Drought, Alexander
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in North Carolina, July 1 to 31, 1999
A long term dry spell became a drought in July. Without any widespread rain events, the only relief came in the form of widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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 GSP wrote it up.
A long term dry spell became a drought in July. Without any widespread rain events, the only relief came in the form of widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. But, even those were few and far between. The lack of rainfall lowered water tables significantly and significant damage to crops began to occur. The North Carolina northern foothills and northwest piedmont were affected first, followed by the southern foothills and southern piedmont. Dollar amounts of the damage were unavailable at the time of this writing.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Burke
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Cabarrus
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Caldwell
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Catawba
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cleveland
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Davie
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gaston
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Iredell
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McDowell
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Mecklenburg
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Polk
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Rowan
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rutherford
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Union
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 1, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1 to 29, 1999
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 1, 1999
- Flooding in Florida, July 1, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 1, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 1, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 1 to 27, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5713106, 5713107, 5713108, 5713109, 5713110, 5713111, 5713112, 5713113, 5713114, 5713115, 5713116, 5713117, 5713118, 5713119, 5713120, 5713204.