Jackson

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Teton County, the county that contains Jackson.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Teton County, the county that contains Jackson.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Teton County, the county that contains Jackson.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Volcanoes within 100 miles

1. U.S. volcanoes within 100 miles, from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program. The threat category is the USGS 2018 National Volcanic Threat Assessment, which ranks volcanoes by how hazardous their past eruptions were and how many people and how much infrastructure lie near them. It is not a forecast of eruption.

USGS Volcano Hazards Program, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Mapped landslides

Landslides mapped in Teton County.

Mapped by WY WSGS (4,779), NASA (7), USGS Conterminous (1).

1. Landslides mapped in the USGS compilation of landslide inventories across the United States (version 3.0, 2025), rated probable or better. The compilation joins inventories made by federal and state agencies for different purposes and areas, so the number mapped in a county reflects how closely it has been surveyed as much as how often its slopes fail. An area with few records may simply not have been mapped. Deaths are as recorded in the inventories; a slide listed in two inventories is counted once.

USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0, retrieved October 27, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Oct 15, 1998Winter Storm, Yellowstone National Park Mt Id / W Park / N Teton$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A severe winter storm moved across Western and Central Wyoming dumping locally heavy snow from southern Yellowstone National Park to the Casper area. The main brunt of the storm was felt in the Casper area where up to 17 inches of snow fell. Strong winds accompanied the heavy snow causing widespread tree damage and power outages. Poor visibilities and icy road conditions caused numerous vehicle accidents.

2. May 14, 2011Debris Flow, Jackson Hole$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Mud and debris began flowing onto US Highway 26/89 near milepost 127 in the Snake River Canyon on Saturday morning, May 14, as a result of rapid snowmelt in the area of Double Draw. The Wyoming Department of Transportation closed the highway late that evening as the massive flow became too much to keep up with. The highway through the canyon is the main artery connecting Star Valley and Jackson Hole with over 5,700 vehicles traveling the corridor each day.||The slide covered the roadway at a rate of a couple of feet each hour. By Monday, May 16, debris covered the road to a depth of more than 40 feet and was well over 100 feet wide. The debris flow, eventually estimated at over…

3. Jul 18, 2004Debris Flow, Yellowstone National Park$275,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A thunderstorm produced very heavy rain late in the evening over Sylvan Pass. A slide of mud and earth oozed onto U.S. Highway 16 about 6 miles west of Yellowstone National Park's east entrance. Four feet of mud and debris trapped sixteen people in four vehicles for three hours. The debris flow was estimated to contain 30,000 tons of mud and rock and was in some cases 10 feet deep. The east entrance of Yellowstone National Park was closed for four days following the mudslide. No injuries occurred.

4. Jul 24, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hundreds of trees were downed in and around Wilson WY. Some trees landed on power lines, resulting in a loss of power for several hours in Wilson. Pictures shared by emergency management showed fallen trees which had damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.

5. Feb 6, 2017Winter Storm, Jackson Hole$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy snow fell throughout the Jackson Valley. The highest amounts were near Wilson, where 16 inches of new snow fell. Near the Jackson Dam, there was 9.5 inches of new snow. In Jackson, a very heavy snow load led to the collapse of the roof on the Sears Department Store. Near Teton Village, strong winds estimated over 70 mph, combined with heavy snow to down 17 power poles which led to a power outage lasting through the 11th. Jackson Hole Ski resort was closed through Monday the 13th.

6. Jun 1, 2015Thunderstorm Wind$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm outflow wind descended the east slopes of the Teton Range and generated a swath of damage from near Wilson north along the Moose-Wilson Road and through Grand Teton National Park. The damage began near Wilson around 1645MST and spread north until shortly after 1700MST. Downed trees damaged power lines, crushed parked vehicles, made roads impassable, and even stranded park visitors on the Signal Mountain Summit Road. Just under 1000 customers were impacted by power outages due to the downed power lines, including park employee housing at Beaver Creek. In all, over 150 trees were cleared and all park visitors were rescued by 2200MST.

7. Jun 4, 2012Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A microburst associated with a strong thunderstorm that developed near Rafter J Ranch and swept north caused widespread tree and property damage. Most of the damage was concentrated in Jackson and in a swath from south of town to the northwest of town toward Teton Village. Dozens of uprooted trees caused minor roof damage and a carport collapsed at Jackson Hole Lodge in Jackson.

8. Aug 5, 1996High Wind, Yellowstone National Park$54,000
9. Jul 26, 2007Flash Flood$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain triggered a debris flow in Jensen Canyon shortly before 3:00 p.m. Eyewitness reports indicated that entire trees, boulders, and mud were moved by the debris flow which was three to eight feet deep. The flow pushed an automobile for 20 to 30 feet before flipping it onto its side. A small outbuilding near one residence was also damaged. A geologist measured a mud line 40 feet up the sides of the canyon upstream from the canyon mouth.

10. Jun 16, 2013Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Gusty outflow wind from a collapsing rain shower blew down or broke over 100 trees at Colter Bay Campground and RV Park. Three or four of the falling trees struck and damaged vehicles at the park. One large branch, estimated to be 40 feet long and nearly one foot in diameter, struck a 30-year-old woman. The woman was life-flighted to a regional hospital with critical injuries.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

101°F2 times, most recently Jul 20, 1934

All-time low

−52°FDec 20, 1924

Warmest night

64°FJun 24, 1921

Coldest day

−22°F2 times, most recently Jan 1, 1979

Wettest day

3.50 inJul 20, 1924

Snowiest day

19.0 inDec 31, 1931

Hottest year

2003mean 43.0°F

Coldest year

1944mean 35.4°F

Wettest year

198323.26 in

Driest year

19798.13 in

Snowiest season

153.3 in1966-67

Station Jackson (USC00484910), 6,210 ft elevation, 1.2 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1905 to October 25, 2026; 91.9% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Teton County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00484910.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Volcanoes USGS Volcano Hazards Program, U.S. volcanoes and 2018 threat assessment.
• Landslides USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0 (2025).
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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