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Surveys conducted by teams in the NWS Norman and NWS Tulsa forecast areas in early to mid May 1999 revealed that 63 tornadoes occurred during the afternoon and evening of May 3, 1999, and the early morning hours of May 4, 1999 in the state of Oklahoma. A total of 58* tornadoes occurred in the NWS Norman forecast area in Oklahoma, Logan, Cleveland, Pottawatomie, and Lincoln Counties in central Oklahoma. A total of 6* tornadoes occurred in the NWS Tulsa forecast area in Okfuskee and Creek Counties in central Oklahoma. *The 52nd tornado of this large tornado outbreak began in the NWS Norman forecast area in Lincoln County, and then crossed over into NWS Tulsa forecast area and traveled through Creek County.
As the weather system that spawned the earlier tornadoes progressed through the region, additional thunderstorms developed during the mid to late morning hours of May 4, 1999 and produced an additional 9 tornadoes mainly in eastern Oklahoma. Since less than 6 hours occurred between the end of the original 63 tornadoes and start of the additional 9 tornadoes, the latter tornadoes have been included in the list as part of this severe weather/tornado outbreak. Note: The first 63 tornadoes in the event include a color-coded tornado ID based on the parent supercell that spawned the particular tornado in Oklahoma on May 3 and the early morning hours of May 4, 1999. These IDs match those on the expanded outbreak map for the May 3-4, 1999 event.
Tornadoes by Intensity | ||||||
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F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
33 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 72 |
# | Tornado ID |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
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1 | A1 | 05/03/1999 | 1551-1552 | 0.5 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 7 ENE Medicine Park |
2 | A2 | 05/03/1999 | 1555 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 3 W Elgin |
3 | A3 | 05/03/1999 | 1620-1635 | 6 | 100 | F3 | 0 | 3 | Caddo | 3 E Apache - 2 NE Stecker |
4 | A4 | 05/03/1999 | 1626 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 3 NW Cyril |
5 | B1 | 05/03/1999 | 1636 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | Just W of Tom Steed Lake/3 S Roosevelt |
6 | A5 | 05/03/1999 | 1638 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 2 S Anadarko (Indian City Hill) |
7 | A6 | 05/03/1999 | 1646-1710 | 9 | 880 | F3 | 0 | 9 | Caddo/ Grady | 2 WSW Laverty - 4 S Verden - 2.5 WNW Downtown Chickasha |
8 | A7 | 05/03/1999 | 1707-1708 | 1 | 75 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 5 W Downtown Chickasha |
9 | A8 | 05/03/1999 | 1712-1721 | 4 | 500 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 2.5 NW Downtown Chichasha - Chickasha Airport (NW edge of Chicakasha) - 4 NNE Downtown Chickasha |
10 | B2 | 05/03/1999 | 1720-1724 | 2 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 12 WNW Apache |
11 | A9 | 05/03/1999 | 1726-1848 | 38 | 1760 | F5 | 36 | 583 | Grady/ McClain/ Cleveland/ Oklahoma | 2 SSW Amber - far N Newcastle - SW Oklahoma City - N Moore-S Del City-W Midwest City |
12 | B3 | 05/03/1999 | 1738-1759 | 7 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 8 S Fort Cobb - 1 W Washita |
13 | B4 | 05/03/1999 | 1756 | 0.1 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 5 W Anadarko |
14 | C1 | 05/03/1999 | 1758-1807 | 4 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Kingfisher | 1.5 W Okarche - 4 N Okarche |
15 | C2 | 05/03/1999 | 1800 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Kingfisher | Okarche |
16 | A10 | 05/03/1999 | 1810 | 0.2 | 20 | F0 | 0 | 0 | McClain | North Newcastle |
