Virginia, 1999Drought in Virginia, August 1 to 31, 1999
August 1 to 31, 1999 · NWS RNK · 27 events in 27 counties and zones
Dry conditions that began in July of 1998, subsided for several months during the later part of 1998 and the first part of 1999, returned in June of 1999 and continued in many areas through August. In many areas, crops were damaged or destroyed.
Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 27
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.
Dry conditions that began in July of 1998, subsided for several months during the later part of 1998 and the first part of 1999, returned in June of 1999 and continued in many areas through August. In many areas, crops were damaged or destroyed. Water levels in creeks, streams, and rivers were very low.
Drought, Alleghany / Clifton Forge / Covington
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany / Clifton Forge / Covington forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.791, -80.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Amherst
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Amherst forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Appomattox
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Appomattox forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bath
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bath forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 38.059, -79.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bedford / Bedford
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford / Bedford forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bland
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bland forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.134, -81.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Botetourt
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Buckingham
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Buckingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.572, -78.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Campbell / Lynchburg
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell / Lynchburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Carroll / Galax
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll / Galax forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Charlotte
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.012, -78.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Craig
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.481, -80.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Floyd
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.932, -80.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Franklin
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Giles
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Giles forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Grayson
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.657, -81.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Halifax
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Henry / Martinsville
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Henry / Martinsville forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Montgomery / Radford
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery / Radford forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Patrick
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Patrick forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -80.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pittsylvania / Danville
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania / Danville forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pulaski
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.098, -80.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Roanoke / Salem / Roanoke
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke / Salem / Roanoke forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -80.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rockbridge / Buena Vista / Lexington
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rockbridge / Buena Vista / Lexington forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.774, -79.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Smyth
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Smyth forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.844, -81.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Tazewell
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.125, -81.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wythe
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.917, -81.079 (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.
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 31, 19999 deaths · 9 events
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 19996 deaths · 23 events
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 1, 19995 deaths · 8 events
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 19993 deaths · 48 events
- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 18, 19992 deaths · 34 events
- Heat in Alabama, August 1 to 2, 19992 deaths · 3 events
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1, 19992 deaths · 2 events
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 2, 19992 deaths · 2 events
- Heat in Texas, August 1, 19992 deaths · 1 event
- Heat in Arkansas, August 1, 19992 deaths · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Florida, August 1 to 11, 19991 death · 1 injured · $375,000 · 4 events
- Heat and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 1 to 2, 19991 death · $200,000 · 3 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: 5713968, 5713969, 5713970, 5713971, 5713972, 5713973, 5713974, 5713975, 5713976, 5713977, 5713978, 5713979, 5713980, 5713981, 5713982, 5713983, 5713984, 5713985, 5713986, 5713987, 5713988, 5713989, 5713990, 5714310, 5714311, 5714312, 5714313.