Louisiana, 1999Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 8, 1999
January 8, 1999 · NWS JAN · 6 events in 3 counties and zones
4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $39,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Tornado, Morehouse
- When
- January 8, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, 2 mi N of Bastrop
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -91.900
One trailer was overturned. A house was moved four feet off of its foundation. A roof was blown off of a cafe.
Tornado, West Carroll
- When
- January 8, 3:38 PM CST
- Where
- West Carroll County, 4 mi W of Oak Grove
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -91.450
A trained spotter viewed this short-track tornado. Minor structural damage was done to a couple of dwellings.
Tornado, Morehouse
- When
- January 8, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, Bastrop
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -91.900
A mobile home was rolled.
Tornado, East Carroll
- When
- January 8, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- East Carroll County, 4 mi N of Lake Providence
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.850, -91.180
A few trees were blown down by this weak tornado.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morehouse
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morehouse County, 4 mi E of Collinston
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.680, -91.800
Numerous large limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, West Carroll
- When
- January 8, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- West Carroll County, 1 mi W of Oak Grove
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -91.400
Several barns and sheds were blown over.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 8 to 9, 19991 death · 10 events
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 8, 19991 death · 7 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 8 to 9, 1999$46,000 · 23 events
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 8 to 9, 19991 injured · $60,000 · 9 events
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 8 to 9, 1999$65,000 · 12 events
- Winter Storm in New York, January 8 to 9, 1999$40,000 · 8 events
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 8, 199936 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 8 to 9, 199930 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 8 to 9, 199922 events
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, January 8, 1999$18,000 · F0 · 7 events
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, January 8, 199919 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 8 to 9, 199918 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5681408, 5681410, 5681409, 5681411, 5681412, 5681413.