17 | B5 | 05/03/1999 | 1812-1813 | 1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 4 NNW - 5 NNW Anadarko |
18 | B6 | 05/03/1999 | 1820 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | Near north part of Lake Chickasha (4 ESE Gracemont) |
19 | A11 | 05/03/1999 | 1831-1832 | 0.5 | 60 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | SE 80th and Sooner Road (.4 S of I-240) |
20 | B7 | 05/03/1999 | 1834 - 1835 | 0.5 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 9 E - 10 ENE Gracemont |
21 | B8 | 05/03/1999 | 1837-1840 | 2 | 300 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 8 WSW - 6 WSW Minco |
22 | B9 | 05/03/1999 | 1837-1848 | 5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Caddo | 5 S - 1 E Cogar |
23 | B10 | 05/03/1999 | 1847-1900 | 4 | 60 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 5 W - 4 NW Minco |
24 | A12 | 05/03/1999 | 1853-1907 | 7 | 220 | F2 | 0 | 2 | Oklahoma | 3 SW Choctaw - Choctaw - 4 SE Jones (near NE 50th/Triple XXX) |
25 | B11 | 05/03/1999 | 1855 | 0.1 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Grady | 5 SW Minco |
26 | B12 | 05/03/1999 | 1903 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | ~2.5 WNW Union City |
27 | A13 | 05/03/1999 | 1909-1915 | 2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | 4 ESE - 3 E Jones (just NE of 63rd/Triple XXX - just NW of Britton/Triple XXX) |
28 | B13 | 05/03/1999 | 1913-1914 | 0.75 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 2 NNE Union City |
29 | B14 | 05/03/1999 | 1916-1918 | 1 | 75 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 4 NNE Union City - 5 NNE Union City |
30 | A14 | 05/03/1999 | 1917-1925 | 4 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | 4 ENE - 6 NE Jones (~.5 SSW of 122nd/Triple XXX - I-404/ Triple XXX) |
31 | E1 | 05/03/1999 | 1921 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Blaine | 3 W Geary |
32 | B15 | 05/03/1999 | 1925 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 3 ESE El Reno |
33 | E2 | 05/03/1999 | 1929-1941 | 9 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Blaine/ Kingfisher | 10 WNW Calumet - 7 SSE Omega |
34 | B16 | 05/03/1999 | 1934-1946 | 6 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 6 WNW Yukon - 3 W Piedmont |
35 | D1 | 05/03/1999 | 1934-1952 | 9 | 30 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland/ Pottawatomie | 1 N Etowah - Pink - 1.5 N Pink |
36 | E3 | 05/03/1999 | 1941-2006 | 12 | 450 | F3 | 0 | 2 | Kingfisher | 7 S Omega (1 S Altona) - 6 SSE Omega (2 ENE Altona) - 11 WSW Kingfisher (3 ENE Altona) - 7 NW Kingfisher |
37 | B17 | 05/03/1999 | 1948-2000 | 8.1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Kingfisher | 1.5 W Piedmont - 6 NNW Piedmont |
38 | E4 | 05/03/1999 | 1955-1956 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 6 W Kingfisher |
39 | B18 | 05/03/1999 | 1958-2022 | 10 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Kingfisher | 4 NNE Piedmont - 6 SW Cashion - 4 NW Cashion |
40 | E5 | 05/03/1999 | 2003 | 0.1 | 25 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 6 WNW Kingfisher |
41 | D2 | 05/03/1999 | 2005-2020 | 7 | 250 | F2 | 1 | 10 | Pottawatomie | 2 N Bethel Acres - NW Shawnee (Clarks Heights Addition at I-40/US-177) - 7 E McLoud (Acme Rd/Mocassin Trail) |
42 | B19 | 05/03/1999 | 2010-2012 | 1 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 2 SSE - 1 SE Cashion |
43 | E6 | 05/03/1999 | 2010-2038 | 15 | 880 | F4 | 1 | 11 | Kingfisher | 4 SSW Dover - Dover - 3 NE Dover - 7 ESE Hennessey |
44 | D3 | 05/03/1999 | 2020-2045 | 11 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pottawatomie/ Lincoln | 6 NNW Downtown Shawnee (just outside Shawnee City Limits; Wolverine Rd/ Leo St) - SE Meeker - 4 NE Meeker |
