78130 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in 78130 Zip Code is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 78130 Zip Code is lower than Texas average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #1386
| 78130 Zip Code | 0.01 |
| 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
| 78130 Zip Code | 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, #1710
| 78130 Zip Code | 156.26 |
| 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 2,631 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 78130 Zip Code 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: | 1 | Drought: | 57 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 836 | Hail: | 1,008 | Heat: | 1 | Heavy Snow: | 2 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 2 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 642 | Tropical Storm: | 3 | Wildfire: | 3 | Winter Storm: | 11 | Winter Weather: | 6 |
| Other: | 51 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 78130 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 78130 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 78130 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 51 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 78130 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 1.8 | 1966-05-21 | 2 | 29°42'N / 98°06'W | 2.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Cottle | |
| 4.3 | 1967-09-20 | 3 | 29°39'N / 98°07'W | 5.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Comal | |
| 5.5 | 1961-09-04 | 2 | 29°37'N / 98°04'W | 29°37'N / 98°05'W | 1.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Guadalupe |
| 7.0 | 1967-05-01 | 2 | 29°39'N / 97°58'W | 0.50 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Guadalupe | |
| 9.9 | 1969-05-22 | 2 | 29°36'N / 97°57'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Guadalupe | |||
| 10.0 | 1956-10-20 | 2 | 29°35'N / 97°58'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Guadalupe | |
| 14.3 | 1961-11-12 | 2 | 29°52'N / 97°56'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hays | |||
| 15.2 | 1980-08-10 | 2 | 29°54'N / 97°52'W | 29°54'N / 98°05'W | 13.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 20 | 25.0M | 0 | Caldwell |
| 16.1 | 1953-12-01 | 3 | 29°30'N / 97°56'W | 29°32'N / 97°52'W | 5.10 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Guadalupe |
| 17.6 | 1954-07-12 | 2 | 29°35'N / 98°20'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bexar | |
| 18.2 | 2007-07-21 | 2 | 29°26'N / 97°58'W | 29°28'N / 97°58'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0K | Guadalupe |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: At approximately 4:25 am CST a tornado estimated to be an EF-2 touched down about 9 miles south of Seguin and 1/4 mile southeast of CR411. The tornado moved northward along SH123 for nearly 1 mile before turning slightly to the north northwest and crossing CR410. It damaged three outbuildings, a residence and a store, but no one was injured. The tornado ranged in width from 50 yards up to 150 yards. The total track length was approximately 2 miles. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms associated with a persistent upper level low produced heavy rain and flash flooding through the morning on July 21. | |||||||||||
| 20.9 | 1976-03-30 | 2 | 30°00'N / 98°04'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hays | |
| 23.5 | 1980-08-10 | 2 | 29°54'N / 98°05'W | 30°06'N / 98°25'W | 24.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Hays |
| 25.0 | 1976-03-30 | 2 | 30°02'N / 97°55'W | 2.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Hays | |
| 25.3 | 1957-04-26 | 2 | 29°41'N / 97°39'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Caldwell | |||
| 25.4 | 1961-11-12 | 2 | 29°54'N / 97°43'W | 1.00 Mile | 433 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Caldwell | |
| 26.3 | 1958-05-03 | 2 | 29°43'N / 98°41'W | 29°43'N / 98°20'W | 21.00 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bexar |
| 26.7 | 1985-04-22 | 2 | 30°02'N / 97°51'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hays | |
| 27.3 | 1953-04-28 | 3 | 29°33'N / 98°32'W | 29°35'N / 98°28'W | 4.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Hays |
| 29.2 | 1965-08-28 | 2 | 29°51'N / 97°37'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Caldwell | |
| 30.0 | 1969-05-03 | 2 | 29°23'N / 98°25'W | 1.00 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bexar | |
| 30.3 | 1969-05-16 | 2 | 29°25'N / 98°30'W | 29°27'N / 98°27'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Bexar |
| 33.0 | 1980-08-10 | 2 | 29°25'N / 98°25'W | 29°25'N / 98°37'W | 12.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Bexar |
| 33.2 | 1961-08-04 | 2 | 29°42'N / 97°31'W | 0.10 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 3K | 0 | Caldwell | |
| 33.4 | 1971-02-25 | 2 | 29°53'N / 97°40'W | 29°57'N / 97°29'W | 11.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Caldwell |
| 33.6 | 1959-05-10 | 2 | 29°16'N / 98°20'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bexar | |
| 34.9 | 1965-05-18 | 2 | 29°16'N / 97°46'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Gonzales | |
| 35.2 | 1961-11-22 | 3 | 29°23'N / 98°32'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bexar | |
| 35.8 | 1970-04-18 | 2 | 29°40'N / 98°40'W | 0.50 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bexar | |
| 36.8 | 1988-09-17 | 2 | 29°24'N / 98°38'W | 29°29'N / 98°35'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25.0M | 0 | Bexar |
