Carlton, TX Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Carlton is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Carlton is lower than Texas average and is about the same as the national average.
Earthquake Index, #1515
| Carlton, 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
| Carlton, 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, #1303
| Carlton, TX | 144.84 |
| 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 2,802 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Carlton, 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: | 1 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 26 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 408 | Hail: | 1,445 | Heat: | 5 | Heavy Snow: | 6 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 7 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 837 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 6 | Winter Storm: | 13 | Winter Weather: | 12 |
| Other: | 30 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Carlton, TX.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Carlton, TX.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Carlton, TX.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 44 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Carlton, TX.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 4.1 | 1979-04-10 | 2 | 31°45'N / 98°22'W | 31°54'N / 98°11'W | 15.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Comanche |
| 8.2 | 1979-04-11 | 2 | 31°54'N / 98°11'W | 31°59'N / 98°04'W | 9.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton |
| 10.7 | 1976-04-19 | 2 | 32°00'N / 98°25'W | 32°02'N / 98°14'W | 11.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Erath |
| 13.1 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 31°48'N / 98°28'W | 31°58'N / 98°28'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Comanche |
| 16.4 | 1991-04-28 | 2 | 31°40'N / 98°07'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hamilton | |
| 16.9 | 1960-05-04 | 2 | 32°05'N / 98°24'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Erath | |
| 19.4 | 1990-04-25 | 2 | 32°05'N / 98°28'W | 32°06'N / 98°27'W | 1.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Comanche |
| 19.7 | 1958-04-28 | 3 | 31°54'N / 98°36'W | 31°57'N / 98°33'W | 4.90 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Comanche |
| 19.9 | 1990-04-25 | 2 | 32°06'N / 98°27'W | 32°08'N / 98°25'W | 2.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Erath |
| 23.5 | 1971-04-28 | 2 | 32°13'N / 98°12'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Erath | |||
| 24.7 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 31°38'N / 98°34'W | 31°42'N / 98°36'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mills |
| 25.7 | 1994-04-26 | 2 | 32°04'N / 97°52'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 0 | Bosque | |
| Brief Description: Tornado number one was on the ground intermittently for about one mile. A grain silo was unroofed, one house destroyed, two mobile homes destroyed, a barn was destroyed, and at least 20 telephone poles were blown down. There was one minor injury. | |||||||||||
| 27.2 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 31°50'N / 98°41'W | 31°54'N / 98°44'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Comanche |
| 27.3 | 1993-10-12 | 2 | 32°07'N / 98°37'W | 25.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 12 | 5.0M | 0 | Comanche | |
| Brief Description: Ten houses were destroyed, and 12 persons were injured. | |||||||||||
| 27.8 | 1982-05-12 | 2 | 31°32'N / 98°34'W | 31°38'N / 98°34'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mills |
| 29.4 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 31°54'N / 98°44'W | 32°03'N / 98°44'W | 9.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Comanche |
| 29.8 | 1970-04-26 | 2 | 31°55'N / 98°45'W | 1.00 Mile | 267 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Comanche | |
| 31.7 | 1966-04-19 | 2 | 32°04'N / 97°45'W | 2.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bosque | |
| 32.4 | 1976-05-31 | 2 | 32°22'N / 98°20'W | 32°19'N / 98°19'W | 4.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Erath |
| 34.8 | 1954-02-19 | 2 | 32°13'N / 98°41'W | 32°15'N / 98°39'W | 3.00 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Eastland |
| 36.8 | 1978-04-30 | 2 | 31°52'N / 97°37'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Bosque | |||
| 39.4 | 1971-05-09 | 2 | 31°43'N / 97°36'W | 0.10 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bosque | |
| 39.6 | 1973-05-24 | 2 | 31°19'N / 98°23'W | 2.50 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lampasas | |
| 39.6 | 1976-04-19 | 3 | 32°04'N / 98°53'W | 2.20 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Comanche | |
