Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Pike County, Indiana, May 5, 1999

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1.3 mi

Width150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.35, -87.27) to the end point (38.37, -87.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 1999, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Indiana
Counties: Pike County
Path: 1.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 5, 1999

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 5, 1999	F4	Tennessee	6 mi	580 yd	3	0
May 5, 1999	F2	Indiana	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F2	Tennessee	0.7 mi	220 yd	0	17
May 5, 1999	F1	Illinois	0.2 mi	n/a	0	4
May 5, 1999	F1	Mississippi	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Utah	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Tennessee	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Tennessee	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Mississippi	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Mississippi	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Mississippi	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 5, 1999	F0	Kentucky	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

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