Jasper County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Jasper County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 2, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 24 people.

58tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 24 injured

36.4 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F130

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 2, 1999	F3	12 mi	500 yd	6	1
May 13, 1982	F3	8.5 mi	150 yd	1	1
Jan 2, 1999	F2	4.5 mi	250 yd	10	1
Apr 22, 2020	EF2	36.4 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jan 29, 1999	F2	17 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2004	F2	15 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2016	EF2	9.9 mi	500 yd	3	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	8.6 mi	400 yd	1	0
Nov 23, 2004	F2	8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 13, 1982	F2	6.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Oct 30, 1967	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2015	EF1	13.3 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 8, 2024	EF2	8.6 mi	400 yd	1
Dec 23, 2020	EF1	0.4 mi	45 yd	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF2	36.4 mi	600 yd	0
May 19, 2019	EF1	1.3 mi	600 yd	1
May 19, 2019	EF1	3.1 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF1	2.1 mi	189 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF0	0.7 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF1	8.5 mi	260 yd	0
Jan 22, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 20, 2017	EF1	4 mi	250 yd	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF1	0.4 mi	25 yd	0
Jan 2, 2017	EF1	2.5 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: May 13, 1982, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Newton County, TX34 Tyler County, TX23 Hardin County, TX30 Beauregard Parish, LA62 Sabine County, TX22 Orange County, TX32 San Augustine County, TX21 Polk County, TX30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jasper County, Texas had?

58 tornadoes touched Jasper County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jasper County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 2, 1999, with a 12-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jasper County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 58). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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