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Tornadoes in Gregg County, Texas

37 tornadoes have crossed Gregg County since 1950, 117th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.1 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 11. None was rated F4 or 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
37
Deaths
0
Injuries
11
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, April 1, 1988

The strongest

  1. F3, Gregg and Harrison counties, TexasMay 3, 1958F3, 59.2 mi (95 km)
  2. F3, Gregg County, TexasApril 26, 1957F3, 14.2 mi (23 km)
  3. F3, Gregg and Upshur counties, TexasApril 1, 1988F3, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  4. F3, Gregg County, TexasApril 1, 1979F3, 5.6 mi (9 km)
  5. F3, Gregg and Rusk counties, TexasApril 26, 1957F3, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Gregg and Harrison counties, TexasMay 4, 1999F2, 9.7 mi (16 km)
  7. F2, Gregg County, TexasMay 9, 1981F2, 7.7 mi (12 km)
  8. F2, Gregg County, TexasNovember 2, 1961F2, 4.3 mi (7 km)
  9. F2, Gregg County, TexasNovember 22, 1961F2, 2.5 mi (4 km)
  10. F2, Gregg and Rusk counties, TexasMay 4, 1999F2, 2.2 mi (4 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 24 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Gregg County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20241EF0
20181EF1
20174EF1
20151EF1
20081EF1
20011F0
199922F2
19921F1
198829F3
19871F1
19813F2
19791F3
19783F1
19771F1
19731F1
19711F2
19701F2
19681F1
19621F1
19613F2
19581F3
19573F3
19541F2

Every tornado that crossed Gregg County

37 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 28, 20253:22 PM CDTEF1Gregg2.5169$140,000
July 8, 20242:08 PM CDTEF0Gregg3.1270$100,000
April 13, 201811:04 PM CDTEF1Gregg4.3580$11,000
May 28, 20175:07 PM CDTEF1Gregg4.6400$35,000
May 28, 20174:53 PM CDTEF1Gregg10.3800$750,000
May 11, 20176:23 PM CDTEF1Gregg2.7220$50,000
March 29, 20175:38 AM CDTEF1Gregg6.0480$60,000
April 9, 20157:10 PM CDTEF1Gregg1.3335$1.0 million
March 18, 20088:36 PM CDTEF1Rusk20.5300$3.5 million
December 16, 20015:32 PM CSTF0Gregg1.425
May 4, 19993:06 PM CDTF2Gregg9.702$19 million
May 4, 19993:03 PM CDTF2Gregg2.2117$6.0 million
May 11, 199211:07 PM CDTF1Gregg0.110$500 to $5,000
April 1, 19884:42 PM CSTF3Gregg13.04409$500,000 to $5 million
April 1, 19884:25 PM CSTF1Gregg0.3100
November 15, 19875:30 PM CSTF1Gregg0.210
June 10, 19817:17 PM CDTF0Gregg0.110
May 9, 19814:00 PM CDTF1Gregg0.110
May 9, 19813:30 PM CDTF2Gregg7.773$5,000 to $50,000
April 1, 197910:50 AM CSTF3Gregg5.6150$500,000 to $5 million
May 11, 19788:40 PM CDTF1Gregg12.110$50,000 to $500,000
May 11, 19788:39 PM CDTF1Gregg0.110
May 11, 19788:35 PM CDTF1Gregg0.110
May 8, 19775:40 PM CDTF1Gregg0.110
November 24, 19735:40 PM CSTF1Gregg0.110$500 to $5,000
December 14, 19718:15 PM CSTF2Gregg0.320$5,000 to $50,000
April 19, 197012:55 AM CSTF2Gregg1.233$50,000 to $500,000
December 27, 196812:15 PM GMT-6F1Gregg4.933$5,000 to $50,000
October 14, 19627:30 PM GMT-5F1Gregg0.527
November 22, 19616:30 AM GMT-6F2Gregg2.5100$5,000 to $50,000
November 2, 19613:00 PM GMT-6F1Gregg0.110$50 to $500
November 2, 196110:30 AM GMT-6F2Gregg4.317$500 to $5,000
May 3, 19583:00 AM GMT-5F3Gregg59.2440$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 19579:30 AM GMT-6F3Gregg14.250$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 19579:30 AM GMT-6F2Gregg0.250
April 26, 19577:15 AM GMT-6F3Gregg1.010$5,000 to $50,000
May 2, 19547:50 AM GMT-5F2Gregg0.120

Nearby

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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.