January, 21st 1999 KATV Tornado Coverage Part 1
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Arkansas largest tornado outbreak on record began on the afternoon of January 21st, 1999. Ned Perme and Barry Brandt tracked numerous supercells that moved through the state and captured a wall cloud on video as one storm moved through the Maumelle area. Part 1 also includes the KATV weather team tracking the 2nd Little Rock supercell that went on to produce an F3 tornado in downtown Little Rock.
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Remarkable! It feels like a scene straight out of a textbook on outbreaks. The video captures numerous intense supercells swirling in the warm sector, making it astonishing to think about returning to regular programming, considering the heightened focus on tornado warnings in the modern era. It's a throwback to the way things were back then.
Moreover, it's disheartening to see that Vilonia, Mayflower, and Maumelle still appear to have a magnetic attraction to tornadoes.
Me, my siblings, a store employee, and my mother were taking cover in the break room at a Dollar store in Beebe when this happened.
January, 21st 1999 KATV Tornado Coverage Part 1
KATV Weather
65,437 views
Arkansas largest tornado outbreak on record began on the afternoon of January 21st, 1999. Ned Perme and Barry Brandt tracked numerous supercells that moved through the state and captured a wall cloud on video as one storm moved through the Maumelle area. Part 1 also includes the KATV weather team tracking the 2nd Little Rock supercell that went on to produce an F3 tornado in downtown Little Rock.