Tornado outbreak of April 23, 2000

Tornado outbreak of April 23, 2000
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationApril 23, 2000
Tornadoes
confirmed		33
Max. rating1F3 tornado
Fatalities12 injuries
Areas affectedSouthern Plains, Southeastern United States

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The Tornado outbreak of April 23, 2000, also known as the 2000 Easter Sunday tornado outbreak, occurred in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana on Easter Sunday, April 23, 2000. This severe weather occurrence was the result of a cold front moving through the area from North Texas and consisted of at least six supercell thunderstorms. A total of 33 tornadoes touched down within seven hours on April 23, 2000. No fatalities were reported, but at least 12 individuals were injured.[1][2]

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 4 12 14 3 0 0 33

April 23 event

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 LeFlore 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 N of 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 SW of West Otis Little River, Sevier 1554 13 miles None
F1 NE of 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 NW of Alden Bridge Bossier, Webster 1640 37.2 miles None
F2 Mansfield area DeSoto 1746 8.5 miles None
F3 S of 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 LaSalle 2050 2.3 miles None

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrews, Billy (November 20, 2014). Outstanding Weather Phenomena In The Ark-La-Tex: An Incomplete History of Significant Weather Events. FriesenPress. p. 240. ISBN 9781460241882.
  2. ^ "Storm Prediction Center WCM Page". NOAA's National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved November 4, 2016.