45 | H1 | 05/03/1999 | 2022-2024 | 0.8 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 2 ESE Omega |
46 | B20 | 05/03/1999 | 2025-2145 | 39 | 1760 | F4 | 2 | 26 | Logan/ Payne/ Noble | 3 SW Cimarron City - Cimarron City - Mulhall - 3 ENE Perry |
47 | E7 | 05/03/1999 | 2030-2037 | 4 | 440 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 3 NE Dover - 4 SE Hennessey |
48 | H2 | 05/03/1999 | 2050 | 0.2 | 30 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 3 NW Dover |
49 | G1 | 05/03/1999 | 2056-2058 | 1 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Canadian | 3 SW - 2 SW El Reno |
50 | H3 | 05/03/1999 | 2057-2102 | 1 | 150 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 1 ESE Hennessey |
51 | G2 | 05/03/1999 | 2103-2137 | 22 | 350 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Canadian/ Kingfisher | 1 NNE El Reno - 8 SE Kingfisher |
52 | D4 | 05/03/1999 | 2110-2150 | 16 | 750 | F3 | 0 | 13 | Lincoln/ Creek | 3 NNE Sparks - Davenport - Stroud - 1 S Stroud Lake - 1 NW Milfay |
53 | H4 | 05/03/1999 | 2118-2128 | 8 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Logan/ Garfield | 3 SW Marshall - 9 SSE Covington (5 NE Marshall) |
54 | I1 | 05/03/1999 | 2128-2130 | 1 | 200 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Major | 6 S Ringwood |
55 | G3 | 05/03/1999 | 2138-2144 | 3 | 150 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher/ Logan | 2 SW - 0.5 N Cashion |
56 | G4 | 05/03/1999 | 2140-2141 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kingfisher | 8 E - 8 ESE Kingfisher |
57 | G5 | 05/03/1999 | 2156-2218 | 13 | 880 | F3 | 0 | 13 | Logan | 2.5 S Crescent - 4 E Crescent - 4 SW Mulhall |
58 | G6 | 05/03/1999 | 2233-2236 | 2 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Logan | 3 SSW - 2 S Mulhall |
59 | D5 | 05/03/1999 | 2258-2300 | 2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Creek | 2 WSW Sapulpa - Sapulpa |
60 | D6 | 05/03/1999 | 2308-2321 | 7 | 150 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Creek/ Tulsa | 2 NE Sapulpa - 6 NE Sapulpa - Tulsa |
61 | J1 | 05/04/1999 | 0059 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee | 1 S - 1 SW Boynton |
62 | L1 | 05/04/1999 | 0100-0101 | 3 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Cherokee | 2.5 WNW - 3 N Hulbert |
63 | L2 | 05/04/1999 | 0211 | 0.5 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Adair | 4 NE Proctor |
64 | 05/04/1999 | 0600-0603 | 2 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Cleveland | Southeast OKC (near SE149/Midwest Blvd) | |
65 | 05/04/1999 | 0630 | 0.5 | 50 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Osage | 4 N Hominy | |
66 | 05/04/1999 | 0950-0951 | 1.0 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Pushmataha/ Pittsburg | 13 W Clayton - 18 S Hartshorne | |
67 | 05/04/1999 | 1030-1050 | 14 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Latimer/ Haskell | 2 S Panola - 7 N Red Oak - 3SSW - 2S Lequire | |
68 | 05/04/1999 | 1100-1115 | 9 | 80 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Haskell | 2 SW McCurtain - 3 SW Keota | |
69 | 05/04/1999 | 1121 | 0.5 | 75 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Le Flore | Cowlington | |
70 | 05/04/1999 | 1134-1137 | 2 | 80 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Sequoyah | Hanson - 2 S Akins | |
71 | 05/04/1999 | 1148-1210 | 14.6 | 100 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Red River TX/ McCurtain | 15.3 N Clarksville TX - 12 WSW - 10.1 NW Idabel | |
72 | 05/04/1999 | 1154-1237 | 39 | 175 | F3 | 0 | 0 | Sequoyah/ Adair/ Crawford AR/ Washington AR | 4 W Short - 5 N Short - 10 SE Stilwell - 7 SW Fayetteville AR |