Wildfire in Florida, May 14 to 15, 1999

Name: Wildfire in Florida, May 14 to 15, 1999
Start: 1999-05-14T16:00
End: 1999-05-15T16:00
Location: Florida

May 14 to 15, 1999 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Duval

When: May 14, 4:00 PM EST to May 15, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Duval County, Countywide
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reports that the McCullan Fire is 90% contained. Residents are returning to heir homes. The fire is reported to have burned 350 acres. The following summary is provided: Forty (40) homes were threatened (no homes damaged), two shelters were opened (both closed), and approximately 50 people evacuated. Also, it was reported that the Middle Road Fire is 100% contained. The fire is reported to have burned 65 acres. No structures were affected or evacuations reported.

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, May 1999

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: 5697415.