Florida, 1999

Wildfire 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.

Where it happened

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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The toll

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.

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Event by event

5 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

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.

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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: 5695640, 5695642, 5695641, 5695643, 5695565.