The June 6, 1999 tornado

F4Pembina County, North Dakota

An F4 tornado on a 8.0-mile path. It was one of 37 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.

Watch how it happened

F4 tornado · June 6, 1999

How it happened

Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.

About this replay

Local time (CST)—Historical replay — logged times

Distance—of 8.0 miles

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RatingF4

The tornado

Rating: F4; Fujita scale
Path length: 8.0 mi; Width up to 500 yards
Killed: 0; Along the whole path
Injured: 0; Along the whole path
Date and time: Sunday, June 6, 1999; 2:20 PM CST
That day: 37; tornadoes in the U.S.; more on this date

The National Weather Service account

Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.

A tornado touched down southeast of Mountain, where it damaged several farmsteads. One farm home was completely lifted up and tossed 100 yards. A combine was also picked up and thrown several hundred feet. A swather was picked up and wrapped around several trees. In the town of Mountain, numerous trees were knocked flat. 2 mobile homes were destroyed, the roof was torn off a house, and a garage was destroyed.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Counties on its path

Pembina CountyND

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.