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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 75785

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 75785 from April 12, 1955 through July 7, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
53
Wind Reports
67
Tornado Reports
18
Max Hail Size
2.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 75785 · 1955–present Updated  Daily · last Jul 7, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 75785

53 reports
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1.00″ hail
Jul 7, 2026
1:20 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Social media post of quarter size southwest of Rusk.
NWS Hail Report Location: 9 SW Rusk, TX
1.00″ hail
Mar 15, 2025
8:31 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Corrects previous hail report from 4 WSW Gallatin. Public report of hail estimated to be quarter size near the Cherokee County Airport.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 WSW Gallatin, TX
1.00″ hail
Mar 15, 2025
8:28 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Public report of hail estimated to be quarter size near the Cherokee County Airport.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 WSW Gallatin, TX
1.00″ hail
Feb 11, 2024
2:22 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Reports of quarter sized hail 7 miles to the south of Rusk.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 WNW Alto, TX
1.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2023
10:26 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE HAIL MEASURED IN THE MAYDELLE COMMUNITY.
NWS Hail Report Location: 9 W Rusk, TX
1.00″ hail
May 11, 2021
8:45 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORTED BETWEEN RUSK AND JACKSONVILLE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 WSW Gallatin, TX
1.00″ hail
Apr 10, 2021
3:20 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM RUSK. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN RUSK.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rusk, TX
1.00″ hail
May 21, 2017
11:30 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: SHERIFF OFFICE AND PUBLIC CONFIRM QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CITY OF RUSK.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rusk, TX
1.50″ hail
May 21, 2017
11:20 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT OF PING PONG SIZE HAIL IN WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF RUSK VIA KETK FACEBOOK.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 W Rusk, TX
1.00″ hail
Jan 2, 2017
1:25 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: PUBLIC POST PICTURE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL VIA KLTV FACEBOOK PAGE.
NWS Hail Report Location: Rusk, TX
0.75″ hail
Jun 29, 2015
4:10 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail was reported at Hwy. 64 and 62 in Rusk, Texas.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Rusk, TX
1.00″ hail
Mar 28, 2014
5:18 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Rusk, TX
1.00″ hail
Dec 25, 2012
3:32 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Rusk, TX
1.00″ hail
Jun 12, 2012
4:30 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported in Rusk, Texas.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Rusk, TX
1.75″ hail
Dec 23, 2009
2:20 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.72 ENE Maydelle, TX
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 75785

67 reports
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UNK mph
Jun 26, 2024
7:20 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down near the junction of FM 343 and Highway 69. Time estimated by radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NW Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Jun 1, 2024
11:20 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed report of trees down along Highway 69 between Rusk and Alto.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 NNW Alto, TX
UNK mph
Apr 28, 2024
11:35 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Sep 25, 2023
4:23 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous trees down across Highway 84 near CR 1204 northeast of Rusk. Trees down on structures in the area. A vehicle hit a tree lying across the roadway... but the driver was not injured.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 ENE Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Jun 10, 2023
10:30 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tree was reported downed in the city of Rusk... Texas.
NWS Wind Report Location: Rusk, TX
UNK mph
May 5, 2023
5:19 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE LIMBS WERE DOWNED IN RUSK. PORTIONS OF THE CITY ARE WITHOUT POWER.
NWS Wind Report Location: Rusk, TX
UNK mph
May 5, 2023
5:14 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SCATTERED TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. NO REPORTS OF POWER LINES OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SSW Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Nov 25, 2020
6:55 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES WERE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 69 SOUTH NEAR COUNTY ROAD 1102.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Jan 11, 2020
5:19 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: VEHICLE STRUCK A DOWNED TREE ON US HWY 69 JUST NORTH OF RUSK.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NW Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Jul 22, 2019
10:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SHERIFF DEPARTMENT TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 1605 NEAR THE DIALVILLE COMMUNITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SW Gallatin, TX
UNK mph
Apr 18, 2019
8:15 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS CR 1201... 1204... AND 1205 EAST OF RUSK.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SW Reklaw, TX
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
1:11 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 3 HOMES WITHOUT ROOFS WITHIN 3 MILES ONE AT CR 2210 OFF 1857... ONE FM 23 AND 2159... TREES DOWN IN THE AREA... POWER LINES DOWN IN THE AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SW Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
1:11 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN... POWER LINES DOWN... AND SOME DAMAGE TO HOMES ON FM ROADS NEAR RUSK... REPORT DETAILS STILL COMING IN AT 835 PM.
NWS Wind Report Location: Rusk, TX
UNK mph
Dec 20, 2017
1:06 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: KETK LIVE FACEBOOK POST REPORTS METAL DEBRIS... METAL SHED DESTROYED... TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 23 SOUTH OF RUSK.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW Rusk, TX
UNK mph
May 28, 2017
10:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Rusk, TX
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 75785

