User:TheRMSTitanic/Tornado outbreak of June 1, 1999
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| Type | Tornado outbreak |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 1, 1999 |
| Tornadoes confirmed | 31 confirmed |
| Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
| Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 1 day |
| Largest hail | 3 in (7.6 cm) (Haskell County, Oklahoma on June 1) |
| Fatalities | Tornadic – 3 fatalities, 13 injuries |
| Areas affected | Oklahoma, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Iowa |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
The Early–June 1999 tornado outbreak was a significant severe weather event which affected portions of the Central and Southern United States on June 1, 1999. Impacts from the storm were various and included large hail, damaging straight-line winds, heavy rains accompanied by flash flooding, and tornadoes. Overall, 31 tornadoes touched down across five states, resulting in three deaths; however, the outbreak is mostly known for the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 in Little Rock, Arkansas, which killed an additional eleven people and injured 110.
Confirmed tornadoes[edit]
| FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| List of confirmed tornadoes - June 1, 1999 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | ||||||
| F0 | E of Clearview | Okfuskee | 0918 | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
50 yd (46 m) | Brief tornado with no damage. |
| F3 | Sequoyah State Park area | Cherokee | 2135-2243 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
350 yd (320 m) | 2 deaths – Large tornado initially touched down in far western Cherokee County, possibly as a waterspout on Fort Gibson Lake before moving onshore. The tornado damaged roughly 67 homes along its 2-mile path, of which 17 houses and 13 mobile homes were destroyed. The National Weather Service also reported eight houses with major damage, 11 others and one mobile home with minor damage, and 14 houses and four other mobile homes were slightly damaged. Fatalities occurred in a mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado, and five others were injured along the path. After crossing Oklahoma Highway 51, the tornado uprooted 400 to 500 trees, destroyed a carport and flipped an RV on its side before dissipating. This was the first killer tornado in eastern Oklahoma since the 1993 Catoosa tornado. Damages amounted to US $1.5 million. |
| F1 | SW of Fort Gibson | Muskogee | 2216-2221 | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
100 yd (91 m) | Tornado touched down near the Port of Muskogee and moved south along a 2.3 mile path. Three structures belonging to one business were destroyed, a business under construction suffered minor damage, and shingles were torn from the roofs of eight houses. The most significant damage occurred at the OG&E electrical plant and a Fansteel manufacturing plant. At the electrical plant, a coal conveyor belt and a cooling tower were severely damaged, resulting in the shutdown of two of the plant's four generators. The tornado destroyed six buildings at the Fansteel plant, causing US $1.5 million in damage. Two outbuildings in Three Forks Park were destroyed before the tornado dissipated. |
| F1 | Checotah area (1st tornado) | McIntosh | 2246-2249 | 1.3 miles (2 km) |
75 yd (69 m) | test |
| F3 | Checotah area (2nd tornado) | McIntosh | 2250-2306 | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
350 yd (320 m) | test |
| Source: Tornado History Project: June 1, 1999 | ||||||