On this web page we have posted some interesting facts about this tornado outbreak, along with damage assessment reports collected from both local offices of the American Red Cross and state offices of Emergency Management. This data is not "official" and IS NOT to be used for insurance or for any other legal purposes.

• Nearly all of the thunderstorms moved from the west-northwest to the east-southeast.
• While there were several long-track tornadoes, (i.e., more than 10 miles), for the most part, the thunderstorms produced tornadoes with short, intermittent tracks. For example, in Cass County, Texas there were four separate tornado tracks identified, but all four were produced by the same thunderstorm.
• On the Fujita Tornado Intensity scale, most of the storms were rated as F1's and F2's with a few F3's.
• With some of the storms, the attendant wind field damage was quite extensive, as much as 1 to 2 miles either side of the actual tornado track.
• The damage from all the storm was primarily broken, snapped, or blown over trees.
• There was some structural damage caused by the winds, as in the case of the storms that passed over or near Marshall, Shreveport, Minden and Castor.
• There were a number of structures (homes, barns, commercial building, etc.) damaged by the actual winds, but most structures sustained damage from trees, branches, or limbs falling on them.

The following lists of information are final as of May 19, 2000. If we receive any revised reports, we will update this information. Statistics indicate the number of homes affected in each parish/county, along with known injuries/fatalities. If a particular parish or county is not shown, it is because no reports were received.