Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Texas, January 1, 1999
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length5.5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.00, -94.45) to the end point (30.05, -94.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 1, 1999, 11:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Near the path
- Nome (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 1, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1999 | F2 | Texas | 5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F2 | Louisiana | 3.2 mi | n/a | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F2 | Louisiana | 7.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F2 | Texas | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F1 | Texas | 2.5 mi | n/a | 0 | 7 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F1 | Texas | 5.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F1 | Texas | 8 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F1 | Louisiana | 1.1 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | n/a | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.