Drought, Belmont
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
September rainfall for Eastern Ohio again averaged below normal, with the Palmer Drought Severity Index keeping the entire area under a moderate to severe drought. The Crop Moisture Index also showed abnormally dry conditions continuing across all of Eastern Ohio.
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
- 11
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 PBZ wrote it up.
September rainfall for Eastern Ohio again averaged below normal, with the Palmer Drought Severity Index keeping the entire area under a moderate to severe drought. The Crop Moisture Index also showed abnormally dry conditions continuing across all of Eastern Ohio.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Carroll
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Columbiana
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Columbiana forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Coshocton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Guernsey
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Guernsey forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.052, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Harrison
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -81.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jefferson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Monroe
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.727, -81.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Muskingum
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Muskingum forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Noble
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Noble forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.766, -81.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Tuscarawas
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (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
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Arizona, September 1 to 20, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in New York, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, September 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5713274, 5713275, 5713276, 5713277, 5713278, 5713279, 5713280, 5713281, 5713282, 5713283, 5713284.