Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, April 3, 1999
RatingF4
Deaths7
Injuries102
Length19.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.53, -93.83) to the end point (32.75, -93.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1999, 3:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish
- Path
- 19.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 7 deaths, 102 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1999 | F3 | Texas, Louisiana | 5.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F3 | Louisiana | 8.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F3 | Louisiana | 14.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas, Missouri | 10.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas | 6.5 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F0 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | F0 | California | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.