18 reports
UNK category
Jun 8, 2021
3:10 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TOUCHDOWN ALONG HWY 84 WEST OF REKLAW.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 WSW Reklaw, TX
UNK category
Jun 8, 2021
3:02 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AS IT CROSSED US HIGHWAY 84 JUST NORTHEAST OF RUSK. A FEW TREES SUSTAINED MINOR LIMB DAMAGE AND TWO WOODEN UTILITY POLES WERE ALSO LEFT BADLY LEANING.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NE Rusk, TX
UNK category
Mar 27, 2021
11:25 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: STORM CHASER REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSING HIGHWAY 343. TREE AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE OBSERVED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 6 SSW Reklaw, TX
UNK category
Mar 27, 2021
11:04 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: AN EF2 TORNADO TRACKED FROM 9 MILES SSW OF RUSK TO 4 MILES ESE OF REKLAW. SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES WERE SNAPPED CONTINUOUSLY ALONG THE PATH ALONG CR-1211 AND CR-1209. EST. PEAK WINDS WERE 120 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS 20.67 MILES. MAX. WIDTH WAS 500 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 9 SSW Rusk, TX
UNK category
Jan 15, 2020
5:21 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN... DAMAGING THE ROOFS OF FIVE HOMES AND UPROOTING TREES. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.86 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 75 YARDS.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NW Rusk, TX
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
1:06 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: CONCRETE POWER POLES PUSHED OVER AND SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S Rusk, TX
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
1:01 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: ROOF DAMAGE AND OUTBUILDING LOFTED AND DESTROYED. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SSW Rusk, TX
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
12:59 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SSW Rusk, TX
UNK category
Dec 20, 2017
12:56 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SW Rusk, TX
F1 category
Mar 30, 2002
5:26 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Rusk County · 15,894 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Damage was confined to felled pine trees, broken tree tops and tree limbs. This tornado continued from Cherokee County, TX.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SE Reklaw, TX
F2 category
May 4, 1999
6:52 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Numerous trees blown over or snapped.
NWS Tornado Report Location: SE Rusk, TX
F2 category
Apr 4, 1999
5:40 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Abandoned chicken coop collapsed, large oaks (3 feet in diameter) uprooted otherwise minor damage to vehicles and about 10 homes.
NWS Tornado Report Location: SW Maydelle, TX
F1 category
Apr 28, 1991
3:20 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, TX
F3 category
Nov 15, 1987
3:45 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, TX
F1 category
May 18, 1983
3:16 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 75785
Cherokee County · 15,017 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, TX
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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ZIP 75785 area census snapshot

People & households
Population10,769
Households3,186
Housing units3,814
Income
Median household income$64,672
$100k+ households39.7%
$150k+ households14.5%
Housing stock
Single-family detached2,864
Attached single-family33
Small multifamily39
Large multifamily93
Mobile homes764
Housing mix
Single-family share75.1%
Attached-home share0.9%
Multifamily share3.5%
Mobile-home share20.0%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied2,463
Renter-occupied723
Vacant units628
Home value & age
Median home value$158,800
Owner homes $300k+15.2%
Owner homes $500k+7.9%
Owner homes $750k+5.9%
Median year built1988
Older-home share35.1%
Vehicle context
Households with cars3,024
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 75785 have on record?

Our records show 53 hail, 67 wind, and 18 tornado reports in and near ZIP 75785, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on July 7, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 75785?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 75785 is 2.75″. It was reported near Maydelle, TX on May 16, 2003.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 75785 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 75785 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 75785 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 75785 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 75785 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 75785 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 75785 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 75785, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 75785, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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