Florida, 1999

Lightning Strike in Florida, August 13 to 14, 1999

August 13 to 14, 1999 · NWS TAE · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, 1 funnel cloud, 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:09 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Taylor

When
August 13, 3:10 PM EST to August 14, 4:15 PM EST
Where
Taylor County, Countywide
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.020, -83.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Taylor County S.O. reported lightning as the cause for numerous structure fires including a mobile homein Shady Grove, a house in Steinhatchee and a business in Perry.

Funnel Cloud, Taylor

When
August 14, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Taylor County, Steinhatchee
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
30.020, -83.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Taylor County S.O. deputy reported a funnel cloud at the mouth of the Steinhatchee River.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5719442, 5719441.