Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, May 4, 1999
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.87, -93.75) to the end point (32.98, -93.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1999, 4:28 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Bossier Parish
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | Oklahoma, Arkansas | 38.2 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | Missouri | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | Texas, Arkansas | 71.5 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 22 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | Arkansas | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F2 | Texas | 23 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F2 | Texas, Oklahoma | 14.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 4, 1999 | F2 | Texas | 2.2 mi | 117 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F2 | Texas | 9.7 mi | n/a | 0 | 2 |
| May 4, 1999 | F2 | Arkansas | 6.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F2 | Texas | 22.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Oklahoma | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Oklahoma | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Kansas | 8 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Texas | 4.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Kansas | 20 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Arkansas | 4.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Kansas | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Oklahoma | 9 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 5 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 6 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 2.2 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.