Storms of 1999
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1999, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
1999 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1999, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 46,383
- Deaths
- 907
- Injuries
- 5,144
- Damage
- $12 billion
- Episodes
- 13,977
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By month
By kind of event
Deaths, injuries and damage are counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 10,347 | 15 | 186 | $90 million |
| Hail | 10,146 | 14 | 135 | $496 million |
| Winter Storm | 3,035 | 18 | 315 | $22 million |
| High Wind | 3,025 | 27 | 123 | $70 million |
| Drought | 2,662 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 billion |
| Flash Flood | 2,495 | 61 | 126 | $1.1 billion |
| Heavy Snow | 2,467 | 11 | 53 | $10 million |
| Heat | 1,864 | 503 | 1,478 | $3.8 million |
| Flood | 1,601 | 7 | 40 | $360 million |
| Tornado | 1,520 | 101 | 1,940 | $2.3 billion |
| Winter Weather | 1,110 | 1 | 18 | $2.6 million |
| Strong Wind | 883 | 6 | 14 | $412,000 |
| Lightning | 862 | 36 | 134 | $26 million |
| Heavy Rain | 642 | 7 | 6 | $29 million |
| Dense Fog | 619 | 3 | 84 | $903,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 599 | 6 | 31 | $156 million |
| Ice Storm | 505 | 5 | 8 | $24 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 322 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 298 | 4 | 173 | $144 million |
| Waterspout | 270 | 0 | 0 | $205,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 266 | 21 | 195 | $6.1 billion |
| High Surf | 263 | 6 | 11 | $640,000 |
| Blizzard | 237 | 6 | 5 | $5.8 million |
| Coastal Flood | 56 | 0 | 4 | $91,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 54 | 1 | 16 | $69 million |
| Sleet | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 35 | 21 | 23 | $2,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 35 | 0 | 0 | $675,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 34 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 28 | 2 | 15 | $4.8 million |
| Avalanche | 24 | 25 | 10 | $43,000 |
| Dust Storm | 19 | 0 | 1 | $360,000 |
| Dust Devil | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Freezing Fog | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volcanic Ash | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seiche | 1 | 0 | 0 | $750,000 |
| Marine High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
The deadliest
- Heat in Illinois, July 28 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1999
- Heat in New York, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Heat in New Jersey, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Heat in Maryland, July 4 to 7, 1999
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 1999
- Heat in Ohio, July 20 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 21 to 25, 1999
- Heat in New Jersey, July 4 to 6, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, January 17, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, September 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 18 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 26 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 29 to 31, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 1999
- High Wind in New Mexico, May 1, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, July 26 to 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 3 to 12, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16 to 17, 1999
The costliest
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 3, 1999
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 1999
- Hurricane in Florida, October 14 to 15, 1999
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in New Jersey, September 16 to 23, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Florida, October 15 to 16, 1999
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Tornado in Utah, August 11, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 3 to 12, 1999
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Cold in California, April 10, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, May 4, 1999
- Hurricane and High Wind in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, July 20 to 30, 1999
- Hurricane in Puerto Rico, November 16 to 18, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 9, 1999
- Flood and Hail in North Dakota, July 4, 1999
- Hail in Texas, May 26, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, January 22, 1999
By state
Events filed in each state in 1999.
- Alabama714
- Alaska581
- American Samoa44
- Arizona241
- Arkansas1,343
- California836
- Colorado1,104
- Connecticut169
- Delaware155
- District of Columbia19
- Florida1,534
- Georgia1,530
- Guam47
- Hawaii347
- Idaho210
- Illinois1,348
- Indiana805
- Iowa1,640
- Kansas2,112
- Kentucky746
- Louisiana602
- Maine825
- Maryland607
- Massachusetts469
- Michigan987
- Minnesota1,387
- Mississippi652
- Missouri1,336
- Montana728
- Nebraska1,407
- Nevada200
- New Hampshire420
- New Jersey915
- New Mexico411
- New York1,152
- North Carolina1,344
- North Dakota777
- Ohio1,477
- Oklahoma2,651
- Oregon444
- Pennsylvania1,542
- Puerto Rico134
- Rhode Island137
- South Carolina694
- South Dakota898
- Tennessee916
- Texas3,140
- U.S. Virgin Islands28
- Utah195
- Vermont221
- Virginia1,324
- Washington220
- West Virginia951
- Wisconsin1,289
- Wyoming378
Coastal and lake waters
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.