Florida, 1999

Hurricane in Florida, September 15, 1999

September 15, 1999 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hurricane Floyd - More than 50 homes damaged... 20 with structural, 30 with minor.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.5 million
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Hurricane Floyd - More than 50 homes damaged... 20 with structural, 30 with minor. One business with roof damage. Extensive beach erosion. Storm surge deposited 3-4 feet of sand on CR-105 in Fernandina Beach.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), Nassau

When
September 15, 9:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Nassau forecast zone
Property damage
$2.5 million
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
30.611, -81.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon)
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Florida in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, September 1999The 1999 hurricane season

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: 5717696.