Texas

Tree removal in Rusk County, TX

Rusk County: 169 of 188 National Weather Service thunderstorm wind reports from 2016 through 2025 mention trees. The storm record, risk ratings, power utilities and towns.

wind reports mentioning trees: 169
tornado reports: 17
electric utilities: 6

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Storm record

2016–2025

Thunderstorm wind reports	188
Of those, mentioning trees	169
Tornado reports	17
Of those, mentioning trees	17
Latest report with trees	Oct 28, 2025

Source: NOAA Storm Events

Places named most often in tree reports

Place	Reports	Latest
Henderson	19	Aug 1, 2025
Overton	10	Jun 8, 2025
Tatum	9	Jun 8, 2025
Kilgore	4	Oct 28, 2025
Reklaw	4	May 4, 2023
Mount Enterprise	3	Oct 31, 2018
Lake Cherokee	2	Jul 8, 2024
New London	2	Apr 18, 2019

Source: NOAA Storm Events

FEMA risk ratings

Hurricanes	Relatively low
Ice storms	Relatively moderate
Strong wind	Relatively high
Tornadoes	Relatively moderate

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Electric utilities serving the county

1	Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
2	Southwestern Electric Power Co
3	Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn
4	Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc
5	Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc
6	Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp

If a tree is on a line, call the utility first; each one has its own outage number.

Source: EIA-861, 2024

Homes

Households	17,960
Detached houses	8 in 10 homes
Owner-occupied	8 in 10 occupied homes
Median year built	1980

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

Towns in Rusk County

Questions people ask

Rules in Texas

Texas: no statewide tree-work license turned up in our research, so proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation is the thing to ask for.

Claim complaints: Texas Department of Insurance.

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