Gray storm history
Storm events recorded in Gray, Texas between 1950 and 2025.
1,153
Total events
87
Tornadoes
490
Hail
17
Floods
19
Deaths
$66.7M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Tornado F4 Tornado
Tornado EF3 Tornado
This tornado was produced by the second supercell thunderstorm to impact the Pampa area and the same storm which resulted in the Groom tornado. The most significant damage was to the Halliburton Plant just east of Pampa. Sturdy commercial steel framed building at the Halliburton …
Tornado EF3 Tornado
This long track tornado caused damage mainly to power lines and trees due to its rural track. It was the first tornado to pass near Pampa. Some trees were debarked and completely defoliated leaving only the trunks. The collapse of a high tension power line metal truss tower is th…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
This tornado developed from the same storm that moved just east of McLean. The initial circulation developed eight miles north northeast of McLean at 1945 CST and was initially moving northeast at forty miles per hour. As it crossed Farm to Market Road 2473 at the McClellan Creek…
The tornado formed three miles south southwest of Jericho in northwest Donley county at 1839 CST and entered Gray county about one and a half miles west northwest of Jericho at 1848 CST. The tornado then continued moving north northwest for another three miles before dissipating …
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Two inches of snow and strong winds combined to produce white out conditions near Pampa. This contributed to a twenty-seven car accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Texas State Highway 152. Thirteen people were injured and transported to the hospital...and one pers…
A young child was killed by lightning outside a residence as he stood near a tree to take shelter from the thunderstorms.
Hail Hail
Tennis ball to baseball size hail fell around Lefors. At least one car windshield was destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few intermittent wind gusts occurred around 60 mph in the 15 minutes before the 82 mph wind gust occurred.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet station located one mile east of McLean observed a 60mph wind gust from a few showers that moved across the region.
Hail Hail
Quarter to half dollar size hail fell over a five minute period just to the northeast of Pampa.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall resulted in up to eight inches of standing water along 23rd and 25th avenues on the north side of Pampa.
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet located two miles west northwest of Lake McClellan measured a wind gust of 59mph behind a stratiform rain shield.
High Wind High Wind
Several mesonet sites measured severe wind gusts during this time period, all after midnight on April 2nd. The mesonet at 2 ESE Pampa measured a 58mph wind gust at 2311 CST. The 2 WNW Lake McClellan mesonet observed at 65mph wind gust at 2350 CST. The mesonet at 1 ENE McLean obse…
High Wind High Wind
A few random gusts of 58 and 60 mph occurred between 1031CDT and 1119CDT. Sustained winds 30 to 40 mph much of the early part of the 19th. Between 0201CDT and 0418CDT sustained winds picked up to 40 and 49 mph with gusts frequently reaching 60 plus mph with a peak gust of 78 mph …
High Wind High Wind
A couple to three wind gusts reached 58 to 59 mph during this time.
High Wind High Wind
Each observation site had dozens of high wind gusts from 58 mph to 82 mph, with the highest concentration of high wind gusts between 0900CDT to 1530CDT.
Wildfire Wildfire
Texas A&M Forest Service. Started on private land five miles west of Alanreed, TX. High winds caused extreme fire behavior that day. The fire burned 7391 acres and was contained on March 16th. Cause of fire was unknown.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The heaviest snow fell across the southern half of the county where 6 to 10, potentially upwards of 12 of snow fell. The highest amounts and biggest impacts were felt across the I-40 corridor.
High Wind High Wind
Multiple ground stations measured high wind gusts, up to 66 mph, intermittently for approximately 2 hours.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Received multiple reports of accident across the I-40 corridor running through Grey County. These reports fell between 0550CST to 0850CST. Reports of one accident in the city of Pampa, alongside 2 to 3 more along highway 60.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Gray County had the northwest third of the county, around HWY60, fall within the heaviest band of snow ending up with 6 to 10 of snow.
High Wind High Wind
The first severe wind gust occurred at 0755CST. Between 0758 CST and 0806 CST, there were consecutive severe wind gusts, including the peak 69 mph wind gust that occurred at 0805 CST. There were also five sporadic severe wind gusts that occurred from 0810CST until the last one at…
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail reported approximately 7 miles south of Pampa on TX HWY 70.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
Mesonets across the county measured multiple wind gusts between 58 and 66 mph during this time period.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wildfire Wildfire
Estimated containment via incident update reports. Estimated Acres burned with the use of GIS mapping data is 5,098.
Wildfire Wildfire
Estimated containment via incident update reports.
High Wind High Wind
Multiple ground stations, mostly mesonets, measured several wind gusts between 58 mph and 67 mph. Sustained winds even exceeded 40 mph during this time.
Wildfire Wildfire
At approximately 3:10 pm on February 26, 2024, Texas A&M Forest service received a request for assistance for a wildfire in Gray County. This fire was named the Grape Vine Creek Fire. The fire started 9.5 miles southwest of Lefors, Texas. The fire burned a total of 34,883 acres a…
Wildfire Wildfire
During the morning of Monday, February 26th, a decayed power pole broke at ground level and caused the three-wire power line atop it to fall and make contact with fine grassy fuels, igniting what would become the Smokehouse Creek Fire. At approximately 2:20 pm on February 26, 202…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
One to three inches of snow fell in the northern parts of Gray County, including around Pampa. Further south toward the I-40 corridor, higher amounts of around four to six inches of snow occurred. Several car accidents occurring along I-40 in southern Gray County.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 53 | 0 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 |
| 2021 | 43 | 2 |
| 2020 | 43 | 1 |
| 2019 | 39 | 1 |
| 2018 | 49 | 1 |
| 2017 | 34 | 1 |
| 2016 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 | 45 | 6 |
| 2014 | 50 | 1 |
| 2013 | 40 | 0 |
| 2012 | 51 | 1 |
| 2011 | 27 | 0 |
| 2010 | 22 | 3 |
| 2009 | 58 | 3 |
| 2008 | 36 | 0 |
| 2007 | 65 | 9 |
| 2006 | 32 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 20 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 2 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 3 |
| 1996 | 29 | 2 |
| 1995 | 33 | 12 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | 11 | 4 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | 8 | 8 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 1 |
| 1975 | 5 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | 9 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 6 | 2 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 8 | 2 |
| 1957 | 4 | 2 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |