Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Gregg County, Texas, April 1, 1988
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length13 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.55, -94.92) to the end point (32.75, -94.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1988, 4:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Gregg County, Upshur County
- Path
- 13 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1988 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F1 | Texas | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F1 | Texas | 16 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.