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Tornadoes in Gray County, Texas

91 tornadoes have crossed Gray County since 1950, 14th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of 1.2 a year. They have killed 2 people and injured 62. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
91
Deaths
2
Injuries
62
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F4, June 8, 1995

The deadliest in Gray County

  1. F3, Gray County, TexasMarch 26, 19752 killed, 42 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Gray and Wheeler counties, TexasJune 8, 1995F4, 29.0 mi (47 km)
  2. F4 Pampa tornado, TexasJune 8, 1995F4, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  3. EF3, Gray and Roberts counties, TexasNovember 16, 2015EF3, 31.9 mi (51 km)
  4. EF3, Gray County, TexasNovember 16, 2015EF3, 10.9 mi (18 km)
  5. EF3, Gray County, TexasMarch 28, 2007EF3, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  6. F3, Gray County, TexasMay 19, 1982F3, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  7. EF3, Gray County, TexasMarch 28, 2007EF3, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  8. F3, Gray County, TexasMay 19, 1982F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  9. F3, Gray County, TexasMay 19, 1982F3, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  10. F3, Gray County, TexasMarch 26, 1975F3, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Gray County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20212EF1
20201EF1
20191EF0
20181EF0
20171EF1
20156EF3
20141EF1
20121EF1
20103EF0
200931EF2
200792EF3
20032F0
19992F0
19973F1
19962F0
1995147F4
19931F1
19911F0
19904F1
1987210F2
19851F0
19832F0
19828F3
19791F0
19771F0
19753242F3
19731F2
19691F0
19684F0
19671F1
19661F2
19612F2
19582F1
19572F1
19511F0

