winter Storm:	18	Winter Weather:	22
Other:	93

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Henrietta, TX.

Historical Earthquake Events

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

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

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 78 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Henrietta, TX.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
0.6	1955-04-05	2	33°49'N / 98°11'W				0	0	3K	0	Clay
11.1	1958-04-02	3	33°54'N / 98°26'W	33°57'N / 98°14'W	12.10 Miles	333 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clay
12.1	1979-04-10	4	33°55'N / 98°26'W	34°02'N / 98°07'W	19.90 Miles	1320 Yards	0	40	0K	0	Clay
16.4	1951-04-20	2	33°55'N / 98°27'W		1.50 Miles	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
16.8	1958-04-02	3	33°54'N / 98°30'W	33°54'N / 98°26'W	4.30 Miles	333 Yards	1	14	250K	0	Wichita
17.2	1964-04-03	5	33°54'N / 98°30'W	33°56'N / 98°26'W	4.70 Miles	500 Yards	7	111	25.0M	0	Wichita
17.5	1956-08-08	2	34°04'N / 98°13'W		2.00 Miles	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Clay
17.9	1954-05-01	2	33°33'N / 98°09'W	33°34'N / 98°08'W	1.30 Miles	67 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Clay
18.5	1986-05-14	3	33°34'N / 98°25'W	33°34'N / 98°13'W	9.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Clay
18.5	1955-05-26	2	33°55'N / 98°30'W	33°55'N / 98°29'W	1.30 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
19.4	1953-08-11	2	33°56'N / 98°30'W	33°56'N / 98°30'W			0	0	250K	0	Wichita
20.0	1979-04-10	4	33°50'N / 98°38'W	33°55'N / 98°26'W	12.90 Miles	1760 Yards	42	1700	250.0M	0	Wichita
20.3	1962-04-26	3	33°59'N / 98°30'W	34°00'N / 98°27'W	3.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	13	2.5M	0	Wichita
20.9	1961-04-08	2	33°57'N / 98°31'W	33°59'N / 98°30'W	3.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	2	25K	0	Wichita
21.9	1979-04-10	4	34°02'N / 98°07'W	34°11'N / 97°59'W	12.80 Miles	1320 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
22.4	1958-04-02	3	33°39'N / 97°54'W	33°52'N / 97°43'W	18.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Montague
23.2	1958-11-17	2	33°54'N / 98°36'W	33°57'N / 98°33'W	4.90 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
24.1	1955-04-06	3	33°28'N / 98°16'W	33°28'N / 98°02'W	13.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Clay
25.5	1954-05-01	3	34°10'N / 98°15'W	34°12'N / 98°07'W	8.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Cotton
25.8	1979-04-10	4	33°49'N / 98°39'W	33°50'N / 98°38'W	1.30 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Archer
26.0	1954-06-01	3	33°57'N / 98°40'W	33°57'N / 98°34'W	5.90 Miles	50 Yards	1	4	250K	0	Wichita
26.1	1959-11-03	2	33°34'N / 97°51'W		0.50 Mile	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montague
26.4	1955-04-06	3	33°26'N / 98°24'W	33°28'N / 98°16'W	8.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
27.4	1964-08-26	2	33°47'N / 97°43'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montague
27.8	1986-05-14	3	33°32'N / 98°42'W	33°34'N / 98°25'W	11.00 Miles	250 Yards	0	4	2.5M	0	Archer
28.4	1959-08-30	2	34°10'N / 98°27'W				0	0	25K	0	Cotton
28.5	1957-04-02	2	33°56'N / 97°43'W		2.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Montague
29.3	1961-04-08	3	33°36'N / 98°38'W		1.00 Mile	33 Yards	0	1	0K	0	Archer
29.7	1969-04-16	2	34°09'N / 98°36'W	34°16'N / 98°12'W	24.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	25K	0	Cotton
30.4	1965-04-14	3	33°52'N / 97°40'W		1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Montague
30.6	1962-05-26	4	34°09'N / 98°27'W	34°17'N / 98°23'W	10.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Cotton
31.3	1956-04-28	2	34°10'N / 97°51'W				0	0	0K	0	Jefferson
31.6	1976-04-19	2	34°09'N / 97°52'W	34°11'N / 97°49'W	3.80 Miles	440 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Jefferson
31.6	1951-05-09	2	33°56'N / 98°41'W	33°56'N / 98°46'W	4.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
31.7	1974-04-20	3	34°13'N / 98°02'W	34°16'N / 97°57'W	6.10 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jefferson
34.3	1979-10-30	2	33°19'N / 98°30'W	33°25'N / 98°24'W	9.10 Miles	77 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Jack
34.8	1959-08-30	3	34°12'N / 98°35'W		2.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Cotton
34.9	1963-09-06	2	33°30'N / 97°43'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Montague
