Florida, 1999

Wildfire in Florida, April 13, 1999

April 13, 1999 · NWS TBW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Charlotte

When
April 13, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Charlotte County, 6 mi W of Port Charlotte
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
26.900, -81.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wildfire ignited and destroyed a $6,000 dollar speed boat, a $2,500 shed and an additional 17 junk and antique cars along the 300 block of Cory Street, six miles west of Port Charlotte. Over 500 acres of scrub trees and brush were also consumed by the blaze.

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5699869.