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Tornado (F3) — De Soto, Louisiana

April 3, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$500K
Tornado scale
F3
Area
De Soto

Event narrative (NOAA)

Numerous homes with moderate to severe damage. Some roofs removed or partially removed. Church steeple knocked over and portion of roof missing. Numerous trees uprooted or snapped. This tornado was associated with a supercell which developed over the area as a speed max moved out of Texas and into Louisiana. This is a continuation of the Shelby County, Texas tornado.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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