Brief tornado snapped or uprooted a few trees. F4 damage continued northeast into another residential area east of Western Ave. and south of 119th St. The first tornado, D1, formed 1 mile north of the community of Etowah (15 miles south-southeast of Norman) in eastern Cleveland County, and moved to the north-northeast, damaging primarily trees (F0). Further along the track several mobile homes were destroyed, resulting in one fatality and ten injuries. Overall, 22homes and businesses were destroyed and 153more were damaged; damage amounted to $3.2million. The 17th tornado, B17, developed about 1.5 miles west of Piedmont in Canadian County and tracked north for 8 miles in a zigzag pattern, ending in far southern Kingfisher County. Storm A produced 14 tornadoes over a period of about 3 and a half hours and was eventually responsible for the F5 tornado (A9) that struck Bridge Creek, Oklahoma City, and Moore. This tornado might have garnered more state and national media attention had it not occurred on the same day as the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Several witnesses reported the 4th tornado, A4, 3 miles northwest of Cyril in Caddo County, just west of SH 8. Heavy farm equipment was tossed several hundred yards and major tree damage occurred. This particular area of damage has been rated high F4/low F5. Damage from the storm was confined to Kingfisher County where several mobile homes and outbuildings had their roof torn off. [nb 1][1] Overall, 50people lost their lives during the outbreak and damage amounted to $1.4billion. Photos: The devastating Oklahoma tornado of 1999 | CNN One vehicle was found under a bridge just east of the intersection of Pennsylvania and SW 134th. Crossing SE 44th into Del City (Oklahoma County), the tornado moved through the highly populated Del Aire housing addition killing 6 people and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, many with F3/F4 damage. In all, losses were estimated at $250,000. 0116Z: Tornado B14 about to form briefly 0116-0118Z. Tornado remained over mostly open terrain or forested areas; however, some structural damage took place as it passed near Panola. Several people were injured south of Verden near the Caddo/Grady County border. Damage estimates for this tornado were $500, 000. The tornado then entered the western city limits of Moore (Cleveland County) along Santa Fe and near NW 12th, and produced damage to mile wide. Because of the Woodward tornado and other devastating tornadoes in the late 1940's and early 1950's, and because of new technologies available after World War II, the Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) began a tornado watch and warning program in 1953. Averages and Records The 14th tornado, B14, formed about 4 miles north-northeast of Union City in Canadian County and was captured on video. The 4th tornado, B4, was short-lived and developed about 5 miles west of Anadarko in Caddo County. It's impossible to adjust for these factors objectively, and hard to even estimate their impact. 25 homes were destroyed and 30 others were damaged near Crescent, with much of the damage believed to have been caused by both tornadoes. Winter Weather The storm quickly developed supercell characteristics and began exhibiting potentially tornadic rotation, resulting in the National Weather Service issuing the first tornado warning of the event for Comanche, Caddo and Grady counties approximately 35 minutes later at 4:50p.m. CDT. Continuing northeast into the West Gate neighborhood, 15 homes suffered significant damage. The tornado then continued northeast and entered the southern portion of a sparsely populated industrial district. Damage estimates were at $1.5 million. Tornado touched down near the CanadianKingfisher County border and moved north-northeast. A cement block schoolhouse that was located west of Peggs had only partly standing walls after the tornado hit it. . Please Contact Us. Two frame homes were destroyed while several other buildings were damaged. A ground survey concluded F1 damage occurred to several homes south of the intersection of Memorial and Triple XXX Rd. Damages with this storm were estimated at $2 billion. Roughly $180,000 had been approved by FEMA for disaster housing assistance by May9. Tornado remained over mostly open terrain; however, one garage was damaged. There were only a few small, narrow areas near the center of the damage path where intermittent F5 damage was found: in the Bridge Creek area (Grady County), and in a few parts of south Oklahoma City and Moore (Cleveland County). At times, damage caused by tornado B20 was indistinguishable from damage caused by tornado G5. Wed 22 May 2013 09.37 EDT. Moving into Oklahoma County, the tornado curved northward, through the remaining industrial district north of Interstate 240, where 2 businesses were destroyed. Aviation Weather National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The tornado finally dissipated 1 mile (1.6km) south of Stroud Lake at 