NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jacksonville, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
13 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Jacksonville, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 104 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 104
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Jacksonville
None of the 13 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Jacksonville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1891, a tropical storm with 60 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The record near Jacksonville begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm directly overhead. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 4 systems. Of the 13 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Jacksonville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 59% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 104 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 9 times; the most recent, on April 13, 2019, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on November 15, 1987, killed 4 people. Of the 104, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Jacksonville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 87 times since 1979, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Jacksonville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 54% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jacksonville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | overhead | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 5 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 9 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Jacksonville: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Jacksonville
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s17(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14(1 EF3+)
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s17(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(2 EF3+)
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 2 mi | 33 mi | 4 / 81 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF3 | 21 mi | 41.13 mi | 2 / 20 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | 25 mi | 21.9 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F3 | 12 mi | 38.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F3 | 7 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 23, 1979 | F3 | 18 mi | 10.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 3, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 11, 1961 | F3 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F3 | 14 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 23 mi | 37.13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | EF2 | 17 mi | 20.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 104, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jacksonville
The Storm Prediction Center has 87 hail reports within 10 miles of Jacksonville since 1979, made on 61 separate days. Of these, 52 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 14, 1994. The most recent report is from March 30, 2025. April has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jacksonville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jacksonville, TX, 1 mile northwest of Jacksonville at 560 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 34°F. October is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 47.5 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (23.1 of 47.5 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 13 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 96 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 37 nights a year. That 47.5 inches is more than at 255 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (82%). Rusk, 12 miles southeast, has its own station (Rusk, TX): 50.4 inches a year, 2.9 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 34 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Feb | 63 | 37 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Mar | 70 | 43 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Apr | 77 | 51 | 3.4 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 61 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Jul | 94 | 72 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 79 | 54 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 43 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 61 | 37 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 47.5 | 65 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jacksonville, TX (560 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Jacksonville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 109 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jacksonville: 86 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $508,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 16, 2023. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 466 have had fewer than Jacksonville.
September 13, 2012: lightning strike 1 mile from the centre of Jacksonville — 4 injured.
NWS: “Four people were taken to the hospital after lightning struck the Fred Douglass Elementary School parking lot in Jacksonville, Texas. m.”
June 3, 2007: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Jacksonville — 3 injured.
NWS: “Trees were downed across FM 2064 east of town. A car hit a downed tree resulting in 3 injuries.”
July 8, 2007: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Jacksonville — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Hwy. 79 was closed near Jacksonville, Texas due to high water.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Jacksonville's ZIP code 75766 have filed 48 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $462,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2016, with 18. 13% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 158 have fewer than Jacksonville.
Cherokee County, which includes Jacksonville, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1987, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 5 fires, 5 severe storms, 3 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cherokee County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.3 million a year, the 98th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.8 million (39%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Jacksonville
- Rusk, TX12 mi
- Bullard, TX14 mi
- Troup, TX15 mi
- Frankston, TX17 mi
- Whitehouse, TX19 mi
- Flint, TX20 mi
- Arp, TX23 mi
- Cushing, TX25 mi
- Chandler, TX25 mi
- Alto, TX25 mi
- Tyler, TX26 mi
- Larue, TX26 mi
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