Florida, 1999

Tornadoes in Florida, January 2, 1999

January 2, 1999 · NWS JAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$39,000
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.

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2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Putnam

When
January 2, 11:15 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where
Putnam County, Bostwick to 6 mi NE of Bostwick
Rating
F0
Path length
11 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$35,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.700, -81.700

Four mobile homes with minor damage, one with major. Tornado was weak, and mainly at tree top level. Continue into St. Johns County.

Tornado, St. Johns

When
January 2, 11:30 PM EST to 11:45 PM EST
Where
St. Johns County, Tocoi to 3 mi NE of Tocoi
Rating
F0
Path length
5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
29.800, -81.600

Tornado was weak, and mainly at tree top level. Tornado originated in Putnam County and crossed the St. Johns River.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 5679988, 5679989.