Tornado History Map

Jim Wells County, Texas tornado history

55 tornadoes recorded in or across Jim Wells County from 1956 to 2023, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Jim Wells County

The Storm Prediction Center records 55 tornadoes whose paths touched Jim Wells County, Texas between 1956 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is September, with 15 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 16 May 1969. The most recent was on 22 August 2023.

  • 55tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 636per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Jim Wells County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03156%
F1 / EF11731%
F2 / EF2611%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Jim Wells County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in 1960s.1950s51960s191970s41980s21990s72000s92010s72020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s19
1970s4
1980s2
1990s7
2000s9
2010s7
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in Sep.Jan1Feb0Mar2Apr0May10Jun8Jul9Aug7Sep15Oct1Nov2Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar2
Apr0
May10
Jun8
Jul9
Aug7
Sep15
Oct1
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Jim Wells County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado16 May 1969, F3, 0.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado9 January 2011, EF1, 23.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado22 August 2023, EF0, 0.2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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