New Mexico, 1999Drought in New Mexico, February 1 to 28, 1999
February 1 to 28, 1999 · NWS MAF · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
The drought continued across Southeast New Mexico in February with nearly all stations in the area receiving less than one-tenth of an inch of precipitation. The vast majority of these locations reported no measurable precipitation at all.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- 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.
The drought continued across Southeast New Mexico in February with nearly all stations in the area receiving less than one-tenth of an inch of precipitation. The vast majority of these locations reported no measurable precipitation at all. The 0.00 inch of precipitation observed at the Midland International Airport was only the second February on record with no precipitation, with the other occurrence being in 1947.
Drought, Eddy County Plains / Eddy Except X W
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 28, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County Plains / Eddy Except X W forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County / X W Eddy
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 28, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County / X W Eddy forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lea
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM MST to February 28, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Lea forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 13, 19991 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · 80 kt wind · 9 events
- Flooding in Louisiana, February 1 to 11, 1999$1.5 million · 2 events
- Flood in Texas, February 1 to 11, 1999$1.0 million · 1 event
- Coastal Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1 to 3, 1999$40,000 · 4 events
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 17, 1999$30,000 · 6 events
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 199924 events
- Drought in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 199920 events
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 1, 199915 events
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 1, 199913 events
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 1 to 3, 1999$15,000 · 3 events
- Drought in Pennsylvania, February 1 to 28, 199910 events
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 1 to 8, 1999$12,000 · 6 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683193, 5683194, 5683195.