11:48p.m. CDT. Tornado struck two farms near Macon, with outbuildings, center pivots, and grain bins sustaining heavy damage. This tornado developed about 2-3 miles southeast of the Frances school house (~3 miles south-southwest of Humphreys) in old Greer County (now Jackson County). [+], Doppler reflectivity: A National Weather Service NEXRAD radar image of central Oklahoma at 7:00 pm on May 3rd shows four tornadic supercell thunderstorms occurring simultaneously. This tornado formed near tornado E6 and tracked north-northeast for 4 miles over open country. The pattern of the trees that were felled adjacent to the hospital suggested a multiple-vortex structure to the tornado at this point. May 3rd marks the 20th anniversary of the largest, most destructive tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history. All mobile homes in this area in the direct path of the tornado were obliterated, resulting in a high concentration of fatalities. Thus, nearly 30% of the town's population was killed and another 40% were injured. The most intense damage occurred near the end of the storm's path where a 3,000lb (1,400kg) oil storage tank was moved 0.5mi (0.80km), with it being airborne for a substantial portion of this distance. The Weather God of Oklahoma City - The New York Times A brief tornado touched down near Tomahawk, damaging trees and power lines. Damage consisted of snapped and uprooted trees. During this week-long event, 152 tornadoes touched down in these areas. The number of injuries was estimated at 583, based on numbers provided from the Oklahoma Department of Health, which were then adjusted to account for people assumed to be unaccounted for. Abstract On 3 May 1999, a major storm passed through the mid-west, spawning at least 76 tornadoes, and killing more than 50 people. One farm was damaged, with an irrigation pipe strewn across a field. The second satellite tornado to E3, tornado E5 formed 6 miles west-northwest of Kingfisher and rotated briefly around E3. Despite the destruction of this elementary school during school hours, no fatalities occurred at the school. The degree of destruction of these mobile homes indicated an F2 rating in this area. Around 8:30 pm CST, a loud roar was heard by residents just before the tornado hit Peggs at 8:35 pm CST. The first was in the Willow Lake Addition, a rural subdivision of mobile homes and some concrete slab homes in Bridge Creek, in far eastern Grady County. The tornado was less than 50 yards wide and damaged outbuildings and trees as it moved northeast across Highway 33. After the tornado dissipated at approximately 10:45p.m. CDT in southeastern Noble County, 3 miles (4.8km) northeast of Perry, many of the same areas of Logan County struck by the Mulhall tornado were hit again by an F3 tornado produced by a separate supercell that touched down 2.5 miles (4.0km) south of Crescent at 11:33p.m. CDT. In Ellis County, Oklahoma, the tornado did not strike any towns, passing to the southeast of Shattuck, Gage, and Fargo. Approximately 200 mobile homes/houses were destroyed, and hundreds of other structures were damaged. On May 3, 1999, multiple supercell thunderstorms produced many large and damaging tornadoes in central Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours. 0057Z: Tornado B10 still on the ground, dissipates at 0100Z. The Largest Tornado In History Touched Down In El Reno, Oklahoma [9] These winds, however, occurred above the ground, and winds at the surface may not have been quite this intense. The most notable of these was the F5 Bridge CreekMoore tornado which devastated Oklahoma City and suburban communities. 0037Z: Tornado B8 and tornado B9 just formed. Between 9:30 am and 9:58 am CST, it moved north-northeast from 3 miles west of the Oklahoma City limits and hit the eastern part of Bethany. Rivers and Lakes Wind profiles across the region strongly favored tornadic activity, with the Storm Prediction Center stating, "it became more obvious something major was looming" by the afternoon hours. An estimated 1,800 homes were destroyed, and 2,500 homes were damaged, resulting in approximately $1 billion in damage. The "left split" storm cell moved north-northeast and didn't produce any tornadoes. At least three irrigation center pivots were destroyed. In the center of Choctaw, several businesses were destroyed and a nursing home was damaged. Numerous motels and other businesses including Hampton Inn, Comfort Inn, Inn Suites, Clarion Inn, Cracker Barrel, and portions of Rose State College, were destroyed. Surface low pressure centers and fronts (dry line) which were present at 20Z are indicated by lines with solid black barbs (fronts) and open brown barbs (dry line). A weak tornado heavily damaged several barns near McCurtain. An abandoned home near Marshall was completely destroyed. Numerous trees were also downed. The National Severe Storms Laboratory and other NOAA Research laboratories and joint institutes helped develop some of the primary tools used by the National Weather