NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jasper, 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
37 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Jasper, Texas since 1851, 6 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Laura in 2020. Since 1950, 72 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Tropical storms
- 31
- Tornadoes
- 72
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Jasper
The strongest storm to pass near Jasper was Laura in 2020, a Category 2 hurricane with 107 mph winds when its centre passed 44 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1879, whose centre came within 7 miles. The record near Jasper begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Laura in 2020. The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 5 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 37 systems, 8 have come since 2000. Jasper has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 78% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 72 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 2, 1999, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 13, 1972, killed 2 people. Of the 72, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 14 each. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Jasper. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 35 times since 1956, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 80% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Jasper.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jasper
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 44 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 30 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 72 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2008 | GustavSep 2 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | JerryOct 16 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1987 | Unnamed 1987 stormAug 10 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1986 | BonnieJun 26 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1982 | ChrisSep 11 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | ClaudetteJul 25 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 9 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 12 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | DebraJul 26 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1957 | BerthaAug 10 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 27 | 38 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | BarbaraJul 29 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 8 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormAug 15 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 27 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 6 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormAug 1 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 21 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 14 | 57 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 7 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 18 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Jasper: 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 Jasper
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s21
- 2000s9
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s4
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1999 | F3 | 9 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 13, 1982 | F3 | 23 mi | 8.5 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F2 | 23 mi | 3.3 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | EF2 | in town | 8.63 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 8 mi | 36.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F2 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 29, 1999 | F2 | 15 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1982 | F2 | 21 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 30, 1967 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 20, 1967 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1959 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 72, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jasper
The Storm Prediction Center has 35 hail reports within 10 miles of Jasper since 1956, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 9, 2019, the most recent report. March has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jasper
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sam Rayburn Dam, TX, 9 miles northwest of Jasper at 189 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 41°F. December is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 59.9 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (28.9 of 59.9 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 37 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (13); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 94 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 30 nights a year. That 59.9 inches is more than at 303 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (97%). Colmesneil, 19 miles west, has its own station (Town Bluff Dam, TX): 59.3 inches a year, 0.6 less than here, and an August average high of 92°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 41 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Feb | 64 | 45 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Mar | 71 | 51 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 58 | 4.6 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 66 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 73 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 94 | 75 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 95 | 74 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 89 | 70 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 59 | 5.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 50 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 62 | 43 | 6.1 | 7 |
| Year | 78 | 59 | 59.9 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sam Rayburn Dam, TX (189 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 Jasper
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 76 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jasper: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $40.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on April 27, 2009. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 227 have had fewer than Jasper.
August 30, 2017: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Jasper — 2 killed, $5,000 damage.
NWS: “Tropical Storm Harvey moved into Cameron Parish with most sustained storm force winds confined to the coastal areas, however wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph were experienced well inland. These gusty winds combined with saturated soils produced conditions that allowed some trees to fall.”
April 27, 2016: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Jasper — 1 injured, $2,000 damage.
October 13, 2014: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Jasper — 1 injured.
NWS: “A man was shocked after lightning hit a near by boom while working on an oil rig west of Jasper on County Road 147. He was taken to Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital after being knocked partially unconscious.”
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 Jasper's ZIP code 75951 have filed 71 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Harvey in 2017: 13 claims (18% of all) and $524,000. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 14. 58% 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, 203 have fewer than Jasper.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 13 | $524,000 |
Jasper County, which includes Jasper, has been named in 32 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 6 fires, 6 floods, 5 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jasper County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 106th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.4 million (35%), 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 Jasper
- Brookeland, TX12 mi
- Newton, TX19 mi
- Colmesneil, TX19 mi
- Kirbyville, TX20 mi
- Zavalla, TX24 mi
- Woodville, TX25 mi
- Bronson, TX28 mi
- Hemphill, TX32 mi
- Warren, TX32 mi
- Merryville, LA33 mi
- Buna, TX35 mi
- Huntington, TX35 mi
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