Drought, Webster
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought in West Virginia, August 1 to 31, 1999
The drought eased somewhat during August with 2 to 4 inches of rain. Also, temperatures were not as hot as those endured during July.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 28 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
- 34
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 RLX wrote it up.
The drought eased somewhat during August with 2 to 4 inches of rain. Also, temperatures were not as hot as those endured during July. However, the drought still lingered by month's end.A federal drought disaster was declared by President Clinton on the 2nd. Mandatory water conversation continued on many small public service districts. Department of Highways and National Guard water tankers were stationed in several communities to supplement residential supply. Farmers were supplied with 300 gallon tanks to haul water to livestock.Tygart Lake had fallen over 20 feet below normal pool toward the end of the month. Summersville Lake was 10 feet lower than usual.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
34 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Wirt
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wirt forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wood
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wyoming
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Barbour
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Boone
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Braxton
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Braxton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cabell
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Calhoun
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clay
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Doddridge
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Doddridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Fayette
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Gilmer
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Harrison
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jackson
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kanawha
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lewis
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Logan
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mason
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McDowell
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mingo
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Nicholas
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Pleasants
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pleasants forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pocahontas
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Putnam
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Raleigh
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Randolph
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Ritchie
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Roane
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Taylor
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Tyler
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Upshur
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wayne
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (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
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 1, 1999
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 18, 1999
- Heat in Alabama, August 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in Texas, August 1, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, August 1, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Florida, August 1 to 11, 1999
- Heat and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 1 to 2, 1999
More
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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: 5709905, 5709906, 5709907, 5709908, 5711512, 5711513, 5711514, 5711515, 5711516, 5711517, 5711518, 5711519, 5711520, 5711521, 5711522, 5711523, 5711524, 5711525, 5711526, 5711527, 5711528, 5711529, 5711530, 5711531, 5711532, 5711533, 5711534, 5711535, 5711536, 5711537, 5711538, 5711539, 5711540, 5711541.