| 39.9 | 1960-10-13 | 2 | 31°47'N / 98°57'W | 31°48'N / 98°53'W | 4.30 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 40.2 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°15'N / 97°45'W | 32°14'N / 97°40'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Somervell |
| 40.2 | 1990-05-02 | 2 | 31°58'N / 97°34'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bosque | |
| 41.3 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°17'N / 97°45'W | 32°17'N / 97°42'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Somervell |
| 42.4 | 1980-06-20 | 2 | 31°50'N / 97°33'W | 31°48'N / 97°30'W | 4.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Bosque |
| 43.0 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 32°29'N / 98°14'W | 32°31'N / 98°10'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Erath |
| 44.6 | 1990-04-27 | 2 | 32°01'N / 97°30'W | 0.20 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Bosque | |
| 44.8 | 2006-12-29 | 2 | 31°46'N / 97°30'W | 31°52'N / 97°28'W | 7.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0K | Bosque |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The National Weather Service in Fort Worth conducted a damage survey and concluded a tornado formed east of Clifton. The tornado took a northeast track and went on to damage trees along CR 3355 just south of FM 708. The tornado also heavily damaged a turkey farm at the intersection of CR 3355 and FM 708. Debris from the turkey farm was scattered over a quarter mile northeast of the farm. The tornado continued northeast and heavily damaged two barns on CR 3440 south of the Womack community. Trees and fences were damaged along CR 3410 and CR 3415 just south and east of Womack. The tornado then crossed FM 219 east of Womack and dissipated near the intersection of FM 219 and Highway 22. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A rare winter tornado outbreak occurred on December 29 over portions of North Texas, spawning almost two dozen tornadoes. Very high shear and low instability created an environment favorable for tornadoes. A strong surface low pressure system and warm front located in southern North Texas increased the probablitity for low-level rotation. In addition to tornadoes, severe reports of large hail and flash flooding were widespread. | |||||||||||
| 45.0 | 1976-04-19 | 5 | 31°43'N / 99°04'W | 31°49'N / 98°56'W | 10.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 11 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 45.8 | 1982-05-12 | 3 | 32°31'N / 98°10'W | 32°33'N / 98°05'W | 4.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Palo Pinto |
| 46.7 | 1976-04-19 | 2 | 32°27'N / 97°49'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hood | |
| 47.2 | 1989-05-04 | 2 | 32°29'N / 97°52'W | 32°27'N / 97°48'W | 3.50 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 22 | 0K | 0 | Hood |
| 47.8 | 1977-07-27 | 2 | 32°27'N / 97°47'W | 0.70 Mile | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Hood | |
| 48.3 | 1991-04-12 | 2 | 32°14'N / 97°32'W | 1.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Johnson | |
| 48.4 | 1970-10-22 | 2 | 32°23'N / 98°49'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Eastland | |
| 48.5 | 2001-10-12 | 2 | 31°41'N / 97°27'W | 31°41'N / 97°27'W | 4.20 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Mclennan |
| Brief Description: The first tornado to hit the county touched down 2.5 miles southwest of Valley Mills, then moved east northeast and dissipated 1.5 miles east of Valley Mills. The most significant damage was to a frame house near the beginning of the damage path. There was also damage to house roofs and mobile homes along Cap Fiske Road, Highway 317, and near Highway 6 on the southern edge of Valley Mills. Showers and thunderstorms developed across north Texas, mainly in the afternoon and night resulting in widespread severe weather, during the period October 10-13. The most significant event occured during the late afternoon and night of October 12, as a line of severe thunderstorms moved east across north texas producing eight tornadoes, and nearly two million dollars in damage. | |||||||||||
| 49.5 | 1957-05-12 | 2 | 31°36'N / 97°28'W | 1.00 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Mclennan | |
| 49.7 | 1976-05-25 | 2 | 31°40'N / 97°28'W | 31°38'N / 97°25'W | 4.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bosque |
| 49.9 | 1957-04-19 | 2 | 32°24'N / 98°50'W | 0.30 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Eastland | |
| 50.0 | 1975-03-17 | 2 | 32°16'N / 98°56'W | 32°23'N / 98°54'W | 8.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Eastland |
* 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.