Storm History: Jim Wells County, Texas

Events

627

Deaths

2

Injuries

8

Damage

$21 million

Episodes

382

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.

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• Ice Storm, February 16, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, October 23, 20241 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Drought, August 1, 2022$8.9 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2015$2.5 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2014$2.5 million · EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 4, 2014$1.6 million · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 2010$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021$605,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2008$500,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 18, 2016$285,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 19801 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 30, 1992$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2012$250,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 2013$250,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2018$250,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2021$125,000 · 74 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 2015$120,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2005$100,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 2010$100,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2015$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 1962$75,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2007$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here

• Hail, April 11, 19954.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 2013$250,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 19684 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 1, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 2014$1.6 million · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, November 23, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2019$15,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 2013$40,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20012 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 18, 2016$285,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 15, 1957$30 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 1976F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1959F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 1969F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1994$55,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 1956F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 1962$75,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1967F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 21, 1967$500 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 22, 1967$250 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1971F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 1971F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1973F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1976F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1976$250 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Jim Wells County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 15, 20264 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 202661 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 202653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, February 14, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20266 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 18, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20251 event here
• Hail, November 1, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20254 injured · $24,000 · 100 kt wind · 41 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 20, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20255 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 6, 20253 events here
• Dense Fog, October 23, 20241 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, September 14, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20245 events here
• Heat, July 28, 20242 events here
• Heat, June 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20243 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 11, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 6, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 1, 20244 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 26, 20244 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 21, 20244 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, May 8, 20242 events here
• Ice Storm, January 14, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 22, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 13, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 2, 20233 events here
• Tornado, August 22, 2023$36,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20233 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20233 events here
• Heat, July 30, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 8, 20233 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2023$10,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 15, 20235 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 9, 20234 events here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 2, 20223 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$8.9 million · 1 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20221 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20223 events here
• Heat, July 8, 20225 events here
• Heat, July 2, 20224 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 10, 20221 event here
• Heat, May 21, 20221 event here
• Heat, May 7, 20222 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, April 25, 2022$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, April 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, March 30, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, March 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, February 11, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2021$125,000 · 74 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 20, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021$605,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2020$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2020$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202066 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 25, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2020$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2019$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 2019$15,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 26, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2018$250,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20189 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 20171 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 25, 2017$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2016$10,000 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 2016$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 2016$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 2016$285,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Wildfire, February 11, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 2015$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2015$2.5 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 2015$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 2015$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 2015$120,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 21, 20152 events here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 20151 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2014$2.5 million · EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 2014$1.6 million · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20141 event here
• Ice Storm, January 23, 2014$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2013$40,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, March 31, 2013$250,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Wildfire, February 25, 201355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20121 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2012$250,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2012$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, February 4, 20121 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2011$50,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20111 event here
• Wildfire, June 12, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20111 event here
• Wildfire, March 17, 20111 event here
• Wildfire, February 25, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20111 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 2011$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, January 1, 20112 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20101 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 2010$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2010$50,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 2010$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 2010$100,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20101 event here
• Flood, February 3, 20101 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20101 event here
• Flood, January 15, 20101 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 8, 20101 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20101 event here
• High Wind, December 24, 2009$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20091 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20091 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20091 event here
• Hail, September 28, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20091 event here
• Wildfire, August 9, 20091 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20091 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20091 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20091 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2009$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20091 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 2, 20091 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20091 event here
• Wildfire, March 3, 20091 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20091 event here
• Wildfire, February 3, 20091 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20091 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20091 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20081 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2008$500,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 200865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20081 event here
• Wildfire, February 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20081 event here
• Wildfire, January 31, 20081 event here
• Wildfire, January 31, 20081 event here
• Wildfire, January 14, 20081 event here
• Wildfire, January 1, 20081 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2007$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2007$75,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2007$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20071 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, October 22, 20061 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20061 event here

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Tornadoes in Jim Wells CountyEvery warning in Jim Wells County since 1986Every county in Texas

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.