EF0 Tornado — Gregg, Texas

2008-03-18 · near Kilgore East, Gregg, Texas

Event narrative

This EF0 tornado was approximately 100 yards wide and was a continuation of the tornado in Rusk County, Texas. Many large trees were uprooted or snapped in the city of Longview, Texas. Damage started along the Rusk, Gregg County line near Stone Road were trees were uprooted. Dozens of trees were downed near the intersection of Jean Road and High Street to near Electra Street and Timpson Street to near Alpine Road and Glover Drive. Numerous trees were downed or snapped causing damage to cars, houses and outbuildings throughout the city including Valley View Elementary School where trees fell on the roof puncturing holes in the roof. Trees were reported down east of Fourth Street and south Cotton Street. Trees were also reported downed at Mobberly and Young Streets and east of 4th Street.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper level low pressure system across northern Mexico into the Big Bend area of west Texas moved very slowly towards the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley during the afternoon of March 18th into the overnight hours. Convection developed along and north of the interstate 30 corridor of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas with widespread flash flooding reported across portions of the region. Along with the flash flooding...severe thunderstorms produced tornadoes across portions of northeast Texas during the late evening hours of March 18th as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 85463. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.