Service to forecast and nowcast the Oklahoma/ Kansas tornado outbreak. Eleven members of one family were killed by the tornado, and in one smashed house a total of 20 mud-covered bodies were recovered. It formed about 5 miles west of Minco and tracked northeast for 4 miles before dissipating. As this special article on the Norman Weather Partners website points out, "it became more obvious something major was looming." The third tornado, D3, touched down about a mile southeast of where D2 dissipated, or along Wolverine Road and mile east of Acme Road just outside the Shawnee city limits in Pottawatomie County. Extensive tree damage also occurred. This page documents tornadoes that were unofficially rated F6 or EF6 by TG. While there were no fatalities overall in Stroud, the economic impact of the tornado has been compared to the loss of Tinker Air Force Base, General Motors, and a major regional hospital for the Stroud region as compared to Oklahoma City at that time. [25], Debris removal began on May12 as seven cleanup teams were sent to the region with more teams expected to join over the following days. 7: Oklahoma City: 06/12/1942: F4 35 100; This was the deadliest tornado to strike the Oklahoma City area until the May 3, 1999 F5 tornado. After leaving Pryor, the tornado caused damage to the northeast of the town, completely wrecking everything in its path before it lifted about 3 miles northeast of Pryor. This web page includes an outline from a talk that was originally presented at the 24th annual meeting of the National Weather Association. Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout its track. Forty-six . The storm continued moving northeast, destroying the community of Bridge Creek and crossing I-44 just north of Newcastle. One barn was destroyed while another was damaged. May 3, 1999 - Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado - Oklahoma City, USA. Flash Flood Warnings The tornado tracked northeast for 2 miles before dissipating. The largest tornado in recorded history was Friday's May 31, 2013 EF-5 tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma announced on Tuesday. An exception was when it made a slight jog to the right and moved directly over the 16th Street overpass in Newcastle, where a woman was killed when she was blown out from under the overpass. A reporter from local news station KFOR supposedly called it "the . The tornado turned northeast as it approached Telephone Road, made a loop near the intersection of Telephone Road and 4th Street, then moved southeast crossing the interstate. A woman was also killed when she was blown out from under the Shields overpass of Interstate 35. Tornado Warnings Conditions on 3 May were favorable for severe weather across much of the Plains region. The homes in this neighborhood appeared to be well-constructed and were approximately two to five years old. Nine people were injured to the south of, Tornado touched down to the northwest of downtown Chickasha and tracked into the. At its peak, the tornado was 2.6 miles and 296 mph at EF5 on the Fujita scale. They are, essentially, only estimates. This tornado ended shortly after striking the northwest sides of Chickasha. This tornado moved over rural areas with only extensive tree damage observed. Multiple locations were found. and Air Depot Blvd. A number of homes in this neighborhood were damaged, two partially unroofed. Hundreds of workers from the Federal munitions project a few miles south of Pryor were rushed to the scene by the U.S. Army and the Du Pont Powder Company, and several bulldozers and cranes were provided for the rescue work and debris removal. This tornado rotated around E3 for a short period of time before dissipating. One 2-story apartment building on the north end of the apartment complex was virtually flattened, and received an F5 rating. The 10 deadliest Oklahoma tornadoes in recent history Prior to the events on May3, 1999, videos of people taking shelter in overpasses during tornadoes in the past (such as an infamous video from the April 26, 1991 tornado outbreak taken by a news crew from Wichita NBC affiliate KSNW) created public misunderstanding and complacency that overpasses provided adequate shelter from tornadoes. The tornado then inflicted scattered and mostly minor damage to houses and businesses in southeast portions of Davenport, consistent with a high F0/low F1 rating, however a house just south of Davenport did lose more than half its roof. The F5 tornado killed 44 people in Moore, Oklahoma. Local officials from Stroud had evacuated the mall before the tornado struck (approximately 2139 CST), and thus there were no fatalities or injuries in this area. Damage then diminished rapidly to F0/F1 as the tornado crossed Reno Ave. Tornado remained over a rural area and caused extensive tree damage. Winter Weather Safety, Special Programs Dedicated to helping minority entrepreneurs flourish and grow in today's marketplace. Damage from this satellite tornado was not discovered