Florida, 1999

Flood and Hail in Florida, April 28 to 29, 1999

April 28 to 29, 1999 · NWS TAE · 3 events in 1 county or zone

1 flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$45,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Bay

When
April 28, 10:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Bay County, Panama City
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts from two to five inches across much of Bay County including Panama City. A half foot of water swept through the K&K Auto Glass Company in Panama City. The Panama City Police Department reported nine roads closed.

Lightning, Bay

When
April 28, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Bay County, Bayou George
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning set a 24-by-24 foot storage shed and its contents ablaze.

Hail, Bay

When
April 29, 1:20 PM EST
Where
Bay County, Youngstown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.370, -85.430

Golfball size hail reported by county EMA.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 5695636, 5695637, 5695638.