Drought, Boone
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in West Virginia, May 1 to 31, 1999
After a dry April, drought conditions resurfaced again during May, after being alleviated during the winter months. Total rainfall during May was only 1 to 2 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 14
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.
After a dry April, drought conditions resurfaced again during May, after being alleviated during the winter months. Total rainfall during May was only 1 to 2 inches. That's less than half of normal. A few specific amounts included 1.4 inches at Beckley, 1.5 inches in Oak Hill, 1.6 inches for Tornado and Dunlow, 1.7 inches at Man, Winfield, and Southside, 1.9 inches at Huntington and Charleston. Sunshine and low afternoon humidity also contributed to the drying.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Cabell
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clay
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Fayette
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Drought, Jackson
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kanawha
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Logan
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mason
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mingo
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Putnam
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Raleigh
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Drought, Roane
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wayne
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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
- High Wind in New Mexico, May 1, 1999
- Flooding in Colorado, May 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in Georgia, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Flooding in Colorado, May 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 1, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Maryland, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 2, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, May 1 to 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, May 1, 1999
- Drought in West Virginia, May 1 to 31, 1999
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, May 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: 5691138, 5691139, 5691140, 5691141, 5691142, 5691143, 5691144, 5691145, 5691146, 5691147, 5691148, 5691149, 5691150, 5691151.