and was therefore rated F0. One barn was destroyed, while another was damaged. The tornado appeared to weaken just slightly after crossing interstate 35, however it remained a formidable storm with widespread high F3/low F4 damage observed in Highland Park, a residential area south of the First Baptist Church on 27th St. inMoore. Most significant damage occurred south of Fort Cobb where a barn and house garage were destroyed. The 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore tornado had slightly lower wind speeds, and they're the greatest wind gusts ever recorded on the planet. The tornado then turned more east and then east-northeast after crossing U.S. Interstate Highway 44. Tornado touched down near the Marion Reservoir and tracked northeast. The meeting was held at the Capri Crown Plaza Resort in Biloxi, MS from October 15-22, 1999. [+], Damage paths and Fujita scale intensity: A total of 58 tornadoes were recorded in the National Weather Service Norman County Warning Area during the May 3rd outbreak. The density of housing also decreased east of Bryant as the tornado moved east and east-northeast before dissipating east of Air Depot Blvd. 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. Damage here is believed to have been produced by both tornadoes, and near the end of this tornado track, along portions of EW68 Rd. Satellite tornado B19 forms briefly 0210-0212Z. Multiple locations were found. Tornado B9 formed 5 miles south of Cogar in Caddo County, and tracked north for 5 miles. The storm then turned more northerly, striking parts of Del City and Tinker Air Force Base near Sooner Road as an F4. Four minutes later the first tornado report was received at the NWS office in Norman, from a spotter 7 miles east-northeast of Medicine Park. Near the end of the tornado's track, a mobile home was tossed 50ft (15m) and destroyed while another was damaged. One vehicle was found under a bridge just east of the intersection of Pennsylvania and SW 134th. One home and several vehicles were damaged by fallen trees. The tornado then reached its maximum width of about mile, 5 miles west-northwest of Kingfisher, where a large, well-built brick home was severely damaged. Another 6 tornadoes were rated F3 and 7 were rated F2, making a total of 13 strong tornadoes for this event. Warm, moist, and unstable air moved north to the east of the dry line, aided by a low-level jet stream with southerly winds in excess of 40 knots. Significant damage of a brick home, with its roof torn off and collapse of an exterior wall, was attributed to this tornado. A total of 74 tornadoes touched down across the two states in less than 21 hours. Brief tornado destroyed two outbuildings and a mobile home; four people sustained minor injuries in the home. The most significant damage occurred in southwestern parts of town where two homes were mostly destroyed. The southeast section of the warehouse, a large free-span structure, suffered significant damage. Following the extensive outbreak, activity became increasingly scattered from May5 to 8, with 26tornadoes touching down across the Eastern United States and Quebec. Numerous automobiles and other vehicles were destroyed or damaged. Winter Weather Safety, Special Programs Two chicken house were destroyed and one barn was heavily damaged. Many homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed throughout the affected areas and the total damage estimate was $1.2 billion. Additional damage occurred to a railroad crossing, trees, and power poles. A barn and farm equipment were destroyed. A description of the 5th tornado, G5, was listed above with tornado B20. List of tornadoes in the 1999 Oklahoma Outbreak - Fandom This damage was rated F4. By late morning, the low cloud cover began to dissipate in advance of the dry line, but during the afternoon hours high cirrus clouds overspread the region, resulting in filtered sunshine in some areas that caused atmospheric destabilization. Averages and Records Five deaths, 100 injuries and heavy damage were reported from the Wichita, Kansas metro area. No damage is believed to have occurred. Oklahoma tornadoes: 5 deadliest twisters in state history Site Logo. The May 3, 1999 tornado shredded Oklahoma and killed 36 people. The fastest wind speeds recorded in a tornado was 302 mph. Before then, the. Tornado touched down west of Minco and tracked northeast. The tornado then crossed Sooner Rd., where it damaged an entry gate and several costly structures at Tinker Air Force Base. The 2nd tornado, G5, occurred about 1 hour and 20 minutes after tornado B20, and also produced widespread damage. Summary of events for May 3-4 1999:Following a week-long blocking weather pattern, a strong upper level trough finally moved out of the southwestern U.S. Interactions with a dryline in western Oklahoma and a slow-moving cold front brought the largest tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history from the afternoon of May 3 through the afternoon of May 4. The tornado