Jones County, TX Environment & Hazard Risk

• HailRelatively Moderate$1.47M/yr expected annual loss, about 5.5 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$1.06M/yr expected annual loss, about 80 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$533K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 330 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$60.2K/yr expected annual loss, about 5.8 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$475K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.0 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Low$353K/yr expected annual loss, about 10 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1.07M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• HurricaneVery Low$12.62K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• LandslideVery Low$254/yr expected annual loss, about once every 10 years
• Ice stormRelatively Low$24.66K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$21.46K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2,227 years
• Cold waveVery Low$161K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.1 events a year
• LightningVery Low$37.94K/yr expected annual loss, about 48 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

71 of 6,052 (1.2%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

262

Insured in high-risk zones

62 (24%)

Flood claims since 1978

119

Claims paid since 1978

$3.96M

• Hail299
• Thunderstorm Wind131
• Drought79
• Tornado30
• Flash Flood27
• Winter Weather21
• Winter Storm16
• Flood11 · 2 deaths
• Heavy Snow9
• High Wind6

• Drought08/01/1998

  Jones

  $40M damage

  What happened

  The devastating drought of 1998 that began when little or no rain fell during the normally wet spring months continued through the end of summer. The two main crops across the area, wheat and cotton, were both near total losses, with additional losses to the cattle, sheep, and goat industries. Preliminary loss figures top $150 million dollars.

• Flash Flood08/18/2007

  Hamlin, Jones County

  $25M damage

  What happened

  About 215 homes in Hamlin were flooded at low lying areas located near California Creek. Several residents had to be evacuated as the water level in their homes increase to 3 to 4 feet. Farm road 57 and County Road 123 were also closed. Throughout Jones county, a total of about 400 homes were damaged, along with several road and bridge approaches washed out.

• Flood09/09/2020

  Funston, Jones County

  2 deaths

  What happened

  Very heavy rains fell in a short time between 530 and 630 PM CDT, on September 8, and resulted in flash flooding across Jones County. On Wednesday September 9th, 2020, the Jones County Sheriff's Office responded to an abandoned vehicle call near FM1226 and County Road 266 on Red Mud Creek. The Sheriff said these individuals went missing around Noon CDT on 9/9/20. The vehicle was located just off a roadway in high level and rapid moving water on FM1226 just south of County Road 266. With the assistance of Anson Volunteer Fire Department, Texas Game Wardens and Anson EMS, it was determined that the vehicle was not occupied. Due to weather conditions, water level and speed in which the water was flowing, personnel were instructed to return to the area the following morning, 9/10/2020, during daylight hours. Just before noon Thursday, September 10, 2020, a resident used his drone to help rescuers scan the area. They located the body 100 yards away from the car in a flooded field near a fence. They found the deceased body in a field the next day on 9/10 and it was a 71 year old male. At approximately 3:30 pm, on 9/16/20, the body of a 62 year old male, who was a passenger in the...

• Flood10/17/2018

  Radium, Jones County

  $6.25M damage

  What happened

  Prolonged heavy rainfall flooded roads across Jones County and this flooding damaged some roads in the county. This damage and flooding was exasperated by all of the rainfall since September.

• TornadoEF3, 3.29 mi path, 210 yd wide05/03/2024

  Hawley, Jones County

  4 injured

  What happened

  The tornado was part of a cyclical supercell moving southeastward|through Jones County just west of US-277. The tornado that |produced damage dropped just north of CR-460 and moved southeast |before causing damage to metal outbuildings on two properties. It |continued southeast then turned to the south-southwest where it |damaged a home and snapped some trees and wooden power poles. It |continued southwestward before completely destroying a home that |was under construction. It also threw several trucks and a trailer|about 100 yards before crossing CR-458. Continuing southwestward,|the tornado completely destroyed another house and injured a |family of four. The tornado made one more turn southeastward where|it hit a small neighborhood. In the neighborhood, it caused roof |damage to a few homes and outbuildings. Before exiting the |neighborhood, it took most of the roof off of a house and caused |some of the walls to collapse. It also destroyed a metal garage |and heavily damaged an attached metal outbuilding. The tornado |crossed FM-605 before dissipating shortly thereafter. The estimated |peak wind speed was 165 mph.

• TornadoEF2, 4.61 mi path, 700 yd wide05/24/2023

  Funston, Jones County

  2 injured

  What happened

  A supercell thunderstorm moving slowly southward through eastern Jones County|produced a weak tornado 2 miles east of Funston around 9:13pm.|Very little, if any, damage occurred during this phase of the|event. At about 9:40pm, the tornado was moving southwestward|before it was intercepted by an eastward-moving bow echo about 2|miles south of Funston. The bow echo pushed the tornado back|northeastward and the circulation rapidly intensified for about|five minutes. During this time, the tornado widened and caused|significant damage to some homes at the intersection of CR376 and|CR364. Two manufactured homes were rolled and or completely|destroyed. It was noted that the hurricane straps failed on one of|the manufactured homes, causing it to roll off of its foundation.|A small single-family residence sustained significant roof damage|and caused an enclosed porch to become detached from the home.|The tornado continued northeastward for nearly a mile before|becoming fully absorbed into the straight-line winds of the bow|echo at about 9:47 pm.

• Thunderstorm Wind58 kt wind07/06/2026

  Stamford Arledge Arp, Jones County

• Thunderstorm Wind65 kt wind04/02/2026

  Stamford, Jones County

• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill01/26/2026

  Jones

• Winter Storm01/24/2026

  Jones

• Thunderstorm Wind51 kt wind07/09/2025

  Stamford Arledge Arp, Jones County

• Thunderstorm Wind60 kt wind06/15/2025

  Stamford Arledge Arp, Jones County

• Flash Flood06/09/2025

  Hodges, Jones County

• Hail1" hail06/09/2025

  Noodle, Jones County

• Hawley WscServes 8,436 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• City of StamfordServes 3,101 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• City of AnsonServes 3,078 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• City of HamlinServes 2,164 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+2 monitoring or reporting
• Ericksdahl WscServes 275 · Purchased surface water · Local government13 health violations+4 monitoring or reporting
• City of LuedersServes 259 · Purchased surface water · Local government11 health violations+13 monitoring or reporting