Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Mason County, Texas, May 11, 1999

RatingF4

Deaths1

Injuries6

Length7 mi

Width1,400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.68, -99.10) to the end point (30.65, -99.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 11, 1999, 5:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Texas
Counties: Mason County
Path: 7 miles long, up to 1,400 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 6 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 11, 1999

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 11, 1999	F3	Texas	3.5 mi	200 yd
May 11, 1999	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 11, 1999	F0	Texas	0.2 mi	20 yd
May 11, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	1 mi	50 yd
May 11, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 11, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 11, 1999	F0	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Mason County
Gillespie County
San Saba County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.