35.4	1976-04-19	3	33°45'N / 97°35'W	33°54'N / 97°34'W	10.40 Miles	373 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Montague
37.3	1967-05-30	2	34°07'N / 98°44'W	34°08'N / 98°43'W	1.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wichita
37.9	1954-05-01	3	34°14'N / 98°37'W	34°15'N / 98°36'W	1.90 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Tillman
38.3	1969-04-16	2	34°17'N / 97°59'W	34°22'N / 97°53'W	8.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Stephens
38.8	1954-05-01	3	34°15'N / 98°36'W	34°21'N / 98°28'W	10.40 Miles	33 Yards	3	3	250K	0	Cotton
39.1	1966-04-10	2	33°21'N / 98°35'W		1.00 Mile	133 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Young
40.3	2003-05-08	2	34°10'N / 97°40'W	34°09'N / 97°35'W	6.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	70K	0	Jefferson
		Brief Description: This nighttime tornado is the first of three Oklahoma tornadoes produced by a large supercell that moved across south central Oklahoma. The tornado moved east-southeast for six miles before dissipating. Several homes lost all or part of their roofs with several other homes receiving shingle damage. Four barns were damaged or destroyed. One pole barn had the poles, that were buried three feet deep, pulled out of the ground. A cinder block building also collapsed. Many trees and power lines were downed or damaged by the tornado. Two of the trees were over 100 years old. Three horses were also injured by the tornado. This was the first of three tornadic events in two days for Oklahoma. The other two events occurred on the afternoon of May 8 and on May 9, 2003 (see appropriate storm data). The five tornadoes that occurred in south central Oklahoma all happened after midnight with the strongest tornadoes producing F2 damage. One large supercell produced the three strongest tornadoes of the night.
40.7	1958-11-17	2	33°23'N / 98°46'W	33°28'N / 98°41'W	7.60 Miles	133 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Young
40.9	1957-05-24	4	34°16'N / 98°30'W	34°27'N / 98°27'W	13.00 Miles	880 Yards	4	5	250K	0	Cotton
40.9	1960-05-04	2	34°22'N / 98°19'W	34°26'N / 98°17'W	4.90 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Cotton
41.0	1990-03-13	3	34°16'N / 97°45'W	34°17'N / 97°44'W	1.00 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Jefferson
41.9	1979-04-10	2	34°18'N / 98°37'W	34°27'N / 98°20'W	19.20 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Cotton
42.1	1995-05-07	3	33°31'N / 97°32'W	33°48'N / 97°26'W	19.00 Miles	880 Yards	1	11	2.0M	0	Montague
		Brief Description: Tornado number two was a large tornado with a path one-half mile wide and 19 miles long. The storm ripped through Montague County, killing a 97 year-old man near Forestburg and injuring 11 other people. At least 30 houses and two mobile homes were destroyed, numerous barns and other outbuildings were destroyed, telephone and power lines were downed across the eastern half of the county, and an undetermined number of cattle and dairy cows were killed or injured. (M97O)
42.2	1951-05-18	4	33°25'N / 98°45'W		2.00 Miles	200 Yards	2	100	2.5M	0	Young
42.2	1955-09-25	2	33°26'N / 98°46'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Young
42.3	1979-04-10	2	34°08'N / 98°53'W	34°18'N / 98°37'W	19.10 Miles	33 Yards	0	3	2.5M	0	Tillman
42.6	1965-05-12	2	33°18'N / 97°47'W		0.10 Mile	17 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Wise
43.3	2009-02-10	2	33°57'N / 97°33'W	34°04'N / 97°24'W	12.00 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Love
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The thunderstorm that produced this tornado began near Breckenridge and Graham, TX. The storm moved northeast. A long-track tornado developed over far southeast Jefferson County, near the Red River. The tornado continued northeast into Love County crossing through rural farmland north of Courtney, Rubottom and Oswalt. Sporadic structural damage was noted in both Jefferson and Love counties, with tree damage also seen. The tornado then crossed into Carter County, where it did its most significant damage in and around the Lone Grove area. The tornado continued northeast, with major damage reported in the Majestic Hills addition and crossing Interstate-35 about a mile and a half north of the Prairie Valley Road exit. At least eight homes and a small private school were destroyed in the Majestic Hills neighborhood. It moved through rural areas of Northeast Carter County to the east of Springer. Approximately 46 people were injured, with 14 seriously injured. Eight people died in the Lone Grove area. At least 114 homes were damaged or destroyed, with at least 3500 losing power in and around Carter county. Debris from this tornado was carried as far away as Sulphur. Monetary damages were estimated. