Jackson County, Florida
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 12063 · population 47,249 · 918 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 731 records for Jackson County, Florida from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 385 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (400 records). The deadliest single record is the October 10, 2018 hurricane, filed for the forecast zone Jackson, which covers the county: 5 deaths and $764 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 34 declarations naming the county since 1994, 32 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Hurricane Helene” on September 28, 2024.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 731on 385 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 536 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $971Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 50strongest EF2
- FEMA declarations
- 34latest 2024
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Jackson County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 400 since 1959. The rank column places the county among Florida's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 400 | 215 | 1959-2026 | 0 | 0 | $3.9M | 26 of 67 |
| Floods | 120 | 42 | 1996-2024 | 0 | 0 | $146M | 26 of 67 |
| Hail | 52 | 40 | 1965-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 of 67 |
| Tornadoes | 50 | 44 | 1950-2024 | 0 | 30 | $41M | 37 of 67 |
| Drought | 43 | 43 | 2010-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 of 67 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 21 | 21 | 1996-2024 | 5 | 5 | $778M | 46 of 67 |
| Heat | 13 | 13 | 2010-2023 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 of 67 |
| Heavy rain | 9 | 3 | 2012-2012 | 0 | 0 | – | 54 of 67 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 8 | 5 | 2000-2019 | 0 | 0 | – | 55 of 67 |
| Lightning | 7 | 7 | 1999-2024 | 0 | 1 | $1.5M | 44 of 67 |
| Winter storms | 4 | 4 | 2014-2026 | 0 | 0 | $749K | 19 of 67 |
| Extreme cold | 3 | 3 | 2022-2026 | 0 | 0 | $50K | 43 of 67 |
| High wind and dust storms | 1 | 1 | 2013-2013 | 0 | 0 | $633 | 58 of 67 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Jackson County had?
NOAA records 50 tornadoes in Jackson County from 1950 to 2024, the strongest rated EF2, with 0 deaths and 30 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 52 tornadoes whose track touched Jackson County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 50: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 5 people, 0 of them in Jackson County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 03:09, as SPC files it | Alford | EF3 | 12.14 mi | 2 |
| 2024-01-09 07:50, as SPC files it | CottonwoodCrossed AL, FL | EF2 | 34.76 mi | 1 |
| 2001-03-15 03:30, as SPC files it | Alford | F2 | 10 mi | 1 |
| 1975-01-12 10:20, as SPC files it | BainbridgeCrossed FL, GA | F2 | 168.5 mi | 1 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Florida.
Every tornado record filed for Jackson County (50)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-09 | Simsville, Jackson County | EF2 16.33 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 7 | $4.7M |
| 2024-01-09 | Compass Lake, Jackson County | EF1 5.55 mi x 450 yd | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2024-01-09 | Richter Crossroads, Jackson County | EF1 13.82 mi x 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 | $235K |
| 2022-03-31 | Alford, Jackson County | EF1 6.27 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $101K |
| 2022-03-09 | Greenwood, Jackson County | EFU 0.15 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-09-16 | Alliance, Jackson County | EF0 2.15 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-04-23 | Steele City, Jackson County | EF2 7.89 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $285K |
| 2019-03-03 | Alford, Jackson County | EF1 2.35 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2018-02-11 | Graceville, Jackson County | EF0 8.4 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
| 2015-04-19 | Campbellton, Jackson County | EF1 1.73 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2014-11-17 | Grand Ridge, Jackson County | EF0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $6K |
| 2014-10-14 | Cottondale Airport, Jackson County | EF0 1.73 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K |
| 2014-04-30 | Jacobs, Jackson County | EF1 4.61 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $4K |
| 2014-04-30 | Richter Crossroads, Jackson County | EF1 1.62 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $249K |
| 2012-08-29 | Greenwood, Jackson County | EF0 0.37 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-09-05 | Dellwood, Jackson County | EF0 0.35 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2011-04-28 | Marianna Municipal Airport, Jackson County | EF1 3.03 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $656K |
| 2009-03-27 | Round Lake, Jackson County | EF0 0.24 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $103K |
| 2008-08-25 | Jacobs, Jackson County | EF0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-09-15 | Marianna, Jackson County | F2 8 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 3 | $4.7M |
| 2003-03-20 | Grand Ridge, Jackson County | F2 8 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 3 | $802K |
| 2002-09-25 | Graceville, Jackson County | F0 2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 1 | $246K |
| 2001-03-15 | Round Lake, Jackson County | F2 3 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $833K |
| 2000-12-16 | Graceville, Jackson County | F1 5 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $514K |
| 2000-03-11 | Grand Ridge, Jackson County | F1 2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $343K |
| 1998-06-05 | Sneads, Jackson County | F0 0.2 mi x 0 yd | 0 | 0 | $9K |
| 1997-10-26 | Marianna, Jackson County | F0 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $138K |
| 1997-10-26 | Malone, Jackson County | F1 1.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $184K |
