Drought in West Virginia, June 1 to 30, 1999

Name: Drought in West Virginia, June 1 to 30, 1999
Start: 1999-06-01T00:00
End: 1999-06-30T23:00
Location: West Virginia

June 1 to 30, 1999 · NWS RLX · 32 events in 32 counties and zones

The drought continued to spread and strengthen in West Virginia. Most counties saw a deterioration of stream flow and soil moisture during June.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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 continued to spread and strengthen in West Virginia. Most counties saw a deterioration of stream flow and soil moisture during June. Small streams and small farm ponds began to go dry. June rains of only 1 to 2 inches were common. Summersville and Madison both observed less than an inch of rain for the entire month. It was the driest June on record for Beckley and the second driest June for Elkins. A heat wave sent maximum temperatures into the 90s for 8 consecutive days from the 6th through the 13th across the lowlands. On the 10th, Spencer, Hamlin, and Madison all reached 99 degrees. Charleston had 98 degrees, while Huntington saw 97.Governor Underwood started a voluntary water conservation program for both citizens and businesses. On the 28th, he declared an agricultural state of emergency. Very few farmers had a second cutting of hay.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

32 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Barbour

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Barbour forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Boone

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Braxton

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Braxton forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cabell

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Cabell forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Calhoun

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Clay

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Doddridge

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Doddridge forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fayette

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Drought, Gilmer

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Kanawha

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Kanawha forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lincoln

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Logan

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mason

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Mason forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McDowell

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: McDowell forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mingo

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Mingo forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Nicholas

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Drought, Pleasants

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Pleasants forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pocahontas

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Drought, Putnam

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Raleigh

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Raleigh forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Drought, Randolph

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Drought, Ritchie

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Ritchie forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Roane

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Roane forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Taylor

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tyler

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Tyler forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Upshur

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wayne

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Webster

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Drought, Wirt

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wirt forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wood

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wyoming

When: June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.610, -81.549 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in West Virginia in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, June 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: 5699791, 5699792, 5699793, 5699794, 5699795, 5699796, 5699797, 5699798, 5699799, 5699800, 5699801, 5699802, 5699803, 5699804, 5699805, 5699806, 5699807, 5699808, 5699809, 5699810, 5699811, 5699812, 5699813, 5699814, 5699815, 5699816, 5699817, 5699818, 5699819, 5699820, 5699821, 5699822.