2000 Easter Sunday tornado outbreak
The 2000 Easter Sunday tornado outbreak was a tornadic event which occurred in the Oklahoma-Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana areas on April 23, 2000. This severe weather occurrence was the result of a cold front moving through the area from north Texas resulting in the spawning of, at least, 6 supercell thunderstorms. Although the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana Office contest as to the total number of confirmed tornadoes which transpired that day, as is indicated in the tables below, both institutions agree that at least 28 tornadoes did touch down within a 7 hour period on April 23, 2000. Fortunately, no fatalities resulted from these storms though reports indicate that, at least, 12 individuals were injured.[1]
April 23 Event According to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Tornado Table[2]
F# | Location | County/Parish | Time (UTC) | Path length | Fatalities/Injuries | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma | ||||||
F1 | NE of Hartshorne | Pittsburg | 1322 | 2 miles | 5 Injuries | |
F2 | SE of Wright City | McCurtain | 1408 | 20.1 miles | 2 Injuries | |
F2 | Moyers area | Pushmataha | 1411 | 9 miles | None | |
F0 | Fanshawe area | Le Flore | 1425 | 0.2 miles | None | |
F2 | W of Cloudy | Pushmataha | 1437 | 9 miles | None | |
F1 | Idabel area | McCurtain | 1458 | 17.2 miles | None | |
Texas | ||||||
F2 | Woodland | Red River | 1341 | 12.5 miles | None | |
F0 | Tira area | Hopkins | 1348 | 4 miles | 2 Injuries | |
F2 | NE of Mount Pleasant | Titus, Cass | 1453 | 16.8 miles | None | |
F2 | NW of Daingerfield | Morris, Cass | 1510 | 7 miles | None | |
F2 | NE of Daingerfield | Cass | 1522 | 11.8 miles | None | |
F1 | Hallsville area | Harrison | 1534 | 4.5 miles | None | |
F2 | SE of Hallsville | Harrison | 1539 | 10.6 miles | None | |
F2 | W of Douglassville | Cass | 1556 | 14 miles | None | |
F1 | SW of Linden | Cass | 1558 | 12.5 miles | None | |
F3 | N of Linden | Cass | 1558 | 16 miles | None | |
F2 | Marshall area | Harrison | 1602 | 17 miles | None | |
F1 | W of Jonesville | Harrison | 1630 | 5 miles | None | |
F1 | W of Carthage | Panola | 1651 | 7 miles | None | |
Arkansas | ||||||
F1 | West Otis | Little River, Sevier | 1554 | 13 miles | None | |
F1 | West Otis | Sevier | 1557 | 9.7 miles | None | |
F0 | W of Tollette | Howard | 1601 | 3.8 miles | None | |
F0 | W of Prescott | Hempstead | 1625 | 2.4 miles | None | |
F1 | W of Bradley | Lafayette | 1728 | 8 miles | None | |
Louisiana | ||||||
F1 | Vivian area | Caddo | 1610 | 8 miles | None | |
F3 | W of Greenwood | Caddo, Bossier | 1640 | 32.5 miles | 3 Injuries | |
F2 | Alden Bridge | Bossier, Webster | 1640 | 37.2 miles | None | |
F2 | Mansfield area | DeSoto | 1746 | 8.5 miles | None | |
F3 | Wemple | DeSoto, Red River, Natchitoches | 1805 | 19.3 miles | None | |
F1 | Shreveport area | Caddo, Bossier | 1805 | 8 miles | 6 Injuries | |
F2 | N of Castor | Bienville | 1816 | 4.3 miles | None | |
F1 | S of Chatham | Jackson | 1930 | 2.5 miles | 1 Injury | |
F2 | E of Jena | La Salle | 2050 | 2.3 miles | None | |
April 23 Event According to the National Weather Service Shreveport, LA Office
F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Tornado Table[3]
F# | Location | County/Parish | Time (UTC) | Path length | Fatalities/Injuries | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma | ||||||
F2 | SE of Wright City | McCurtain | 1408 | 20.1 miles | 2 Injuries | |
F1 | Idabel area | McCurtain | 1458 | 17.2 miles | None | |
Texas | ||||||
F2 | Kanawha | Red River | 1341 | 12.5 miles | None | |
F2 | NE of Mount Pleasant | Titus, Cass | 1453 | 16.8 miles | None | |
F2 | NW of Daingerfield | Morris, Cass | 1510 | 7 miles | None | |
F2 | N of Hughes Springs | Cass | 1522 | 11.8 miles | None | |
F1 | Hallsville area | Harrison | 1534 | 4.5 miles | None | |
F2 | SE of Hallsville | Harrison | 1539 | 10.6 miles | None | |
F2 | W of Douglassville | Cass | 1556 | 14 miles | None | |
F1 | SW of Linden | Cass | 1558 | 12.5 miles | None | |
F3 | N of Linden | Cass | 1558 | 16 miles | None | |
F2 | SE of Scottsville area | Harrison | 1602 | 17 miles | None | |
F1 | SE of Scottsville | Harrison | 1630 | 5 miles | None | |
F1 | W of Carthage | Panola | 1651 | 7 miles | None | |
Arkansas | ||||||
F1 | Cerrogordo | Little River, Sevier | 1554 | 13 miles | None | |
F1 | SW of De Queen | Sevier | 1557 | 9.7 miles | None | |
F0 | SW of Mineral Springs | Howard | 1601 | 3.8 miles | None | |
F0 | DeAnn | Hempstead | 1625 | 2.4 miles | None | |
F1 | W of Bradley | Lafayette | 1728 | 8 miles | None | |
Louisiana | ||||||
F1 | Vivian area | Caddo | 1610 | 8 miles | None | |
F3 | W of Greenwood | Caddo, Bossier | 1640 | 32.5 miles | 3 Injuries | |
F2 | SSW of Plain Dealing | Bossier, Webster | 1640 | 37.2 miles | None | |
F2 | Mansfield area | DeSoto | 1748 | 8.5 miles | None | |
F3 | Evelyn | DeSoto, Natchitoches | 1805 | 19.3 miles | None | |
F1 | Shreveport area | Caddo | 1805 | 8 miles | 6 Injuries | |
F2 | N of Castor | Bienville | 1816 | 4.3 miles | None | |
F1 | S of Chatham | Jackson | 1930 | 2.5 miles | 1 Injury | |
F2 | E of Jena | La Salle | 2050 | 2.3 miles | None | |
References
- ↑ Andrews, Billy (November 20, 2014). Outstanding Weather Phenomena In The Ark-La-Tex: An Incomplete History of Significant Weather Events. FriesenPress. p. 240.
- ↑ "Storm Prediction Center WCM Page". NOAA's National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "April 23, 2000: Easter Sunday Tornado Outbreak". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 4, 2016.