Jones County tornado history

86 tornadoes touched Jones County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 25, 1962). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 29 people.

86tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 29 injured

43.7 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F044

(E)F118

(E)F215

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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
May 25, 1962	F3	4.1 mi	67 yd	1	1
May 25, 1976	F3	20.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
May 15, 1965	F3	9.3 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 2, 2024	EF3	3.3 mi	210 yd	4	0
May 26, 1976	F3	1 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 14, 1990	F3	0.2 mi	10 yd	2	0
Apr 5, 1955	F2	43.7 mi	67 yd	6	0
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	5.4 mi	135 yd	0	0
May 30, 1982	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1962	F2	4.7 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 23, 2023	EF2	4.6 mi	700 yd	2	0
Apr 28, 1985	F2	3.5 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 25, 2025	unrated	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 2, 2024	unrated	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
May 2, 2024	EF3	3.3 mi	210 yd	4
Jun 11, 2023	unrated	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 23, 2023	EF2	4.6 mi	700 yd	2
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	5.4 mi	135 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	8.7 mi	550 yd	0
Mar 28, 2017	EF0	4.5 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 28, 2017	EF0	4.7 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 21, 2011	EF1	5 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 21, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 13, 2009	EF0	—	10 yd	0

Deadliest: May 25, 1962, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Shackelford County, TX26 Fisher County, TX51 Taylor County, TX66 Haskell County, TX60 Stonewall County, TX27 Callahan County, TX48 Nolan County, TX49 Throckmorton County, TX42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jones County, Texas had?

86 tornadoes touched Jones County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Jones County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 25, 1962, with a 4.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Jones County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (43 of 86). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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