Oklahoma, 1999

Tornado in Oklahoma, May 4, 1999

May 4, 1999 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$6,000
Events
1

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.

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 174 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, McCurtain

When
May 4, 11:48 AM CST to 12:10 PM CST
Where
McCurtain County, Idabel to 12 mi NW of Idabel
Rating
F2
Path length
12.8 mi
Path width
100 yd
Crop damage
$6,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.830, -95.030

Numerous trees blown over or snapped. A Pecan orchard was laid to waste. This tornado moved into McCurtain county from Red River county, TX.

What these are

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5695176.