Wildfire, Atlantic
- When
- April 30, 10:20 AM EST to 11:50 AM EST
- Where
- Atlantic County, Atlantic City
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in New Jersey, April 30, 1999
A five acre marsh fire caused by a welder's torch was exacerbated by the unseasonably dry weather during the second half of April and very strong and gusty northeast winds. m.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A five acre marsh fire caused by a welder's torch was exacerbated by the unseasonably dry weather during the second half of April and very strong and gusty northeast winds. The fire started around 1120 a.m. EDT behind Harrah's within Atlantic City. Workers were building a walkway from a parking lot into the casino. The strong winds coupled with flames stretching into the marsh beyond the hoses' reach made it a difficult fire to control. Nevertheless, it was contained by 1 p.m. EDT. No injuries, property damage or evacuations occurred. The peak wind gust at the Marina within Atlantic City was 29 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Flooding in Colorado, April 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, April 30, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flood in New Mexico, April 30, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, April 30, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Drought in Massachusetts, April 30, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, April 30, 1999
- Waterspout in Florida, April 30, 1999
- Hail in Texas, April 30, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, April 30, 1999
More
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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: 5690929.