Jones County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Jones County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 17, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 143 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 143 injured

41.3 milongest path · 1965

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F14

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 17, 1965	F3	41.3 mi	100 yd	85	2
Apr 15, 1999	F2	30 mi	900 yd	19	0
May 11, 2008	EF2	5 mi	100 yd	6	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF2	2.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1978	F2	0.7 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1991	F1	12 mi	100 yd	33	0
Apr 13, 1974	F1	5.6 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2023	EF1	0.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1953	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 14, 2018	EF0	8 mi	125 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 2012	EF0	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 22, 2023	EF1	0.6 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 22, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	60 yd	0
Sep 14, 2018	EF0	8 mi	125 yd	0
Sep 18, 2012	EF0	5 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF2	2.4 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 7, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 23, 2008	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 11, 2008	EF2	5 mi	100 yd	6
Oct 13, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 2, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 17, 1965, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Craven County, NC40 Onslow County, NC49 Lenoir County, NC30 Duplin County, NC42 Greene County, NC20 Pitt County, NC33 Pamlico County, NC17 Beaufort County, NC40

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jones County, North Carolina had?

23 tornadoes touched Jones County, North Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jones County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 17, 1965, with a 41.3-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jones County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 23). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).