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms developed early in the afternoon, from near the Lawton area, northeast toward the Oklahoma metro area. Thunderstorms became severe relatively quickly as they moved through Caddo and Grady counties, and began to show signs of rotation as they moved toward western Oklahoma City. One supercell thunderstorm spawned several tornadoes as it moved through western and northern Oklahoma. Sporadic damage was reported along its path, some of it significant as it moved through northern Oklahoma county and southern Logan county. Other supercells developed near the same areas of Caddo and Grady counties and moved northeast. Some locations received several rounds of very large hail through the afternoon. Later in the afternoon, a second area of thunderstorms developed over northern Texas. Several supercell thunderstorms developed and moved northeast toward the Red River. One supercell thunderstorm moved northeast over Clay county and northwest Montague county. A tornado developed as it moved into Jefferson county near the Red River. It continued northeast through western Love county and into Carter County. Significant damage was reported in and around the Lone Grove area and over the far north sides of Ardmore. There were eight fatalities in and around Lone Grove. The tornado crossed Interstate 35 and eventually crossed into southern Murray county. Wind damage was reported in Coal and Atoka counties. Minor injuries were reported with the Atoka county thunderstorms. Monetary damages were estimated.
45.2	2000-04-30	3	33°22'N / 98°46'W	33°22'N / 98°46'W	13.00 Miles	800 Yards	0	0	300K	0	Young
		Brief Description: A large tornado was reported from near the county line (between Elbert and Padgett) to east of Olney. A 100 year old home was completely destroyed one mile south of the Olney Airport. A total of three homes and two motor homes were destroyed. Damage was reported to a nursing home, barns, power lines and trees. Most of the damage, however, occurred in open country. April 30, 2000 - Event Narrative A big day for severe weather across northwest portions of the area. Several outflow boundaries, a dryline, and moist unstable air all helped contribute to thunderstorm development. There were several rounds of thunderstorms, the first wave was in the early morning hours, from about 3 am to 5 am. This activity developed in Young and Palo Pinto counties and moved eastward to affect Parker, Jack, Wise and Tarrant counties. Another event developed in the early evening, generally north and west of a Dallas, Glen Rose, Eastland line. Most of the activity was centered on Young, Jack, and Stephens county. A large tornado occurred near Olney (Young County) during this event. A continuation of aa tornado that began in Throckmorton county.
45.3	1979-06-06	3	33°13'N / 98°37'W	33°15'N / 98°30'W	7.10 Miles	400 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Young
45.8	1976-04-19	2	33°52'N / 97°26'W	33°56'N / 97°22'W	6.10 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Love
46.1	1977-03-02	2	34°06'N / 97°33'W	34°11'N / 97°26'W	8.80 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Carter
46.4	1979-04-10	2	34°06'N / 98°57'W	34°08'N / 98°53'W	4.70 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Wichita
46.7	1985-04-21	2	33°25'N / 98°52'W	33°25'N / 98°50'W	2.20 Miles	300 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Archer
46.9	1957-05-24	2	34°28'N / 97°58'W		2.50 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Stephens
46.9	1962-07-28	2	34°28'N / 97°58'W		1.00 Mile	50 Yards	0	1	250K	0	Stephens
47.1	1990-03-13	3	34°17'N / 97°44'W	34°23'N / 97°35'W	15.00 Miles	200 Yards	0	0	2.5M	0	Stephens
47.2	1997-05-25	2	33°37'N / 97°26'W	33°36'N / 97°23'W	1.00 Mile	75 Yards	0	0	100K	0	Cooke
		Brief Description: A tornado blew over a 1500 lb pumpjack, snapped 25 power poles, destroyed several barns, damaged roofs, and damaged or destroyed numerous trees.
