Today in History

May 03 , 1999

The Oklahoma tornado outbreak

On May 3, 1999 a total of 66 tornadoes (by some counts 71) spawned in a single day in the state of Oklahoma. One which occurred just southwest of Chickasha, Oklahoma rated an F5 on the Fujita scale (the most severe ranking) and caused $1.1 billion in damage. By May 8th, a total of 140 tornadoes had ripped through the adjacent 5 state area with a total of 48 deaths attributed to the outbreak. Four of the tornadoes achieved an F4 Fujita scale ranking.

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