San Jacinto County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched San Jacinto County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 23, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 9 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 9 injured

20 milongest path · 1997

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F16

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: November.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 23, 1975	F2	6.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 2001	F2	3 mi	200 yd	2	0
Apr 29, 2006	F2	1 mi	30 yd	4	0
Dec 10, 1983	F1	3 mi	200 yd	3	1
Oct 23, 1997	F1	20 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 7, 1995	F1	8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1972	F1	5.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 18, 2013	EF1	0.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 9, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 7, 1986	F0	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 2000	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Feb 18, 2013	EF1	0.6 mi	30 yd	0
Nov 15, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jul 3, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 29, 2006	F2	1 mi	30 yd	4
Nov 23, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 5, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 23, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 23, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 16, 2001	F2	3 mi	200 yd	2
Nov 5, 2000	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	20 mi	440 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 10, 1983, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Polk County, TX30 Walker County, TX20 Montgomery County, TX54 Liberty County, TX64 Trinity County, TX26 Tyler County, TX23 Hardin County, TX30 Grimes County, TX15

Questions

How many tornadoes has San Jacinto County, Texas had?

21 tornadoes touched San Jacinto County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in San Jacinto County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 23, 1975, with a 6.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in San Jacinto County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in November (4 of 21). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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