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Eunice, NM Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes

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The chance of earthquake damage in Eunice is lower than New Mexico average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Eunice is higher than New Mexico average and is lower 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, #468

Eunice, NM	0.03
New Mexico	0.39
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, #370

Eunice, NM	0.0000
New Mexico	0.0071
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, #20

Eunice, NM	69.07
New Mexico	15.39
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 1,294 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Eunice, NM 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:	0	Dense Fog:	0	Drought:	17
Dust Storm:	0	Flood:	163	Hail:	747	Heat:	1	Heavy Snow:	4
High Surf:	0	Hurricane:	0	Ice Storm:	0	Landslide:	0	Strong Wind:	8
Thunderstorm Winds:	333	Tropical Storm:	0	Wildfire:	0	Winter Storm:	2	Winter Weather:	5
Other:	14

Volcanos Nearby

No volcano is found in or near Eunice, NM.

Historical Earthquake Events

A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Eunice, NM.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Depth (km)	Latitude	Longitude
38.0	1976-01-25	4.1	2	31.9	-103.08

Historical Tornado Events

A total of 15 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Eunice, NM.

Distance (miles)	Date	Magnitude	Start Lat/Log	End Lat/Log	Length	Width	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Affected County
12.3	1991-06-06	2	32°36'N / 103°08'W	32°36'N / 103°03'W	4.50 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lea
13.6	1991-06-06	2	32°38'N / 103°12'W	32°38'N / 103°04'W	10.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	5	250K	0	Lea
13.6	1991-06-06	2	32°38'N / 103°12'W	32°38'N / 103°04'W	10.00 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lea
15.5	1991-06-06	2	32°42'N / 103°22'W	32°38'N / 103°04'W	17.50 Miles	150 Yards	0	0	250K	0	Lea
18.1	1982-05-27	2	32°42'N / 103°08'W				0	0	25.0M	0	Lea
26.8	1982-05-12	2	32°25'N / 102°45'W	32°32'N / 102°43'W	6.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	0	0K	0	Andrews
32.2	1982-05-12	2	32°32'N / 102°43'W	32°45'N / 102°40'W	15.00 Miles	100 Yards	0	17	2.5M	0	Gaines
35.3	1969-04-19	3	32°42'N / 102°40'W		0.10 Mile	50 Yards	0	0	3K	0	Gaines
37.6	1954-05-17	3	32°58'N / 103°22'W				0	0	0K	0	Lea
38.2	1960-07-24	2	32°58'N / 103°24'W				0	0	25K	0	Lea
39.2	1961-06-18	2	32°37'N / 102°33'W				0	2	25K	0	Gaines
42.5	1955-05-30	2	31°50'N / 103°05'W		2.00 Miles	600 Yards	0	0	25K	0	Winkler
45.4	1972-06-14	2	33°06'N / 103°13'W				0	0	0K	0	Lea
48.9	1997-04-10	2	32°43'N / 102°25'W	32°43'N / 102°25'W	2.60 Miles	250 Yards	0	0	80K	0	Gaines
		Brief Description: This second tornado was spawned about two miles east of were tornado #1 dissipated. This tornado tracked to the northeast and overturned two center-pivot irrigation systems. The second system looked as if a couple of sections had become airborne from the resulting damage which snapped off a large wheel. The beginnings of a monster storm were in western Andrews County along the dry line and began moving to the northeast. Just after leaving Seminole in central Gaines County this storm became a supercell and turned almost straight east. According to the KMAF 88D average storm movement was 221 degrees at 26 kt, but this supercell turned and slowed to 268 degrees at 14 kt (47 degrees to the right at 54% speed). The storm continued into the Texas South Plains where it produced numerous other tornadoes and caused one fatality. The environment for the storms according to the rawinsonde sounding that evening on the SHARP workstation showed a buoyancy of about 2800 J/kg for the best lifted parcel and 1700 J/kg for a mean low level parcel. A cap of 65 J/kg kept other storms from forming in the area.
49.0	2010-05-14	3	31°49'N / 102°43'W	31°54'N / 102°43'W	4.00 Miles	500 Yards	0	0	100K	0K	Ector
		Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: At 12:15 pm CST, members of the TWISTEX research group confirmed the formation of a tornado approximately 6.5 miles south of Notrees. This tornado progressed northeastward around 20 mph, first causing damage to power poles around from 12:16 to 12:17 pm CST. As it continued to track to the northeast, the tornado caused significant damage to oil equipment from 12:19 to 12:22 pm CST. Two type 320 pump jacks, each weighing 71,000 pounds including the concrete base, were blown over. The tornado then began to weaken at 12:27 pm CST, and dissipated at 12:28 pm CST approximately 2 miles southeast of Notrees, TX. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the late morning hours, an upper level disturbance slowly progressed over the area. At the surface, abundant low level moisture was available due to southeasterly to easterly winds. A nearly stationary frontal boundary across the Permian basin provided a focus for rapid thunderstorm development. Several supercell thunderstorms resulted in widespread severe weather in the form of tornadoes, flash flooding and large hail across the Texas Permian Basin. The supercell thunderstorms eventually diminished during the late evening hours across the southern Permian Basin.

* 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.