The remnants of Tropical Storm Sergio from the Eastern Pacific quickly translated east across the Red River Valley of Southern Oklahoma and North Texas during the morning and afternoon hours of October 13th. This resulted in a strong surface low development over Westcentral Texas during the morning hours, which allowed for a warm front to mix its way north across Northcentral and Northeast Texas to along the Arkansas/Louisiana border by afternoon. Large scale forcing increased during the afternoon and early evening over Northeast Texas where moderate instability had developed near the warm front and ahead of the remnants of Sergio, which resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms developing along and north of the warm front. Strong low level speed and directional shear developed southeast of the surface low and warm front over Northeast Texas, which allowed for several mini-supercell thunderstorms to develop and become severe. These storms produced several instances of damaging winds and large hail, and also an isolated tornado in Western Panola County southwest of Beckville. These storms weakened by the mid evening hours with increasing stability with the loss of heating, and the departure of forcing aloft associated with the remnants of Sergio.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREGG, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 16:30:00 to 13-OCT-18 16:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: KILGORE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were blown down across Kilgore.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 17:03:00 to 13-OCT-18 17:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE BERRY
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A large tree was blown down on County Road 314 a few miles southwest of De Berry.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 17:50:00 to 13-OCT-18 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: DE BERRY
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees were blown down along FM 31 in De Berry.

Thunderstorm Wind in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 18:00:00 to 13-OCT-18 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PANOLA
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several trees were downed on FM 9 in the Panola community.

Thunderstorm Wind in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 18:35:00 to 13-OCT-18 18:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: DOUGLASS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several trees and large branches were downed.

Tornado in PANOLA, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 16:19:00 to 13-OCT-18 16:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRPLAY
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-0 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 85 mph touched down along FM 1251 breaking large branches, where it moved northeast and crossed County Road 237. It uprooted a few trees and broke large branches before moving to the east-northeast where it crossed County Road 241. The tornado caused the most damage here where it uprooted several trees and snapped several large branches. The tornado continued moving to the northeast and intersected an unnamed mining road where it snapped several large branches before finally lifting.

Hail in SMITH, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 14:40:00 to 13-OCT-18 14:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: TEASELVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail fell near the Teaselville community.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUSK, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 15:45:00 to 13-OCT-18 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: HENDERSON
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were downed in Henderson.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREGG, TEXAS
From 13-OCT-18 16:25:00 to 13-OCT-18 16:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: KILGORE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A large oak tree fell down blocking the 2900 block of Florence Street in Kilgore.