Jefferson County tornado history

111 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 7, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 144 people.

111tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

4killed · 144 injured

67.9 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F047

(E)F134

(E)F222

(E)F38

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 7, 1957	F3	3.6 mi	200 yd	59	2
Oct 28, 1974	F3	9.6 mi	67 yd	0	1
Dec 28, 2024	EF3	67.9 mi	880 yd	2	0
Jan 1, 1999	F3	5.5 mi	400 yd	5	0
Oct 11, 1970	F3	4.3 mi	100 yd	19	0
Nov 7, 1957	F3	1.5 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jan 31, 1983	F3	1 mi	40 yd	1	0
Mar 23, 1969	F3	0.5 mi	67 yd	1	0
May 20, 1983	F2	3 mi	167 yd	9	1
Oct 28, 1974	F2	20.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1972	F2	19.9 mi	30 yd	2	0
Oct 28, 1974	F2	16.7 mi	50 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2024	EF3	67.9 mi	880 yd	2
Apr 10, 2024	EF2	2.7 mi	300 yd	0
Jan 24, 2023	EF1	5.5 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 22, 2022	EF0	1.7 mi	10 yd	0
May 25, 2022	EF1	1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 27, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 7, 2018	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 7, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 11, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 9, 2010	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 18, 2009	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd	10
Oct 16, 2006	F1	2.8 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 7, 1957, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Orange County, TX32 Chambers County, TX34 Hardin County, TX30 Liberty County, TX64 Calcasieu Parish, LA113 Cameron Parish, LA68 Galveston County, TX123 Jasper County, TX58

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jefferson County, Texas had?

111 tornadoes touched Jefferson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jefferson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 7, 1957, with a 3.6-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jefferson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (16 of 111). 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).