Storm History: Jefferson County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jefferson County, Texas: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 700
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 168
- Damage
- $3.4 billion
- Episodes
- 492
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 257 | 3 | 154 | $58 million |
| Hail | 129 | 0 | 0 | $131,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 121 | 2 | 4 | $3.2 million |
| Flash Flood | 121 | 5 | 0 | $316 million |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 11 | 2 | 9 | $401,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 5 | 1 | $3.0 billion |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2019
- Tornado, August 18, 2009
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2021
- Tornado, October 11, 1970
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2002
- Tornado, April 3, 2000
- Tornado, November 7, 1957
- Tornado, November 13, 1972
- Tornado, June 11, 1973
- Tornado, October 22, 1979
- Tornado, January 31, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2019
- Tornado, October 13, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 3, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, January 27, 2018
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2019
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Hail, April 7, 2003
- Hail, May 5, 1974
- Hail, May 12, 1964
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2024
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Hail, April 9, 1958
- Hail, April 4, 2019
- Hail, May 26, 2018
- Hail, January 20, 2017
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Hail, February 1, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, November 7, 1957
- Tornado, April 21, 1957
- Tornado, November 8, 1963
- Tornado, March 23, 1969
- Tornado, May 6, 1969
- Tornado, October 11, 1970
- Tornado, December 3, 1973
- Tornado, March 20, 1974
- Tornado, October 28, 1974
- Tornado, April 29, 1975
- Tornado, December 13, 1977
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, January 31, 1983
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2026
- Hail, March 11, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, February 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, February 1, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, January 31, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, January 26, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, January 15, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, January 11, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, January 1, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, December 29, 2025
- Astronomical Low Tide, December 5, 2025
- Astronomical Low Tide, November 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2025
- Astronomical Low Tide, March 19, 2025
- Astronomical Low Tide, March 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Astronomical Low Tide, January 11, 2025
- Tornado, December 26, 2024
- Astronomical Low Tide, December 11, 2024
- Coastal Flood, November 18, 2024
- Flash Flood, November 9, 2024
- Coastal Flood, September 11, 2024
- Tornado, July 7, 2024
- Storm Surge/Tide, June 19, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2024
- Tornado, April 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 21, 2024
- Hail, March 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2024
- Astronomical Low Tide, January 9, 2024
- Hail, December 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2023
- Heat, August 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2023
- Tornado, May 6, 2023
- Hail, April 26, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Tornado, January 24, 2023
- Tornado, December 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 28, 2022
- Tornado, July 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2022
- Tornado, May 25, 2022
- Tornado, October 27, 2021
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2020
- Tornado, May 14, 2020
- Tornado, April 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2019
- Hail, April 4, 2019
- Tornado, November 7, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2018
- Tornado, August 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2018
- Hail, May 26, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, May 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, January 27, 2018
- Flood, September 1, 2017
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2017
- Hail, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 29, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 2017
- Tornado, March 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, February 2, 2017
- Hail, January 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Tornado, April 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2016
- Hail, March 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2016
- Hail, January 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, November 7, 2015
- Lightning, June 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2015
- Tornado, April 24, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 21, 2015
- Hail, December 23, 2014
- Funnel Cloud, September 16, 2014
- Lightning, August 19, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2014
- Hail, July 3, 2014
- Funnel Cloud, June 24, 2014
- Hail, February 20, 2014
- Tornado, October 30, 2013
- Hail, July 12, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2012
- Lightning, July 5, 2012
- Hail, June 6, 2012
- Tornado, April 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, January 25, 2012
- Hail, September 29, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2011
- Lightning, July 6, 2011
- Lightning, July 5, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Hail, March 29, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, September 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2010
- Tornado, June 9, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, June 4, 2010
- Hail, February 26, 2010
- Flood, October 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 22, 2009
- Flood, September 9, 2009
- Tornado, August 18, 2009
- Lightning, July 23, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, April 27, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Hail, March 25, 2009
- Hail, February 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, January 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2008
- Hail, May 22, 2008
- Hail, February 12, 2008
- Hail, December 20, 2007
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2007
- Lightning, August 29, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2007
- Funnel Cloud, June 30, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2007
- Flash Flood, February 12, 2007
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2006
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2005
- Hail, July 11, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2005
- Hail, June 15, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2004
- Hail, September 18, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2004
- Hail, May 13, 2004
- Hail, May 13, 2004
- Hail, May 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2004
- Hail, April 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Tornado, November 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, October 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2003
- Wildfire, August 21, 2003
- Hail, August 21, 2003
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Hail, April 20, 2003
- Hail, April 8, 2003
- Hail, April 7, 2003
- Hail, April 7, 2003
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 23, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2002
- Flood, June 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 28, 2001
- Tornado, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Tornado, October 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2001
- Hail, July 1, 2001
- Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2001
- Hail, September 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2000
- Hail, September 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2000
- Tornado, April 3, 2000
- Tornado, April 3, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jefferson CountyEvery warning in Jefferson County since 1986Every county in Texas
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.