Maryland, 1999Hurricane in Maryland, September 15 to 16, 1999
September 15 to 16, 1999 · NWS AKQ · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Tropical storm force wind gusts occurred over the northwest quadrant of the storm over portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $278,000
- Crop damage
- $575,000
- Events
- 5
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.
Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Tropical storm force wind gusts occurred over the northwest quadrant of the storm over portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 36 mph at Ocean City Maryland (OXB). The highest sustained wind speed recorded at Salisbury (SBY) was 32 mph. The highest gusts recorded were 52 mph at Ocean City, and 48 mph at Salisbury. Few trees and power lines were blown down across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore resulting in scattered power outages. Storm surge flooding of 5 to 7 feet occurred over central portions of the Chesapeake Bay inundating sections of Dorchester and Somerset counties. Five feet of water flooded portions of Crisfield in Somerset county. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 3 to 6 inches across much of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore and caused some crop damage and street flooding. The lowest sea level pressure recorded was 976.8 mb at Ocean City (OXB).
Hurricane (Typhoon), Dorchester
- When
- September 15, 12:00 PM EST to September 16, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dorchester forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Inland Worcester
- When
- September 15, 12:00 PM EST to September 16, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Worcester forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Maryland Beaches
- When
- September 15, 12:00 PM EST to September 16, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Maryland Beaches forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Somerset
- When
- September 15, 12:00 PM EST to September 16, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Wicomico
- When
- September 15, 12:00 PM EST to September 16, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wicomico forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 199919 deaths · 11 events
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · $142 million · 16 events
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 15 to 25, 19991 death · $21 million · 43 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $50 million · F0 · 9 events
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 19, 19991 death · $47 million · 8 events
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$3.5 billion · 31 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 15, 1999$1.0 million · F2 · 16 events
- Hurricane and High Wind in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$113 million · 65 kt wind · 6 events
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$75 million · 7 events
- High Wind in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $25,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arizona, September 15, 19992 injured · $18 million · F0 · 3 events
- Hurricane in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$17 million · 9 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5720114, 5720115, 5720116, 5720117, 5720118.