Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ripley County, Indiana, April 9, 1999
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length15 mi
Width450 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.88, -85.42) to the end point (38.98, -85.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 9, 1999, 2:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Ripley County
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 450 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 9, 1999
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1999 | F4 | Ohio | 10 mi | 270 yd | 4 | 65 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F3 | Indiana | 3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F2 | Ohio | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F1 | Ohio | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F1 | Ohio | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F1 | Virginia | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | F0 | Indiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.