The June 8, 1995 tornado
F4Wheeler and Hemphill counties, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 15.0-mile path. It was one of 31 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 8, 1995
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 15.0 mi
- Width up to 2,200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, June 8, 1995
- 6:45 PM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
Three additional tornadoes were added to the storm data based on video provided by National Weather Service employee. Fortunately, these were over open country with the only damage occurring to power lines. The one tornado crossed the county line from Donley into Gray at about 1718CST. A violent tornado dropped down just north of McLean and moved north northeast. Several homes received minor damage north of McLean with the Crockett estate, on County Line road, having two homes destroyed and another seriously damaged. But the main destruction occurred in Wheeler county at the Wheeler Stock Yard and several hundred cattle there. A few other businesses received significant damage from this tornado. This last tornado had two small satellite tornadoes with it and crossed the county line between Gray and Hemphill at 1755CST. The start and end times for this tornado have been modified based on additional information.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Gray County3 mi
- F4, Gray County29 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.