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Tornadoes in Jackson County, Texas

42 tornadoes have crossed Jackson County since 1950, 101st of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.8 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 11. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
42
Deaths
0
Injuries
11
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, December 24, 1975

The strongest

  1. F3, Jackson County, TexasFebruary 9, 1966F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  2. F3, Jackson County, TexasDecember 24, 1975F3, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  3. F3, Jackson County, TexasSeptember 20, 1967F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  4. F3, Jackson County, TexasSeptember 11, 1961F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 23 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jackson County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231EF0
20091EF0
20081EF0
20042F0
20031F0
19981F0
19971F0
19962F0
19951F0
19942F0
19921F1
199142F1
198411F0
19802F1
19781F1
19761F1
19751F3
19742F1
19721F1
1967115F3
19661F3
196123F3
19591F0

Every tornado that crossed Jackson County

42 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
September 25, 20238:01 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.720$200,000
October 3, 20093:12 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.150$3,000
June 21, 20089:15 PM CDTEF0Jackson0.125$20,000
May 11, 20041:45 PM CDTF0Jackson0.225$10,000
April 6, 200411:01 AM CDTF0Jackson0.125
July 28, 20031:15 PM CDTF0Jackson0.215$1,000
January 21, 19983:40 PM CSTF0Jackson0.130
June 21, 19975:06 PM CDTF0Jackson1.023$20,000
August 12, 19967:20 PM CDTF0Jackson0.550
June 20, 19967:54 PM CDTF0Jackson0.375$10,000
April 4, 199511:11 AM CDTF0Jackson0.110$500 to $5,000
October 18, 19949:42 AM CDTF0Jackson0.110
October 8, 19941:33 AM CDTF0Jackson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 6, 19922:20 PM CDTF1Jackson0.130$5,000 to $50,000
October 1, 19915:35 PM CDTF1Jackson0.150$50,000 to $500,000
June 16, 199111:15 PM CDTF0Jackson0.51002$5,000 to $50,000
June 16, 199110:23 PM CDTF0Jackson0.130$500 to $5,000
June 16, 19918:40 PM CDTF0Jackson0.210
May 19, 19841:40 PM CDTF0Jackson0.1101$50,000 to $500,000
June 21, 19805:15 PM CDTF1Jackson0.230$5,000 to $50,000
June 21, 19805:10 PM CDTF1Jackson0.330$5,000 to $50,000
April 22, 19785:50 PM CSTF1Jackson0.117$5,000 to $50,000
May 7, 197611:50 AM CDTF1Victoria20.950$5,000 to $50,000
December 24, 19754:00 PM CSTF3Jackson1.0440
April 30, 19746:30 AM CDTF0Jackson0.510$50 to $500
April 30, 19746:30 AM CDTF1Jackson1.010$50 to $500
May 7, 19728:27 AM CDTF1Jackson0.320$5,000 to $50,000
September 21, 19673:00 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.517$500 to $5,000
September 20, 196711:20 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 196710:30 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.110$50 to $500
September 20, 196710:30 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.110$50 to $500
September 20, 196710:30 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.110$50 to $500
September 20, 196710:00 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 19679:00 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.110$500 to $5,000
September 20, 19679:00 AM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110
September 20, 19679:00 AM GMT-5F3Jackson0.1103
September 20, 19676:30 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 19676:30 AM GMT-5F1Jackson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
February 9, 196610:55 PM GMT-6F3Jackson2.033$5,000 to $50,000
September 11, 19612:20 PM GMT-5F3Jackson0.1103$5,000 to $50,000
May 23, 19616:15 PM GMT-5F1Jackson0.417$500 to $5,000
May 23, 19594:38 AM GMT-5F0Jackson0.110

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.