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March 2nd
1999 Tornado Outbreak Over Southeast Texas and Southern Louisiana
Robert B. Darby* & Roger N. Erickson
National Weather Service
Lake Charles, Louisiana
JASPER TORNADO
(Path is track on the left)
| Date / Time |
Lead Time |
County |
Path Length |
Path Width |
F-Scale |
Closest Town |
| 645 - 655 PM CST |
30 Minutes |
Japser |
5 miles |
200 yards |
1 |
Jasper |
WSR-88D Radar - Base Reflectivity and Storm Relative Velocity
Products:
0647 PM - KPOE - Base reflectivity product
0647
PM - KPOE - Storm relative velocity product
The same thunderstorm that damaged a marina on Sam Rayburn Lake produced a
tornado 7 miles east of Jasper on FM 1738 and Highway 63. Moving southeast at
30 mph, this F1 tornado blew down trees. Hail bigger than golf balls pounded the
area, stripping some trees of their weaker branches and needles. Eyewitnesses
in the Harrisburg area reported this tornado to the Jasper County Sheriff's
Department.
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