88
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
25
Direct injuries
$3.9M
Property damage
Tornado in Jones County, Texas: 88 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #87 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Jones County, Texas: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Jones County is the 1980s, when 23 of the county's 88 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Jones County archive, tornado makes up 12.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #87 for this hazard and #13 within Texas, putting it in the 97.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in Jones County with 43 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-05-25 | EF3 | 4.1 mi | 67 yd | Touched down here |
| 2024-05-02 | EF3 | 3.3 mi | 210 yd | Touched down here |
| 1990-05-14 | EF3 | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1976-05-25 | EF3 | 20.3 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 1965-05-15 | EF3 | 9.3 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 2023-05-23 | EF2 | 4.6 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2020-03-19 | EF2 | 5.4 mi | 135 yd | Touched down here |
| 1991-05-02 | EF2 | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1990-05-14 | EF2 | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1990-04-05 | EF2 | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1962 | F3 | 1 | 1 | $25K | |
| May 3, 2024 | HAWLEY | EF3 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 1983 | F0 | 0 | 4 | $3K | |
| May 14, 1990 | F2 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| Apr 5, 1955 | F2 | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| May 24, 2023 | FUNSTON | EF2 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| May 14, 1990 | F3 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| May 14, 1990 | F2 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2025 | STAMFORD | EFU | $0 |
| May 3, 2024 | HAWLEY | EF3 | $0 |
| May 2, 2024 | BOYDS CHAPEL | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | NEW HOPE | EFU | $0 |
| May 24, 2023 | FUNSTON | EF2 | $0 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | HAMBY | EF2 | $0 |
| May 18, 2019 | ABILENE | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | NEW HOPE | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | HAWLEY | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | HODGES | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jones County
- Hail 413
- Thunderstorm Wind 189
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
National Weather Service Storm Survey revealed that an EF0 tornado caused roof damage to a home 5 miles west-southwest of Avoca. There was also broken tree limbs along the path and many power poles snapped along U.S. Highway 277 just south of the Farm Road 1636 intersection.
Storm chasers provided video evidence and good times for this tornado. This tornado featured a brief horizontal tube and also had multiple weak looking vortices. The path of this tornado was estimated using radar data. A National Weather survey team did not find any damage with this tornado.
According to Storm Chaser videos, this tornado was a well developed cone tornado. NWS and Emergency Management could not find any damage since this tornado remained over open fields. Therefore, it was given an EF0 rating.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Jones County, Texas?
88 tornado events are recorded in Jones County between 1954 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Jones County?
The strongest tornado on record in Jones County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Jones County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Jones County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/jones-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.