Florida, 1999

Wildfire in Florida, May 18, 1999

May 18, 1999 · NWS JAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 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
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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Event by event

2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Columbia

When
May 18, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Columbia County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.224, -82.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

County fire department and DoF responded to an unknown size brush fire. Per Lake City Fire Department, there were two separate fires within two blocks of each other.

Wildfire, Marion

When
May 18, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Marion County Fire Department responded to a three (3) acre fire. The fire was started from the exhaust of a tractor trailer.

What these are

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

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: 5697416, 5697417.