The remnants of Tropical Storm Floyd moved into southern New England Thursday night (9/16/99) and then across eastern New England on Friday, September 17th. Strong winds combined with saturated soils from heavy rain resulted in many trees and power lines being blown down.
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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 episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Floyd moved into southern New England Thursday night (9/16/99) and then across eastern New England on Friday, September 17th. Strong winds combined with saturated soils from heavy rain resulted in many trees and power lines being blown down. A death occurred when a tree fell on a mobile camper in Randolph, Vermont. Power outages were reported, especially in Randolph, Bradford and Wells River. Schools were closed in Bradford and Wells River. In Randolph, the wind reached 44 knots (51 mph). The annual "World's Fair", held in Tunbridge, Vermont was closed due to weather and power outages. Rainfall across the county associated with the remnants of Floyd was 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, Orange | 1999-09-17 | 69 | Male | Camping | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5721374.