Gainestown, AL Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Gainestown is about the same as Alabama average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Gainestown is much lower than Alabama average and is lower than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #225
| Gainestown, AL | 0.07 |
| Alabama | 0.08 |
| 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
| Gainestown, AL | 0.0000 |
| Alabama | 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, #731
| Gainestown, AL | 106.58 |
| Alabama | 255.80 |
| 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 1,434 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Gainestown, AL 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: | 11 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 25 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 114 | Hail: | 448 | Heat: | 6 | Heavy Snow: | 5 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 1 | Ice Storm: | 4 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 9 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 740 | Tropical Storm: | 2 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 10 | Winter Weather: | 12 |
| Other: | 46 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Gainestown, AL.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Gainestown, AL.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Gainestown, AL.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 41 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Gainestown, AL.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 4.2 | 1956-07-08 | 2 | 31°37'N / 87°54'W | 31°26'N / 87°25'W | 31.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Clarke |
| 11.7 | 1960-06-15 | 2 | 31°37'N / 87°35'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Clarke | |||
| 14.5 | 1984-03-24 | 3 | 31°31'N / 87°56'W | 31°32'N / 87°53'W | 4.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Jackson |
| 14.6 | 1971-12-20 | 3 | 31°18'N / 87°31'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 16.2 | 1967-12-02 | 2 | 31°26'N / 87°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe | |
| 17.4 | 1953-01-23 | 3 | 31°32'N / 88°00'W | 31°34'N / 87°54'W | 6.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Clarke |
| 18.0 | 1983-05-19 | 2 | 31°37'N / 88°01'W | 31°45'N / 87°40'W | 22.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clarke |
| 19.1 | 1978-04-18 | 3 | 31°32'N / 87°27'W | 31°35'N / 87°17'W | 10.50 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.5M | 0 | Monroe |
| 19.3 | 1963-01-19 | 2 | 31°43'N / 87°47'W | 31°45'N / 87°45'W | 3.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Clarke |
| 20.3 | 1972-03-02 | 2 | 31°26'N / 88°03'W | 31°32'N / 87°59'W | 8.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Washington |
| 20.4 | 1957-06-28 | 2 | 31°25'N / 87°24'W | 31°32'N / 87°15'W | 12.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
| 20.5 | 1996-03-18 | 2 | 31°32'N / 87°27'W | 31°44'N / 87°19'W | 11.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 5 | 150K | 0 | Monroe |
| Brief Description: THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT DROPPED A COUPLE OF TORNADOES IN CLARKE COUNTY MOVED INTO MONROE COUNTY AND DROPPED A TORNADO FOUR MILES EAST OF CLAIBORNE LAKE, JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 17. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND MOVED THROUGH FRANKLIN ALONG STATE HWY 41. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED BACK INTO THE CLOUD JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 56, SIX MILES SOUTH OF VREDENBURGH. THE TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT ELEVEN MILES. THREE MOBILE HOMES AND A HOUSE WERE DESTROYED NEAR FRANKLIN. FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED, BUT NONE SERIOUSLY. TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG THE TRACK OF THE TORNADO. SHEDS AND BARNS ALONG THE TRACK OF THE TORNADO ALSO SUFFERED DAMAGE. TREES FALLING ON HOMES ALSO CAUSED SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES HAD ROOF DAMAGE WHEN SHINGLES WERE BLOWN OFF. | |||||||||||
| 21.0 | 1974-11-05 | 2 | 31°13'N / 87°28'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Escambia | |||
| 22.5 | 1984-03-24 | 2 | 31°31'N / 88°03'W | 2.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Washington | |
| 26.5 | 1960-03-29 | 2 | 31°36'N / 87°18'W | 31°38'N / 87°13'W | 5.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Monroe |
| 27.9 | 1979-11-25 | 2 | 31°37'N / 88°01'W | 32°00'N / 87°50'W | 28.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Clarke |
| 29.2 | 1984-10-15 | 2 | 31°18'N / 87°14'W | 31°20'N / 87°11'W | 3.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Conecuh |
| 30.7 | 1966-11-10 | 2 | 31°00'N / 87°48'W | 31°03'N / 87°41'W | 7.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Baldwin |
| 31.2 | 1971-03-02 | 3 | 31°54'N / 87°49'W | 31°55'N / 87°44'W | 4.90 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clarke |
| 31.2 | 1988-11-04 | 2 | 31°38'N / 88°19'W | 31°32'N / 88°03'W | 12.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Washington |
| 32.1 | 1971-09-16 | 2 | 31°22'N / 88°15'W | 31°24'N / 88°10'W | 5.70 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washington |
| 32.8 | 1971-04-23 | 4 | 31°30'N / 87°18'W | 31°46'N / 87°00'W | 25.40 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Monroe |
| 32.9 | 1972-06-08 | 2 | 31°01'N / 87°29'W | 0.10 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Escambia | |
| 33.7 | 1972-03-02 | 2 | 31°00'N / 87°29'W | 31°02'N / 87°25'W | 4.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Escambia |
| 34.0 | 1970-03-03 | 2 | 31°28'N / 88°15'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |||
| 34.2 | 1968-11-03 | 3 | 31°00'N / 87°37'W | 31°07'N / 87°04'W | 33.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Escambia |
| 36.2 | 1968-11-03 | 3 | 30°53'N / 87°47'W | 31°00'N / 87°37'W | 12.80 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Baldwin |
| 37.4 | 1985-09-23 | 2 | 31°18'N / 87°06'W | 31°25'N / 87°00'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Conecuh |
| 39.9 | 1985-09-23 | 2 | 31°25'N / 87°00'W | 31°40'N / 87°00'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Conecuh |
| 40.7 | 1980-04-13 | 2 | 30°53'N / 87°47'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Baldwin | |
| 40.7 | 1981-02-10 | 2 | 30°53'N / 87°47'W | 1.50 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 62 | 2.5M | 0 | Baldwin | |
| 41.6 | 1968-11-03 | 3 | 30°54'N / 87°59'W | 30°53'N / 87°47'W | 11.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Baldwin |
| 41.7 | 1975-02-16 | 2 | 30°52'N / 87°46'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Baldwin | |
| 41.9 | 1983-11-23 | 2 | 31°58'N / 87°18'W | 31°59'N / 87°16'W | 4.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Wilcox |
| 43.5 | 1957-06-28 | 2 | 31°25'N / 87°03'W | 31°29'N / 86°49'W | 14.50 Miles | 133 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Conecuh |
| 43.9 | 1961-12-10 | 3 | 31°07'N / 87°03'W | 0.20 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Escambia | |
| 44.8 | 1976-03-16 | 2 | 31°20'N / 88°25'W | 0.10 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Washington | |
| 46.5 | 1957-06-28 | 2 | 31°55'N / 87°05'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wilcox | |
| 47.3 | 1972-12-15 | 2 | 31°02'N / 87°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 3 | 3K | 0 | Escambia | |
| 48.3 | 1958-02-26 | 2 | 31°47'N / 88°27'W | 32°00'N / 88°12'W | 20.90 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Choctaw |
| 49.0 | 1968-11-03 | 3 | 30°46'N / 88°07'W | 30°54'N / 87°59'W | 12.20 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 14 | 250K | 0 | Mobile |
* 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.