| 1996-03-06 | Malone, Jackson County | F1 7 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $941K |
| 1995-10-04 | Cottondale, Jackson County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992-01-23 | Jackson County | F0 0.3 mi x 13 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1989-12-12 | Jackson County | F1 4 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1989-10-01 | Jackson County | F1 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1989-06-16 | Jackson County | F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-04-18 | Jackson County | F2 15 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1988-04-18 | Jackson County | F1 2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1986-02-10 | Jackson County | F1 1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1985-10-31 | Jackson County | F0 3 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1983-06-07 | Jackson County | F1 2 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1979-09-13 | Jackson County | F1 1 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1975-04-09 | Jackson County | F1 0.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1975-02-17 | Jackson County | F1 5.4 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1975-01-12 | Jackson County | F2 16.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 15 | $250K step |
| 1974-05-11 | Jackson County | F1 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1972-03-16 | Jackson County | F1 7.7 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1968-03-22 | Jackson County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1966-06-09 | Jackson County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1966-06-09 | Jackson County | F1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1955-11-04 | Jackson County | 0 | 0 | $250 step | |
| 1950-08-31 | Jackson County | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Jackson County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 1, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($2,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Thunderstorm WindMarianna, Jackson County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-16 | Thunderstorm WindMarianna, Jackson County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-15 | Thunderstorm WindMarianna Municipal Airport, Jackson County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindTwo Egg, Jackson County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindMarianna, Jackson County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindCottondale, Jackson County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindCottondale Airport, Jackson County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindBascom, Jackson County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindCampbellton, Jackson County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindGraceville, Jackson County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-07 | Thunderstorm WindGraceville, Jackson County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-07 | Thunderstorm WindGraceville, Jackson County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-10 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Jackson County · forecast zone Jackson Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle. After a 2-day long intensification ... | 5 | 0 | $764M | |
| 1975-01-12 | TornadoJackson County | F2 16.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 15 | $250K step |
| 2024-01-09 | TornadoSimsville, Jackson County The tornado began in an open field that paralleled highway 73 in central Jackson county. The tornado continued to the northeast before crossing Pandora road where it uprooted a couple large pine trees, one of which fell on an older single wide trailer, which was completely destroyed. Another slightly newer single wide ... | EF2 16.33 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 7 | $4.7M |
| 2004-09-15 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Jackson County · forecast zone Jackson Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf Shores, AL, during the predawn hours of September 16. Maximum sustained winds reached 50 knots, with gusts to 62 knots at Buoy 42039, 80 miles south of Panama City, FL. The lowest sea-level pressure was 999.6 mb at Panama City. Rainfall totals ranged from 9.26 inches at Mossy ... | 0 | 3 | $7.8M | |
| 2004-09-15 | TornadoMarianna, Jackson County A strong F2 tornado touched down about four miles west of Cypress. It damaged 10 mobile homes and destroyed 25 others in the Gold Drive Trailer Park. Three occupants were injured. The tornado moved northwest and damaged 10 mobile homes in the Brogdon Lane Trailer Park on U.S. Highway 90 just east of Marianna. It ... | F2 8 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 3 | $4.7M |
| 2003-03-20 | TornadoGrand Ridge, Jackson County A tornado touched down in Cypress, just west of Grand Ridge, and traveled northeast before lifting to the north of Sneads. Two mobile homes and a single-family home were destroyed. 15 single-family and mobile homes were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were down. One person was seriously injured and two ... | F2 8 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 3 | $802K |
| 2014-07-28 | LightningGrand Ridge, Jackson County A car was struck by lightning on I-10 near the Grand Ridge exit. Significant damage occurred to the vehicle and the person inside was transported to the hospital. | 0 | 1 | $12K | |
| 2002-09-25 | Tropical StormJackson County · forecast zone Jackson Tropical Storm Isidore came ashore near New Orleans, LA during the early morning hours of September 26. Maximum sustained winds reached 46 mph along the Panhandle coast. The lowest sea-level pressure recorded was 998 mb. Storm rainfall totals were several inches less than Tropical Storm Hanna, with amounts from two to ... | 0 | 1 | $246K |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-10 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Jackson County · forecast zone Jackson | 5 | 0 | $764M | |
| 1998-03-10 | FloodJackson County · forecast zone Jackson | 0 | 0 | $127M | |
