Thunderstorm Wind — Gregg, Texas
2015-04-16 · near Gladewater, Gregg, Texas
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
$20K
Property damage
54 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A large tree fell on top of an SUV in Gladewater, Texas killing one of the two occupants in the vehicle and severely injuring the other.
Wider weather episode
A large complex of strong to severe thunderstorms moved out of Central Texas and into Northeast Texas during the early evening hours of April 16th. These storms encountered a moderately unstable airmass with strong deep layer shear. The result was scattered to numerous multicell thunderstorms and a few supercell thunderstorms that produced large hail and wind damage.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 560792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.