Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Newton County, Texas, March 2, 1999
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.93, -93.85) to the end point (30.88, -93.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 2, 1999, 5:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Newton County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 2, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1999 | F3 | Texas | 12 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F2 | Texas | 5.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F2 | Louisiana | 8 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F1 | Texas | 5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F1 | Louisiana | 6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F1 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.