Easter weekend 1999 tornado outbreak

Infobox tornado outbreak|name=Easter weekend 1999 tornado outbreak
date=April 2- 3, 1999
image location=Shreveport_tornado.jpg

NEXRAD image at 3:28 pm.
duration=~2 days
fujitascale=F4
tornadoes=17
total damages (USD)=$16.6 million (2006 USD)
total fatalities=7
areas affected=Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and TexasThe Easter weekend 1999 tornado outbreak was a series of tornado touchdowns which occurred on April 2-3 1999 from Kansas to Louisiana. The most powerful tornado occurred in Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana where an F4 tornado killed 7 people and injured 112. Damages from the outbreak were estimated near $16.6 million (2006 USD). A total of 17 tornadoes were confirmed across the southern Plains during the two-day event.

Tornado event

A first series of tornadoes touched down on April 2 across Oklahoma causing mostly minor damage to some structures. An isolated F1 tornado touched down near Columbus, Kansas during the early morning hours on April 3 causing an estimated $831,000 in damages (2006 USD).

The strongest tornadoes of the outbreak took place across the Arklatex region during the afternoon hours were the strongest and lone killer tornado took place. At 3:52 PM, a supercell thunderstorm spawned a tornado over Cross Lake, north of Shreveport Regional Airport. The tornado moved northeast. In Caddo Parish the tornado damaged 66 buildings. In Caddo Parish, damages are estimated at near $1.6 million (2006 dollars). [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~359010 NCDC: Event Details ] ] At 4:01 PM, the tornado entered Bossier Parish as an F4 tornado. In Bossier Parish, 227 buildings suffered major damage or were destroyed. An additional 162 buildings were damaged. Damages in Bossier Parish are estimated at near $8.1 million (2006 dollars). [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~359012 NCDC: Event Details ] ] The tornado dissipated about eight miles northeast of Benton. In all, 7 people were killed and 112 were injured. The tornado was on the ground for about 20 miles. Its width reached as high as 200 yards.

Three additional tornadoes touched down besides the Caddo-Bossier Parish tornado. These tornadoes injured 1 person and caused up to $6.6 million in damages. Heavy damage was reported near Logansport, Summerfield and Athens heavily damaging several residences.

Weaker tornadoes (rated either F0 or F1) touched down across most of central and northern Arkansas into Missouri as well as in eastern Texas. 4 people in total were injured in two separate tornadoes near Ben and Mammoth Spring with isolated damage to some structures and also to trees and power lines. The outbreak ended just before 6 PM on April 3. [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~349570 NCDC: Event Details ] ] [ [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~349571 NCDC: Event Details ] ]

Tornado table

Confirmed tornadoes

April 2 event

April 3 event

ee also

*List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

References

External links

* [http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms National Climate Data Center Storm Events Search]
* [http://www.srh.noaa.gov/shv National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Shreveport, LA]