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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

KIRBYVILLE TORNADO

Map of Kirbyville tornado - click for a larger view

Date / Time Lead Time County Path Length Path Width F-Scale Closest Town
620 -630 PM CST 5 Minutes /
17 Minutes		 Jasper /
Newton		 2 miles 200 yards 1 Kirbyville / Bleakwood

WSR-88D Radar - Base Reflectivity and Storm Relative Velocity Products:

0627 PM - KPOE - Base reflectivity product
0627 PM - KPOE - Storm relative velocity product
0637 PM - KPOE - Base reflectivity product
0637 PM - KPOE - Storm relative velocity product

A weak F1 tornado touched down two miles north of Kirbyville on Highway 96. Moving southeast at 15 mph, the tornado damaged the roofs of several buildings north of Kirbyville and blew down trees along FM 363 in Jasper and Newton Counties. Eyewitnesses confirmed there was a tornado near Kirbyville.

 
 
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