47.6	1973-06-02	2	34°29'N / 98°24'W	34°29'N / 98°23'W	1.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Cotton
47.7	1975-02-22	2	34°27'N / 97°59'W	34°30'N / 97°55'W	5.40 Miles	70 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Stephens
47.9	1973-06-02	2	34°29'N / 98°26'W	34°29'N / 98°24'W	2.30 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Comanche
48.0	1979-04-10	2	34°27'N / 98°20'W	34°34'N / 98°08'W	14.00 Miles	33 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Comanche
48.6	1979-10-30	2	33°03'N / 98°38'W	33°19'N / 98°30'W	20.00 Miles	77 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Young
48.9	2010-05-10	2	34°10'N / 97°30'W	34°11'N / 97°25'W	5.00 Miles	400 Yards	0	0	0K	0K	Carter
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Tornado #E2. Mobile homes were destroyed and seriously damaged and significant tree damage occurred as a tornado moved from 4 miles south-southwest of Healdton to 2 miles north-northwest of Wilson. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affected a large part of northern, central, and southern Oklahoma. Tornadoes were most numerous across central and southern Oklahoma, with significant damage occurring over many areas. Severe thunderstorms erupted by mid afternoon across northern and western Oklahoma. Given the potent combination of ingredients in place, storms began to produce tornadoes quickly after initiation. Storm motions of 50 to 60 mph were common. During the mid afternoon hours, severe weather was confined to northern Oklahoma. It was there a long track supercell storm produced tornadoes near the Kansas border - including one rated EF3 - from near Wakita to north of Braman. The capping inversion that had delayed thunderstorm development into central Oklahoma weakened, allowing for explosive supercell development along the dry line along and west of the Interstate 35 corridor. Rapid development and intensification was common with the late afternoon storms, with storms becoming tornadic within a very short time after initiation. This round of storms would directly impact a large part of the Oklahoma City metro area at rush hour, and posed a significant threat to the area. The first tornado in this area occurred in Canadian County. During the next several hours, tornadoes were clustered around the metro area, and at times there were multiple significant damaging tornadoes occurring simultaneously. Several of the tornadoes had long tracks. Damage from the tornadoes was substantial, with numerous structures, vehicles, trees and power poles/lines significantly damaged or destroyed. One of the more intense tornadoes moved across Lake Thunderbird east of Norman destroying numerous boats. More storms developed across southwest and south central Oklahoma, and also quickly became tornadic. By 9 pm, 35 tornadoes had been reported. While the loss of three lives was tragic, the casualties could have been much higher given the storm's fast motions, their intensity, the time of day and the areas impacted. While exact monetary damage figures were not available, it is estimated that losses were in excess of $595 million. At least 450 sustained injuries, most of them minor. Unfortunately three people lost their lives. Note: The large number of injuries and tornadoes made it difficult to associate injuries with specific tornadoes. Injury numbers were included when we had confidence in the numbers. Note: The complex nature of storm evolutions and interactions made the job of classifying tornadoes difficult. This represents our best scientific assessment based on ground and aerial surveys, data from multiple radars, photographic and video evidence and anecdotal information.
49.1	1970-09-07	2	34°30'N / 97°58'W		0.20 Mile	200 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Stephens
49.3	1973-03-13	2	34°30'N / 98°26'W				0	5	25K	0	Comanche
49.3	1985-04-21	2	33°23'N / 98°55'W	33°25'N / 98°52'W	2.80 Miles	300 Yards	0	2	250K	0	Young
49.6	1979-04-10	2	34°05'N / 99°02'W	34°06'N / 98°57'W	5.20 Miles	33 Yards	1	0	0K	0	Wilbarger
49.7	1957-05-24	4	34°27'N / 98°27'W	34°34'N / 98°24'W	8.60 Miles	880 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Comanche
49.9	1957-07-20	2	34°14'N / 97°29'W				0	0	0K	0	Carter

* 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.