caused $1 billion in damage, making it the second-costliest tornado in U.S. history,[11] and the most costly in history from 1999 to 2011, at which point it was surpassed by the 2011 TuscaloosaBirmingham tornado and again by the 2011 Joplin tornado. Deadly tornado tracked path of 1999 Oklahoma twister The strongest tornado ever recorded, with winds of. Asphalt pavement about 1 inch thick was also peeled from a section of rural road EW125. The tornado then continued into another residential area between SE 15th and Reno Ave., where 3 fatalities occurred. The Worst & Biggest Tornadoes Ever [LIST] - Tornado Xtreme The storm quickly intensified, attaining high-end F2 strength shortly after forming, and struck a farm. A total of 17people sustained minor injuries and damage amounted to $1million. Tornado touched down near Milford Lake and caused minor damage to a marina. Reaching a maximum width of 0.5mi (0.80km), the F4 tornado caused immense damage across northern parts of Dover. This violent, long-lived tornado was the most infamous of nearly 60 tornadoes that struck central Oklahoma during an unprecedented outbreak on the afternoon and evening of Monday, May 3, 1999. Escaping with relatively minor damage, and being located near the halfway point of the tornado path, the First Baptist Church in Moore eventually served as the primary coordination center for most tornado relief efforts. Thirty-five people were killed and 100 persons injured, with 29 people being hospitalized, and a total of 110 families were affected by the tornado. StormReady Twelve people died in Bridge Creek, nine in mobile homes. F4 damage continued to South Shields, just north of the junction with Interstate 35. In all, 44 people lost their lives. Signs were also downed along the interstate adjacent to this neighborhood. As stated above, there was nothing unusual or unprecedented in the damage from the May 3 tornado as compared with other F5 tornadoes in the past. Here is an excerpt of the text from that outlook: "will provide sufficient shear for a few strong or violent tornadic supercells given the abundant low level moisture and the high instability." In fact, the bodies of three children were never identified, and one child who survived the tornado was lost and never reunited with her family. Extensive tree damage occurred. The second area of F5 damage was observed about 1 mile west of the Grady/McClain County line and consisted of a cleanly swept slab home with foundation anchor bolts and another vehicle lofted mile. F1 damage to trees, telephone poles, farm equipment, and outbuildings was observed. The Storm Prediction Center had posted a "slight risk" (image courtesy of SPC publication) on their early morning outlooks for most of Kansas, Oklahoma, and north Texas. No damage was observed. Meanwhile, a powerful storm was affecting much of the west with heavy snow, high winds and coastal impacts through the middle of this week. Several overshooting tops are evident on the visible imagery, and an "Enhanced-V" signature was exhibited on the 10.7 micrometer IR imagery. Tornado un-roofed an office building and damaged an irrigation system. Damage was rated F2 in this area with a path width averaging mile. Storm E produced 7 tornadoes, including an F4 tornado (E6) that caused extensive damage to Dover in Kingfisher County. Tornados Oklahoma May 1999 | NIST While tornado E6 continued moving northeast of Dover, another tornado, E7, formed about 3 miles northeast of Dover. The tornado crossed Acme Road and struck a number of double-wide mobile homes along Valley View Drive, where one fatality and one serious injury occurred in the same home. Images from the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) for the Will Rogers World Airport are also available for "Storm A" as it passed through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As it neared, Tornado touched down near the CaddoGrady County border and quickly intensified. Hundreds of the vehicles were moved from their original location, and dozens of vehicles were picked up and tossed northward across Interstate 40 into several motels, a distance of approximately 0.2 miles. The 11th tornado, B11, formed about 5 miles southwest of Minco in Grady County and was observed by off-duty Storm Prediction Center forecasters. The tornado was brief and produced no significant damage. Non Precipitation Warnings The width of EF-4 and greater damage was up to 250 yards wide as the tornado moved through neighborhoods east of Western Avenue. As the name of the tornado suggests, the town of Bridge Creek was hit the hardest by the tornado. [+], NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory On May 3, 1999, a tornado outbreak ripped through Moore and surrounding areas with a very powerful F5 tornado, in which the highest wind speeds ever measured globally - 301 m.p.h. A storm chaser observed the 6th tornado, B6, about 4 miles east-southeast of Gracemont in Caddo County. 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