Scattered severe thunderstorms developed across portions of East Texas during the mid/late afternoon hours of the 27th, producing a large swath of tree, power line, and structural damage. These storms developed well ahead of a cold front that extended from southern and eastern Oklahoma, into central Arkansas, but mainly along a differential moisture boundary that moved south across east Texas, extreme southern Arkansas, and north Louisiana. Strong surface instability, and gust fronts that developed from these storms, focused new shower and thunderstorm development, with several of these storms becoming severe. One longer lived severe thunderstorm developed over eastern Upshur County, then merged with another southward moving band of strong thunderstorms, producing widespread wind damage across eastern Upshur, much of Gregg, and northern Rusk County. The cities of Longview and Kilgore were hit hardest, with numerous trees blown down/uprooted, power lines downed, and trees falling onto homes, with at least one known injury reported. A 53-yr old man was killed on the north side of Longview when lightning struck a tree he was standing near in wake of the storm.

Lightning in GREGG, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 18:05:00 to 27-SEP-07 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: LONGVIEW
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A 53 year old man was struck and killed by lightning on Cox Lane.  Victim was located approximately 25 feet from a large tree that was struck by lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 15:52:00 to 27-SEP-07 15:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: NACOGDOCHES
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees down on CR 311 in the community of Melrose.

Thunderstorm Wind in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 15:50:00 to 27-SEP-07 15:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MELROSE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Multiple reports of downed trees near the community of Melrose.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSK, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 18:20:00 to 27-SEP-07 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: KILGORE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Multiple light poles...power lines and large trees were blown down in the southern part of Kilgore near US Hwy 259.

Thunderstorm Wind in UPSHUR, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 17:45:00 to 27-SEP-07 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: GILMER
Magnitude: 58.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees and power lines down across the eastern half of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORRIS, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 16:50:00 to 27-SEP-07 16:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: CASON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Post Office

Wind gust estimated about 1.5 miles east of the Cason community from a postal service employee.

Thunderstorm Wind in TITUS, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 16:35:00 to 27-SEP-07 16:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: COOKVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees blown down in the Cookville community east of Mount Pleasant.

Thunderstorm Wind in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 16:00:00 to 27-SEP-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHIRENO
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees downed on CR 434.

Thunderstorm Wind in RED RIVER, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 15:25:00 to 27-SEP-07 15:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BAGWELL
Magnitude: 53.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees down on CR 2237 in the community of Bagwell.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSK, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 13:30:00 to 27-SEP-07 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: PRICE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A 8x14 storage building was destroyed and an 18 inch diameter tree was blown onto a house in the community of Price.

Hail in GREGG, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 18:07:00 to 27-SEP-07 18:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: LONGVIEW
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny sized hail fell in Longview.

Hail in RUSK, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 13:23:00 to 27-SEP-07 13:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAK HILL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail fell in the community of Oak Hill.

Hail in RUSK, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 13:45:00 to 27-SEP-07 13:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: PRICE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Hail fell in the community of Price.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREGG, TEXAS
From 27-SEP-07 18:05:00 to 27-SEP-07 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: LONGVIEW
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.  A few trees fell on top of homes in town.  One injury was reported when a tree fell on a home trapping the person inside.