The April 3, 1999 tornado
F4Caddo and Bossier counties, Louisiana
An F4 tornado on a 19.3-mile path that killed 7 and injured 102. It was one of 11 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 3, 1999
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 19.3 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 102
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, April 3, 1999
- 3:52 PM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
Supercells developed over the area as a speed max moved out of Texas and across the region. Numerous homes with minor to moderate roof damage. An 18 wheel truck bed overturned. Steel framed hardware store leveled. Numerous trees uprooted or snapped. Damage to Southern University and other industry. A total of 66 structures were damaged (4 at 40K, 16 at 20K 46 at 5K).
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.