The tornado outbreak of May 4, 1999
43 tornadoesTexas, Kansas, Oklahoma and 3 more states
43 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 1:59 AM and 7:52 PM CDT, 4 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.
Watch the day unfoldTornado outbreak · May 4, 1999
How the day unfolded
Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.
The day in numbers
- Tornadoes
- 43
- on Tuesday, May 4, 1999
- F3 or stronger
- 4
- None rated F4 or F5
- Killed
- 1
- Along all the paths
- Injured
- 36
- Along all the paths
- Path miles
- 310
- All the paths end to end
- First and last
- 1:59 AM to 7:52 PM
- Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time
Hour by hour
Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.
Every tornado
In order of touchdown.
By state
Tornadoes in 1999 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.