The tornado outbreak of June 4, 1999

48 tornadoesIllinois, Nebraska, South Dakota and 5 more states

48 tornadoes touched down across 8 states between 1:44 AM and 12:10 AM the next day CDT, none rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · June 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.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 48 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 48; 79th of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
F3 or stronger: 0; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 56; Along all the paths
Path miles: 109; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:44 AM to 12:10 AM the next day; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of June 4, 1999

1:44 AM	F0	Cherry County NE	1.0	50	0	0
1:50 AM	F0	Madison County NE	0.0	20	0	0
2:00 AM	F0	Stanton County NE	0.0	20	0	0
2:08 AM	F0	Cherry County NE	1.0	50	0	0
4:23 PM	F0	Woodford County IL	0.3	20	0	0
4:25 PM	F1	Tazewell County IL	2.5	200	0	0
4:30 PM	F0	Putnam County IL	0.1	10	0	0
4:45 PM	F0	Logan County IL	0.1	20	0	0
4:45 PM	F0	Lewis County MO	0.5	50	0	0
4:50 PM	F0	McLean County IL	0.1	20	0	0
4:50 PM	F0	Logan County IL	2.5	100	0	2
4:53 PM	F0	Logan County IL	0.1	20	0	0
4:56 PM	F0	McLean County IL	0.1	20	0	0
5:04 PM	F0	McLean County IL	3.5	20	0	0
5:10 PM	F0	McLean County IL	0.1	20	0	0
5:13 PM	F0	McLean County IL	2.0	20	0	0
5:18 PM	F0	Macon County IL	0.1	20	0	0
5:28 PM	F0	Macon County IL	0.1	20	0	0
5:35 PM	F0	Macon County IL	0.1	20	0	0
5:35 PM	F0	McLean County IL	0.1	20	0	0
5:38 PM	F0	McLean County IL	3.5	20	0	0
5:38 PM	F0	Piatt County IL	0.1	20	0	0
5:48 PM	F0	Piatt County IL	0.1	20	0	0
6:07 PM	F0	Highlands County FL	0.3	0	0	0
6:13 PM	F0	Champaign County IL	0.1	20	0	0
6:13 PM	F0	Ford County IL	0.2	30	0	0
6:15 PM	F0	Sioux County NE	0.1	30	0	0
6:27 PM	F0	Champaign County IL	0.1	20	0	0
6:28 PM	F0	Dawes County NE	0.1	30	0	0
7:30 PM	F2	Oglala Lakota County SD	15.0	0	1	54
7:37 PM	F0	Worth County GA	0.5	50	0	0
7:40 PM	F2	Oglala Lakota County SD	4.0	400	0	0
8:10 PM	F0	Oglala Lakota County SD	1.0	50	0	0
8:30 PM	F0	Oglala Lakota County, Jackson County SD	14.0	0	0	0
8:30 PM	F1	Stevens County KS	0.5	0	0	0
8:45 PM	F0	Bennett County SD	0.5	10	0	0
9:03 PM	F0	Hooker County NE	1.0	50	0	0
9:05 PM	F0	Cherry County NE	8.0	50	0	0
9:10 PM	F2	Thomas County NE	4.0	250	0	0
9:22 PM	F2	Cherry County NE	19.0	250	0	0
9:30 PM	F0	Cherry County NE	2.0	50	0	0
9:35 PM	F1	Cherry County NE	5.0	50	0	0
9:37 PM	F0	Texas County OK	0.1	0	0	0
9:55 PM	F0	Cherry County NE	2.0	50	0	0
10:10 PM	F0	Jones County SD	3.0	0	0	0
11:15 PM	F0	Brule County SD	0.1	50	0	0
11:15 PM	F0	Brule County SD	0.1	50	0	0
12:10 AM	F1	Sanborn County SD	10.0	400	0	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, June 4, 1999

Illinois	21	0
Nebraska	13	0
South Dakota	9	1
Florida	1	0
Georgia	1	0
Kansas	1	0
Missouri	1	0
Oklahoma	1	0

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.