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Tornadoes in Jasper County, Texas

58 tornadoes have crossed Jasper County since 1950, 56th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 24. 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
58
Deaths
3
Injuries
24
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, March 2, 1999

The deadliest in Jasper County

  1. F2, Jasper and Newton counties, TexasJanuary 2, 19991 killed, 10 injured
  2. F3, Newton and Jasper counties, TexasMarch 2, 19991 killed, 6 injured
  3. F3, Jasper County, TexasMay 13, 19821 killed, 1 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Newton and Jasper counties, TexasMarch 2, 1999F3, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  2. F3, Jasper County, TexasMay 13, 1982F3, 8.5 mi (14 km)
  3. EF2, Newton, Jasper and Vernon counties, Texas and LouisianaApril 22, 2020EF2, 36.4 mi (59 km)
  4. F2, Jasper and Tyler counties, TexasJanuary 29, 1999F2, 17.0 mi (27 km)
  5. F2, Jasper and Newton counties, TexasNovember 23, 2004F2, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  6. EF2, Jasper and Newton counties, TexasApril 30, 2016EF2, 9.9 mi (16 km)
  7. EF2, Jasper County, TexasJuly 8, 2024EF2, 8.6 mi (14 km)
  8. F2, Jasper County, TexasNovember 23, 2004F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  9. F2, Jasper County, TexasMay 13, 1982F2, 6.5 mi (10 km)
  10. F2, Jasper and Newton counties, TexasJanuary 2, 1999F2, 4.5 mi (7 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 29 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Jasper County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202411EF2
20202EF2
201921EF1
20184EF1
20173EF1
201633EF2
20152EF1
20141EF1
20132EF1
20122EF1
20091EF0
20081EF0
20071EF0
20043F2
20031F1
20011F0
20001F1
199910216F3
19982F1
199712F1
19921F1
19841F0
19833F1
1982311F3
19802F1
19751F1
19721F0
19711F1
19671F2

Every tornado that crossed Jasper County

58 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 8, 202411:01 AM CDTEF2Jasper8.64001$350,000
December 23, 20206:59 PM CSTEF1Jasper0.445$15,000
April 22, 20207:28 PM CDTEF2Newton to LA36.4600$475,000
May 19, 20191:21 AM CDTEF1Jasper3.1100$15,000
May 19, 20191:07 AM CDTEF1Jasper1.36001$50,000
October 31, 20188:10 PM CDTEF1Jasper8.5260$30,000
October 31, 20188:01 PM CDTEF0Jasper0.7150$2,000
October 31, 20187:47 PM CDTEF1Hardin2.1189$76,000
January 22, 20182:10 AM CSTEF0Jasper0.510$20,000
December 20, 20171:37 AM CSTEF1Jasper4.0250$30,000
March 29, 20174:12 PM CDTEF1Jasper0.425$10,000
January 2, 20179:03 AM CSTEF1Jasper2.5100$30,000
May 27, 20161:28 PM CDTEF0Jasper0.150$2,000
April 30, 20166:08 AM CDTEF2Jasper9.95003$50,000
April 27, 20166:22 AM CDTEF1Jasper2.250$7,000
April 27, 20156:00 AM CDTEF1Jasper3.580$20,000
April 24, 201511:58 AM CDTEF1Jasper13.350$75,000
December 27, 20142:35 PM CSTEF1Jasper2.0150$100,000
December 21, 20132:50 PM CSTEF1Jasper0.425$40,000
October 31, 20137:00 AM CDTEF1Jasper1.350$50,000
January 25, 201212:57 PM CSTEF1Jasper1.625$50,000
January 25, 201212:45 PM CSTEF0Jasper1.020$5,000
April 27, 20099:29 PM CDTEF0Jasper0.010
May 15, 20084:00 AM CDTEF0Jasper0.325$10,000
October 17, 200710:32 AM CDTEF0Jasper1.020
November 23, 20046:10 PM CSTF1Newton1.0100$40,000
November 23, 20044:55 PM CSTF2Jasper15.0500$500,000
November 23, 20044:41 PM CSTF2Jasper8.0300$250,000
November 17, 200311:15 PM CSTF1Jasper5.050$1.0 million
October 12, 20014:05 PM CDTF0Jasper0.510
November 24, 20003:50 AM CSTF1Jasper3.010$70,000
May 27, 19996:15 PM CDTF0Jasper1.010$10,000
May 25, 19995:35 PM CDTF1Jasper3.020$120,000
May 10, 19998:10 AM CDTF1Jasper3.050$100,000
May 10, 19998:05 AM CDTF0Jasper2.00$20,000
May 10, 19997:55 AM CDTF0Jasper1.00$10,000
March 2, 19996:55 PM CSTF3Newton12.050016$750,000
March 2, 19996:45 PM CSTF1Jasper5.020$10,000
March 2, 19996:20 PM CSTF0Jasper3.030$70,000
January 29, 19992:20 PM CSTF2Jasper17.0300$40,000
January 2, 199912:45 AM CSTF2Jasper4.5250110$1.3 million
October 18, 199811:02 AM CDTF0Jasper1.030$30,000
February 10, 19982:27 PM CSTF1Jasper5.030$1.0 million
October 23, 19977:30 PM CDTF1Jasper5.0202$100,000
November 21, 19926:00 PM CSTF1Jasper0.540$50,000 to $500,000
May 21, 198412:30 PM CDTF0Jasper0.110
December 10, 19838:30 PM CSTF1Jasper0.540$50,000 to $500,000
September 1, 19833:30 AM CDTF0Jasper3.030$50,000 to $500,000
May 21, 19833:20 AM CDTF0Jasper0.320under $50
May 13, 19823:35 PM CDTF1Jasper3.047$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19823:30 PM CDTF2Jasper6.560$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 19823:20 PM CDTF3Jasper8.515011$50,000 to $500,000
June 20, 19802:30 PM CDTF1Jasper0.120$5,000 to $50,000
May 15, 19802:30 PM CDTF1Jasper0.227$5,000 to $50,000
January 10, 19754:30 AM CSTF1Jasper0.110$5,000 to $50,000
September 4, 19729:05 PM CDTF0Jasper0.310$50 to $500
August 24, 19715:33 PM CDTF1Jasper0.320
October 30, 19679:00 AM GMT-6F2Jasper1.033

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.