Tracking Atmospheric River for California; Record Temperatures Further East

An atmospheric river will bring gusty to high winds, moderate to heavy rainfall, and potential flooding to California today through Saturday. Heavy snow will be possible over the Sierra Nevada mountains into Friday associated with this atmospheric river. East of these impacts dozens of record high maximum and high minimum temperatures may be broken or tied today and Friday. Read More >

April 9, 1999
Counties: Jefferson IN (to Jennings and Ripley)
F-scale: F3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Path width:
Path length: 18 miles
Time: 1:56am EDT
Notes: Touched down at DuPont where it removed the roof from a home and threw a woman 2,000 feet resulting in serious injuries. Several homes and barns in far northern Jefferson County were damaged. The tornado intensified as it moved into Jennings and Ripley Counties.
Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 250 yards...NCDC says 400 yards...Storm Data has up to 450 yards.

Weather Story

Weather Map

Local Radar

LMK RSS Feed

Tracking Atmospheric River for California; Record Temperatures Further East

Tornadoes of April 9, 1999