Florida, 1999

Wildfire in Florida, May 3, 1999

May 3, 1999 · NWS JAX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

3 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Columbia

When
May 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Columbia County, Countywide
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.224, -82.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported three (3) new fires. The first at Charles Road and Highway 242. No report on amount of acreage consumed. A second fire at Highway 247 at Cypress Lake Road burned one (1) acre. The third fire at Highway 247 at Cardinal Road burned an unknown number of acres.

Wildfire, Gilchrist

When
May 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Gilchrist County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.726, -82.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reports that they continue to work at fire off of CR-232 between Highway 129 and Highway 27, that started on 04/30/99 and has consumed over 300 acres so far. As of the report, the fire was 60% contained with water airdrops scheduled for today. A second 60-acre fire was reported in the Trenton area that was 75% contained by Division of Forestry and the local fire department as of this report.

Wildfire, Putnam

When
May 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Putnam County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
29.609, -81.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported a 500 plus acre brush fire in the Bardin area. The fire is out of control. However, no structures are being threatened.

What these are

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

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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: 5697330, 5697331, 5697332.