| 37.8 | 1950-05-15 | 2 | 29°47'N / 98°50'W | 29°40'N / 98°34'W | 18.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kendall |
| 38.2 | 1965-04-15 | 2 | 29°51'N / 97°31'W | 29°54'N / 97°25'W | 6.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Caldwell |
| 38.7 | 1980-08-10 | 2 | 30°06'N / 98°25'W | 30°08'N / 98°35'W | 10.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Blanco |
| 38.8 | 1953-04-28 | 4 | 29°34'N / 98°42'W | 1.00 Mile | 1760 Yards | 2 | 15 | 0K | 0 | Bexar | |
| 39.7 | 1991-02-19 | 2 | 29°16'N / 97°38'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Gonzales | |
| 39.7 | 1970-09-13 | 2 | 29°13'N / 98°26'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bexar | |
| 41.4 | 1969-05-06 | 3 | 30°06'N / 98°35'W | 30°07'N / 98°34'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Kendall |
| 41.5 | 1957-03-31 | 2 | 29°49'N / 98°45'W | 1.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Kendall | |
| 42.6 | 1969-05-06 | 3 | 30°07'N / 98°34'W | 30°17'N / 98°24'W | 15.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Blanco |
| 43.1 | 1965-05-18 | 2 | 29°07'N / 98°20'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Wilson | |||
| 45.3 | 1997-05-27 | 4 | 30°22'N / 98°01'W | 30°20'N / 97°59'W | 5.60 Miles | 440 Yards | 1 | 5 | 15.0M | 0K | Travis |
| Brief Description: M25MH The Pedernales Valley tornado began on the shore of Lake Travis destroying trees and a floating marina where nearly all of the watercraft were destroyed. While numerous trees were twisted and uprooted in this area, several structures sustained only what appeared to be minor damage that would be no more than F0. The tornado was initially moving westward as it moved into rough terrain. A number of structures sustained varying damage until the tornado reached Bee Creek Road. At that location, a Southwest Bell building housing telephone switching equipment was destroyed. The building was well constructed and was one of several buildings which indicated at F4 rating for this tornado. Bee Creek Road takes a bend close to the telephone building and across the street a house was destroyed with walls knocked down. Approximately 2.2 miles from the lake, the tornado path takes a distinct dog leg turn toward the southwest. The point at which this dog-leg turn occurred also corresponds with a knoll. Trees and buildings at the top of the knoll were destroyed. After the dog-leg turn, the tornado assumed a heading of 250 degrees and crossed a major power distribution line. One steel tower was destroyed bringing all lines to the ground. The tornado remained on the 250 degree heading moving through the area described as the Hazy Hills subdivision. Numerous houses and several mobile homes were totally destroyed. Several houses survived but sustained major damage making them totally uninhabitable. The only death associated with this tornado occurred here when one man was killed. He lived in a mobile home that was demolished and his vehicle was tossed several hundred feet. Other survey team members were unable to learn whether he was in the mobile home or had left it to drive away. The tornado continued west-southwest moving across State Road (SR) 71. A number of well built homes in the Hazy Hills subdivision were heavily damaged or destroyed. Crossing SR 71, the tornado moved into another subdivision with widely separated houses in the Lick Creek valley, a steep walled creek that feeds into the Pedernales River. One stone-walled house located just north of Pedernales Drive and west of SR 71 was completely deroofed. Other structures in this subdivision sustained roof damage in the F2 range. After following the terrain into the creek it climbed another rise in the land before ending shortly after passing the crest of the small hill. As the tornado ended, damage was minimal to trees. | |||||||||||
| 46.0 | 1973-01-20 | 2 | 30°21'N / 97°55'W | 0.10 Mile | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Travis | |
| 46.0 | 1983-03-04 | 2 | 29°54'N / 98°50'W | 29°52'N / 98°47'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Kendall |
| 46.2 | 1980-08-10 | 2 | 30°15'N / 97°39'W | 30°18'N / 97°43'W | 5.40 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250.0M | 0 | Travis |
| 46.6 | 1976-03-30 | 2 | 29°56'N / 98°55'W | 29°58'N / 98°40'W | 15.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Kendall |
| 47.2 | 1958-05-02 | 2 | 29°17'N / 98°51'W | 29°34'N / 98°44'W | 20.80 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Medina |
| 48.1 | 2002-03-19 | 2 | 29°15'N / 98°41'W | 29°16'N / 98°42'W | 1.50 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.0M | 0 | Bexar |
| Brief Description: Tornado number five, strongest of the six and rated as a minimal F2 tornado on the Fujita Scale, formed about 3.5 miles southwest of the intersection of Loop 1604 and I35. It struck near 720 pm along near Silver Street and Bravo Street and moved toward the north for 1.5 miles. It apparently weakened periodically, producing a hit-and-miss damage path. It completely destroyed four mobile homes and damaged several others. | |||||||||||
| 48.7 | 1973-10-11 | 2 | 29°39'N / 97°16'W | 29°45'N / 97°15'W | 7.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gonzales |
| 49.1 | 1967-05-08 | 2 | 28°58'N / 98°02'W | 29°01'N / 97°54'W | 8.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Karnes |
| 49.4 | 1973-10-11 | 2 | 29°45'N / 97°15'W | 29°46'N / 97°15'W | 1.10 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Fayette |
| 49.6 | 1970-05-15 | 2 | 30°15'N / 98°36'W | 0.50 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Gillespie | |
* 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.