Florida, 1999Wildfire in Florida, April 17 to 28, 1999
April 17 to 28, 1999 · NWS TAE · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
5 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Wildfire, Walton
- When
- April 17, 12:00 PM EST to April 18, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Walton County, Southwest Portion
- Property damage
- $300,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
200-acre wildfire destroyed one home and damaged two others as well as a boat and a number of docks in the Driftwood Estates area.
Wildfire, Wakulla
- When
- April 18, 11:00 AM EST to April 27, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wakulla County, 10 mi W of Crawfordville
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Cow House Swamp and Owl Creek wildfires in the Apalachicola National Forest consumed 9,389 acres. No evacuations, injuries or threatened structures. Wakulla County officials closed several roads.
Wildfire, Bay
- When
- April 18, 3:00 PM EST to April 19, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Youngstown
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
85-acre wildfire south of Highway 20 west of Highway 231 off Blue Springs Rd. No evacuations, injuries or threatened structures.
Wildfire, Bay
- When
- April 19, 2:00 PM EST to April 21, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Westbay
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
100-acre wildfire off Joyner Rd. No evacuations, injuries or threatened structures.
Wildfire, Gulf
- When
- April 26, 1:00 PM EST to April 28, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gulf County, 7 mi N of Port St Joe
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
400-acre wildfire on St. Joe Paper Company property west of SR 71 and south of SR 386. No evacuations, injuries or threatened structures.
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 17, 19993 injured · $25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 17, 1999$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flooding in Indiana, April 17 to 30, 199912 events
- Wildfire in Florida, April 17 to 24, 19991 event
- Flood in Ohio, April 17 to 18, 19991 event
- Waterspout in Florida, April 17, 19991 event
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: 5695640, 5695642, 5695641, 5695643, 5695565.