Jeff Davis County, Texas severe weather history spans 179 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 60.9% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,557 nationally and #233 in Texas.
179
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
The record
What the Jeff Davis County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Jeff Davis County, Texas severe weather history averages 2.5 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 78 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 15 events fall before 1990 and 164 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is flash flood, with $1.3M in reported property damage. In total, 5 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Jeff Davis County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 109 | 0 | $97K | 4 | 1966–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 29 | 0 | $57K | 74 | 1961–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 27 | 0 | $1.3M | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Tornado | 12 | 0 | $10K | F1 | 1954–2023 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2014–2014 |
Decade by decade
Jeff Davis County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
11 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 11 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-07-29 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-10-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-04-29 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-04-29 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-04-29 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 1999-07-28 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1997-06-04 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1996-08-26 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-07-15 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1969-05-14 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Heavy rain fell across Jeff Davis County and produced flash flooding at the Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch. A major flash flood came down from Goat Cave Creek and it was described as larger than anything experienced in the last 30 years. The flash flood damaged the pool shower house, pushed rocks and boulders into the pool, and washed out the pool slab. Large trees between the Old Folks Home and the pool were washed out, and there was water damage to the Ranger's house, Buffalo Hall, and the Dining Hall. Two jeeps, Kawasaki Mules, and four ATV's were submerged. The shop area was flooded leaving large amounts of silt and rocks. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
Winds from a collapsing thunderstorm damaged the hospital exhibit building at the Fort Davis National Historic Site. A sixty foot section of the porch along with columns and a 12-foot overhang for the porch were all thrown on top of the roof of the structure.
A landspout tornado formed on a developing thunderstorm in the Davis Mountains in the Limpia Crossing Subdivision west of Fort Davis. A similar landspout formed the previous day very near to this location. A hay barn was destroyed, utility lines were downed, and insulation was strewn a couple of miles away from its starting point. The debris from the hay barn was scattered in many directions.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
1,865
Population (ACS)
$226K
Median home value
18
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| May 2, 2018 | Fire | MCDANNALD FIRE | FM |
| Apr 30, 2012 | Fire | LIVERMORE RANCH FIRE COMPLEX | FM |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Ft Davis 183
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Jeff Davis County, Texas?
179 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $1.4M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Jeff Davis County?
Hail, with 109 recorded events — 60.9% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Jeff Davis County?
11 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 11 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Jeff Davis County?
18 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Jeff Davis County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Jeff Davis County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Jeff Davis County as very low risk, placing it in the 3 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Jeff Davis County, Texas severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Jasper County 393
- Jefferson County 650
- Jackson County 201
- Jim Hogg County 84
- Jack County 414
- Jim Wells County 360
Cite this page
“Jeff Davis County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/jeff-davis-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.