Tornado in Texas, December 4, 1999

Name: Tornado in Texas, December 4, 1999
Start: 1999-12-04T15:20
End: 1999-12-04T15:22
Location: Texas

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

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Harrison

When: December 4, 3:20 PM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where: Harrison County, Marshall
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.6 mi
Path width: 140 yd
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 32.530, -94.370

In southwest Marshall from just southeast of West Pinecrest Drive (hwy 43) and just east of West End Blvd to South Washington Ave to just west of East End Blvd (Hwy 59). Eyewitnesses indicated tornado was heavily rain wrapped, fast moving and very difficult to see. Tree on home. Few removed shingles. About ten large pines snapped or uprooted. Flag pole bent. Power lines down.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Texas, 1999 Warnings in Texas, December 1999

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: 5722697.