| 2014-04-30 | FloodRichter Crossroads, Jackson County | 0 | 0 | $8.3M | |
| 2020-09-16 | Flash FloodGraceville, Jackson County | 0 | 0 | $8.0M | |
| 2004-09-15 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Jackson County · forecast zone Jackson | 0 | 3 | $7.8M | |
| 2004-09-15 | TornadoMarianna, Jackson County | F2 8 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 3 | $4.7M |
| 1998-09-28 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Jackson County · forecast zone Jackson | 0 | 0 | $4.5M | |
| 2013-02-25 | FloodGraceville, Jackson County | 0 | 0 | $2.4M |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: April 9, 1975 (tornado, Jackson County); April 18, 1988 (tornado, Jackson County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Jackson County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 49 | 143 | 165 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 2 | 9 | 67 | 42 |
| Hail | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 8 |
| Tornadoes | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
Records by month in Jackson County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 82 · Feb 50 · Mar 62 · Apr 103 · May 68 · Jun 108 · Jul 75 · Aug 62 · Sep 47 · Oct 20 · Nov 27 · Dec 27 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Jackson County
FEMA's register lists 34 declarations that include Jackson County: 19 major disasters, 14 emergencies and one fire management assistance declaration. Most were for hurricane (20) and severe storm (5).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-28 | DR-4828 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2024-09-24 | EM-3615 | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Helene |
| 2024-08-10 | DR-4806 | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Debby |
| 2024-08-03 | EM-3605 | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| 2022-12-13 | DR-4680 | Hurricane | Hurricane Nicole |
| 2022-09-29 | DR-4673 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| 2022-09-24 | EM-3584 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Ian |
| 2021-08-16 | EM-3562 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Fred |
| 2020-09-23 | DR-4564 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 2020-09-15 | EM-3546 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 2020-03-25 | DR-4486 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3432 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-08-30 | EM-3419 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| 2018-10-11 | DR-4399 | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael |
| 2018-10-09 | EM-3405 | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael |
| 2017-09-10 | DR-4337 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2017-09-05 | EM-3385 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2014-05-06 | DR-4177 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2009-04-21 | DR-1831 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds |
| 2008-08-21 | EM-3288 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| 2005-09-05 | EM-3220 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2005-07-10 | DR-1595 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dennis |
| 2004-09-16 | DR-1551 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 2004-09-04 | DR-1545 | Hurricane | Hurricane Frances |
| 2004-08-13 | DR-1539 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley |
| 1999-04-27 | EM-3139 | Fire | Fl-Fires 04/15/99 |
| 1999-04-17 | FM-2255 | Fire | Fl-Fires 04/13/99 |
| 1998-09-28 | DR-1249 | Hurricane | Hurricane Georges |
| 1998-09-25 | EM-3131 | Hurricane | Hurricane Grorges |
| 1998-06-18 | DR-1223 | Fire | Extreme Fire Hazard |
| 1998-01-06 | DR-1195 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 1995-10-04 | DR-1069 | Hurricane | Hurricane Opal |
| 1994-07-10 | DR-1035 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding (Tropical Storm Alberto) |
| 1994-07-08 | EM-3114 | Flood | Tropical Storm Alberto |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Jackson County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 120 flood or flash flood records for Jackson County from 1996 to 2024, on 42 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Jackson County ranks 1470th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Michael | 2018-10-10 | 1 | 5 |
| Hurricane Sally | 2020-09-16 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Irma | 2017-09-10 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Dennis | 2005-07-09 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Frances | 2004-09-15 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Georges | 1998-09-28 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Earl | 1998-09-02 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $877,000 on 72 claims filed in Jackson County; the most in one year was 15 in 2018. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 2 · 1983: 1 · 1984: 1 · 1988: 1 · 1989: 1 · 1994: 5 · 1995: 1 · 1996: 1 · 1998: 8 · 2001: 1 · 2003: 1 · 2005: 1 · 2008: 2 · 2009: 8 · 2013: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2018: 15 · 2019: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2024: 3; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Jackson County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Jackson County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $25.3 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | $13M | once in about 5 years (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively High | $741K | 77 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $717K | 27 modeled event-days a year |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | $1.5M | 1.9 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $434K | 1.6 a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $622K | 6.5 modeled event-days a year |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $6.7M | 1.3 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $1.3M | about once a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Jackson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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