2000 Easter Sunday tornado outbreak

The 2000 Easter Sunday tornado outbreak was a tornadic event which occurred in the Oklahoma-Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana areas on April 23, 2000. This severe weather occurrence was the result of a cold front moving through the area from north Texas resulting in the spawning of, at least, 6 supercell thunderstorms. Although the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana Office contest as to the total number of confirmed tornadoes which transpired that day, as is indicated in the tables below, both institutions agree that at least 28 tornadoes did touch down within a 7 hour period on April 23, 2000. Fortunately, no fatalities resulted from these storms though reports indicate that, at least, 12 individuals were injured.^[1]

April 23 Event According to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
4	12	14	3	0	0	33

Tornado Table^[2]

F#	Location	County/Parish	Time (UTC)	Path length	Fatalities/Injuries
Oklahoma
F1	NE of Hartshorne	Pittsburg	1322	2 miles	5 Injuries
F2	SE of Wright City	McCurtain	1408	20.1 miles	2 Injuries
F2	Moyers area	Pushmataha	1411	9 miles	None
F0	Fanshawe area	Le Flore	1425	0.2 miles	None
F2	W of Cloudy	Pushmataha	1437	9 miles	None
F1	Idabel area	McCurtain	1458	17.2 miles	None
Texas
F2	Woodland	Red River	1341	12.5 miles	None
F0	Tira area	Hopkins	1348	4 miles	2 Injuries
F2	NE of Mount Pleasant	Titus, Cass	1453	16.8 miles	None
F2	NW of Daingerfield	Morris, Cass	1510	7 miles	None
F2	NE of Daingerfield	Cass	1522	11.8 miles	None
F1	Hallsville area	Harrison	1534	4.5 miles	None
F2	SE of Hallsville	Harrison	1539	10.6 miles	None
F2	W of Douglassville	Cass	1556	14 miles	None
F1	SW of Linden	Cass	1558	12.5 miles	None
F3	N of Linden	Cass	1558	16 miles	None
F2	Marshall area	Harrison	1602	17 miles	None
F1	W of Jonesville	Harrison	1630	5 miles	None
F1	W of Carthage	Panola	1651	7 miles	None
Arkansas
F1	West Otis	Little River, Sevier	1554	13 miles	None
F1	West Otis	Sevier	1557	9.7 miles	None
F0	W of Tollette	Howard	1601	3.8 miles	None
F0	W of Prescott	Hempstead	1625	2.4 miles	None
F1	W of Bradley	Lafayette	1728	8 miles	None
Louisiana
F1	Vivian area	Caddo	1610	8 miles	None
F3	W of Greenwood	Caddo, Bossier	1640	32.5 miles	3 Injuries
F2	Alden Bridge	Bossier, Webster	1640	37.2 miles	None
F2	Mansfield area	DeSoto	1746	8.5 miles	None
F3	Wemple	DeSoto, Red River, Natchitoches	1805	19.3 miles	None
F1	Shreveport area	Caddo, Bossier	1805	8 miles	6 Injuries
F2	N of Castor	Bienville	1816	4.3 miles	None
F1	S of Chatham	Jackson	1930	2.5 miles	1 Injury
F2	E of Jena	La Salle	2050	2.3 miles	None

April 23 Event According to the National Weather Service Shreveport, LA Office

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating

F0	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	Total
2	11	12	3	0	0	28

Tornado Table^[3]

F#	Location	County/Parish	Time (UTC)	Path length	Fatalities/Injuries
Oklahoma
F2	SE of Wright City	McCurtain	1408	20.1 miles	2 Injuries
F1	Idabel area	McCurtain	1458	17.2 miles	None
Texas
F2	Kanawha	Red River	1341	12.5 miles	None
F2	NE of Mount Pleasant	Titus, Cass	1453	16.8 miles	None
F2	NW of Daingerfield	Morris, Cass	1510	7 miles	None
F2	N of Hughes Springs	Cass	1522	11.8 miles	None
F1	Hallsville area	Harrison	1534	4.5 miles	None
F2	SE of Hallsville	Harrison	1539	10.6 miles	None
F2	W of Douglassville	Cass	1556	14 miles	None
F1	SW of Linden	Cass	1558	12.5 miles	None
F3	N of Linden	Cass	1558	16 miles	None
F2	SE of Scottsville area	Harrison	1602	17 miles	None
F1	SE of Scottsville	Harrison	1630	5 miles	None
F1	W of Carthage	Panola	1651	7 miles	None
Arkansas
F1	Cerrogordo	Little River, Sevier	1554	13 miles	None
F1	SW of De Queen	Sevier	1557	9.7 miles	None
F0	SW of Mineral Springs	Howard	1601	3.8 miles	None
F0	DeAnn	Hempstead	1625	2.4 miles	None
F1	W of Bradley	Lafayette	1728	8 miles	None
Louisiana
F1	Vivian area	Caddo	1610	8 miles	None
F3	W of Greenwood	Caddo, Bossier	1640	32.5 miles	3 Injuries
F2	SSW of Plain Dealing	Bossier, Webster	1640	37.2 miles	None
F2	Mansfield area	DeSoto	1748	8.5 miles	None
F3	Evelyn	DeSoto, Natchitoches	1805	19.3 miles	None
F1	Shreveport area	Caddo	1805	8 miles	6 Injuries
F2	N of Castor	Bienville	1816	4.3 miles	None
F1	S of Chatham	Jackson	1930	2.5 miles	1 Injury
F2	E of Jena	La Salle	2050	2.3 miles	None

References

1. Andrews, Billy (November 20, 2014). Outstanding Weather Phenomena In The Ark-La-Tex: An Incomplete History of Significant Weather Events. FriesenPress. p. 240.
2. "Storm Prediction Center WCM Page". NOAA's National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
3. "April 23, 2000: Easter Sunday Tornado Outbreak". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 4, 2016.