Radar Imagery Related to the
Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of May 3-4, 1999

Click on the links in the table below in order to access radar imagery for particular storms from the tornado outbreak on May 3, 1999. Radar data from the Twin Lakes, OK radar (KTLX) are available for "Storm A" and "Storm B". A few images from the terminal doppler radar for Will Rogers World Airport are also available for "Storm A" as it passed through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Additional Information:

Radar loop of the outbreak by Travis Smith of NSSL

Radar Main Page
Storm A	Storm B	Terminal Doppler

Time	Reflectivity	Velocity	Notes
2129Z	REF	SRV
2134Z	REF	SRV
2139Z	REF	SRV
2144Z	REF	SRV
2149Z	REF	SRV
2154Z	REF	SRV
2159Z	REF	SRV
2204Z	REF	SRV
2209Z	REF	SRV
2214Z	REF	SRV
2219Z	REF	SRV
2224Z	REF	SRV
2229Z	REF	SRV
2234Z	REF	SRV	About to produce tornado B1 (2236Z) - brief spin up
2239Z	REF	SRV
2245Z	REF	SRV
2250Z	REF	SRV
2255Z	REF	SRV
2300Z	REF	SRV
2321Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B2 on the ground.
2326Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B2 dissipated at 2324Z.
2331Z	REF	SRV
2336Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B3 about to develop (2338Z)
2341Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B3 on the ground.
2346Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B3 still on the ground.
2351Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B3 still on the ground.
2356Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B3 about to dissipate; satellite tornado B4 forms briefly.
0002Z	REF	SRV
0007Z	REF	SRV
0012Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B5 quickly forms and then dissipates.
0017Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B6 about to form (0020Z) - brief spin up.
0022Z	REF	SRV
0027Z	REF	SRV
0032Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B7 about to form - brief tornado (0034-0035Z).
0037Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B8 and tornado B9 just formed.
0042Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B8 already dissipated; B9 still on the ground.
0047Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B9 about to dissipate; Tornado B10 just formed.
0052Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B10 still on the ground. Satellite tornado B11 forms briefly in a few minutes at 0055Z.
0057Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B10 still on the ground, dissipates at 0100Z.
0102Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B12 forms briefly at 0103Z.
0106Z	REF	SRV
0111Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B13 about to form briefly 0113-0114Z.
0116Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B14 about to form briefly 0116-0118Z.
0121Z	REF	SRV
0126Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B15 formed briefly at 0125Z.
0131Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B16 about to form at 0134Z.
0136Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B16 still on the ground.
0141Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B16 still on the ground. Tornado B17 about to form at 0144Z.
0146Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B16 dissipates. Tornado B17 on the ground.
0151Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B17 still on the ground.
0156Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B17 still on the ground. Tornado B18 about to form at 0158Z.
0201Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B17 dissipated at 0200Z. Tornado B18 on the ground.
0206Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B18 still on the ground.
0211Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B18 still on the ground. Satellite tornado B19 forms briefly 0210-0212Z.
0216Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B18 still on the ground.
0221Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B18 about to dissipate at 0222Z.
0226Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 (Mulhall Tornado) formed at 0225Z.
0231Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0236Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0241Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0246Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0251Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0256Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0301Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0305Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0310Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0315Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0320Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0325Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0330Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0335Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0340Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 still on the ground.
0345Z	REF	SRV	Tornado B20 dissipates.
0350Z	REF	SRV
0355Z	REF	SRV
0400Z	REF	SRV
0405Z	REF	SRV
0410Z	REF	SRV
0415Z	REF	SRV
0420Z	REF	SRV
0425Z	REF	SRV
0430Z	REF	SRV

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Radar Imagery Related to the Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of May 3-4, 1999

Radar Imagery Related to the
Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of May 3-4, 1999