Every tornado that crossed Gray County

91 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 25, 20217:01 PM CDTEF1Gray2.240$100,000
May 7, 20216:40 PM CDTEF0Gray3.325
August 16, 20202:46 PM CDTEF1Gray1.8200$90,000
June 18, 20198:10 PM CDTEF0Gray1.020
May 29, 20185:36 PM CDTEF0Gray0.150
May 10, 20174:01 AM CDTEF1Gray2.650
December 12, 20155:53 PM CSTEF0Gray0.050
November 16, 20157:22 PM CSTEF1Gray16.0300
November 16, 20157:06 PM CSTEF3Gray10.9500
November 16, 20156:42 PM CSTEF2Carson10.4175
November 16, 20156:20 PM CSTEF3Gray31.9750
April 16, 20154:58 PM CDTEF0Gray2.330
October 9, 20149:10 PM CDTEF1Gray7.0125
February 3, 201212:42 AM CSTEF1Gray12.7100$250,000
April 22, 20106:40 PM CDTEF0Gray4.5100
April 22, 20106:30 PM CDTEF0Gray4.0440
April 22, 20105:38 PM CDTEF0Gray0.525
May 15, 20095:25 PM CDTEF1Gray6.0440$40,000
May 15, 20095:09 PM CDTEF2Gray3.08801$50,000
May 15, 20095:02 PM CDTEF0Gray1.0440
May 5, 200711:40 PM CDTEF0Gray2.0300$47,000
April 21, 20079:50 PM CDTEF1Gray12.750$52,000
March 28, 20078:45 PM CDTEF3Gray8.01,760$27,000
March 28, 20078:36 PM CDTEF1Gray0.350$39,000
March 28, 20078:30 PM CDTEF0Gray0.350$3,000
March 28, 20078:23 PM CDTEF2Gray3.6200$74,000
March 28, 20077:48 PM CDTEF3Gray3.06002$100,000
March 24, 20073:59 AM CDTEF1Gray2.050$38,000
February 23, 20076:10 PM CSTEF0Gray0.125
May 24, 20037:18 PM CDTF0Gray0.250
May 15, 20038:30 PM CDTF0Gray0.140
May 20, 19996:19 PM CDTF0Gray0.10
May 20, 19996:04 PM CDTF0Gray0.10
June 11, 19978:47 PM CDTF1Gray4.0200
May 7, 19978:10 PM CDTF0Gray1.050
May 7, 19977:39 PM CDTF0Gray0.223
May 24, 19966:55 PM CDTF0Gray0.540
May 9, 19966:20 PM CDTF0Gray0.125
June 8, 19956:55 PM CDTF0Gray0.110
June 8, 19956:55 PM CDTF0Gray0.110
June 8, 19956:35 PM CDTF4Gray29.0600$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 19956:21 PM CDTF0Gray1.050
June 8, 19956:10 PM CDTF2Donley9.0400
June 8, 19956:10 PM CDTF0Gray2.0100
June 8, 19955:59 PM CDTF2Gray4.0200$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 19955:00 PM CDTF1Gray2.0250
June 8, 19954:50 PM CDTF0Gray0.3100
June 8, 19954:50 PM CDTF2Gray6.040$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 19954:31 PM CDTF4Pampa tornado3.02007$5 million to $50 million
June 8, 19954:27 PM CDTF0Gray0.150
May 31, 19951:30 PM CDTF0Gray0.123
May 30, 19958:15 PM CDTF0Gray2.0200
October 12, 19936:45 PM CDTF1Gray2.073$50,000 to $500,000
May 23, 19918:05 PM CDTF0Gray0.120
June 8, 19909:20 PM CDTF0Gray1.870
June 8, 19907:27 PM CDTF0Gray1.280
June 8, 19906:35 PM CDTF1Gray1.490
April 24, 19906:11 PM CDTF0Gray1.480$50 to $500
July 14, 19877:00 PM CDTF2Gray4.515010$500,000 to $5 million
May 21, 19875:50 PM CDTF0Gray1.540
April 26, 19853:10 PM CSTF0Gray0.130
June 11, 19831:15 AM CDTF0Gray0.370$5,000 to $50,000
March 3, 19837:05 PM CSTF0Gray0.533under $50
June 24, 19828:05 PM CDTF0Gray0.110$500 to $5,000
May 19, 19827:50 PM CDTF2Gray2.0200$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19827:25 PM CDTF3Gray2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
May 19, 19827:12 PM CDTF2Gray6.01,760$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19827:09 PM CDTF0Gray0.520under $50
May 19, 19826:53 PM CDTF3Gray4.0880$500,000 to $5 million
May 19, 19826:23 PM CDTF3Gray1.5587$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 19824:27 PM CDTF0Gray0.110under $50
May 26, 19794:41 PM CDTF0Gray0.330under $50
May 17, 197711:10 PM CDTF0Gray0.520
May 12, 197512:57 AM CDTF0Gray0.530
March 27, 19751:01 AM CDTF1Gray0.317$5,000 to $50,000
March 26, 197512:50 AM CDTF3Gray1.0220242
April 13, 19735:30 PM CSTF2Carson90.1150$5,000 to $50,000
May 16, 19693:40 PM GMT-5F0Gray0.110
July 17, 19689:02 PM GMT-5F0Carson4.533
July 17, 19689:02 PM GMT-5F0Gray3.833
May 6, 19682:10 PM GMT-5F0Gray12.3100
May 6, 19682:10 PM GMT-5F0Gray12.3100
May 5, 19675:45 PM GMT-5F1Gray0.133$500 to $5,000
June 14, 196610:40 PM GMT-5F2Gray1.027
June 2, 19613:30 PM GMT-5F2Gray0.523
May 16, 19616:40 PM GMT-5F0Gray0.210
June 23, 19588:00 AM GMT-5F1Gray1.017$500 to $5,000
June 20, 19583:44 AM GMT-5F0Gray2.033under $50
May 15, 19576:20 PM GMT-5F1Gray0.110$500 to $5,000
May 15, 19574:30 PM GMT-5F1Gray8.010$500 to $5,000
June 6, 19519:40 PM GMT-5F0Gray0.110$500 to $5,000

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.