Florida, 1999Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 20, 1999
August 20, 1999 · NWS MLB · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Lucie
- When
- August 20, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- St. Lucie County, Ft Pierce
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 27.450, -80.330
Thunderstorm winds blew out windows of four cars at a school parking lot.
Funnel Cloud, Brevard
- When
- August 20, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Melbourne
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A person reported a funnel cloud in the Viera area of north Melbourne.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- August 20, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Melbourne
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 28.080, -80.600
A large service station sign was blown down and a few trees were blown down in the Melbourne area.
Flood, Brevard
- When
- August 20, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Merritt Is
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rains produced widespread urban flooding in Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island. Seven homes were flooded in Merritt Island.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Waterspouts in New Jersey, August 20, 19991 injured · $4.2 million · F2 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 20, 19991 injured · $25 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 20, 1999$10 million · 3.5 in hail · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 20, 1999$191,000 · 1.75 in hail · 29 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 20, 1999$500,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 20, 1999$100,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 20, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 20, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 20, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 20, 1999$74,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, August 20, 1999$85,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 20, 1999$75,000 · 1 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: 5718577, 5718578, 5718576, 5718579.