Hurricane Floyd

Losses, 2024 dollars

$12 billion

Losses at the time

$6.5 billion

Deaths

77

The losses and deaths are NCEI’s, counting everything the disaster did. The episodes below are only what the Weather Service filed in its Storm Events record, which counts damage differently and often not at all, so the two never add up and are shown apart.

• Flash Flooding in Nevada, September 12, 1999$5,000 · 2 eventsThunderstorms developed over the Las Vegas Valley along a line extending northeast from Henderson to the Spring Mountains. Locally heavy rain fell causing low-lying areas in Las Vegas to flood.
• Heavy Rain in Alaska, September 13, 1999$5,000 · 1 eventHeavy rains around Girdwood and in Portage Valley prompted a Flash Flood Watch for small streams. Over 2 inches of rain was recorded in 12 hours around Girdwood, with much higher amounts around Portage.
• Flash Flood in Alaska, September 13 to 14, 1999$1,000 · 1 eventHeavy rains Sunday night and Monday morning contributed to rapid rises on the Snow River, the Trail River and other streams draining into Kenai Lake. Local urban-type flooding around Primrose Road was reported, however this only affected a small area around the campground.
• Hurricane in Florida, September 13 to 14, 1999$100,000 · 3 eventsLarge and powerful hurricane Floyd, approached the southeast Florida coast on September 13 and moved north of the area by September 15. Southeast Florida remained on the "weak" side of Floyd with minimal effects, mostly to marine interests.
• Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, September 13, 19991.75 in hail · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced hail up to golf ball size in the Silver City area. Smaller hail accumulated to a depth of six inches in Silver City and along N.M. route 90 south of Silver City.
• Flood in Puerto Rico, September 13, 19991 eventCivil Defense indicated very heavy rain and strong gusty winds. A house flooded in Barina sector when a creek overflowed its banks.
• Flood in California, September 13, 1999$30,000 · 1 eventA near stationary thunderstorm over the Vallecito Mountains dropped over four inches of rain in two hours. Sheet flow occurred along the east side of the mountains. Alma Creek overflowed and washed out half of the south bound lane of Split Mountain Road.
• Tornado and Hail in Arizona, September 14, 1999$40,000 · F0 · 13 eventsA stationary trough of low pressure centered over Nevada introduced strong westerly vertical shear to northern Arizona. This shear combined with the ever present monsoon moisture to produce numerous reports of severe weather across Yavapai county.
• Hurricane in Florida, September 14, 1999$20,000 · 9 eventsThe outer rainbands of hurricane Floyd moved parallel to the east coast of Florida and produced tropical storm force wind gusts primarily across interior counties within West Central Florida.
• Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 14, 19991 eventInitial outer rainbands of Hurricane Floyd caused excessive rainfall in Martin County.
• Flood in Guam, September 14, 19991 eventAn upper level low moving through the region enhanced shower activity across the island of Guam. This brought a period of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms between 1100 and 1400. At the National Weather Service Office in Tiyan 2.43 inches of rain fell between1000 and 1600.
• Tornado in Arizona, September 14, 1999F0 · 1 eventLaw enforcement officials reported a tornado touching down briefly west of the Prescott Country Club.
• Tornado in Florida, September 14, 1999F0 · 1 eventA brief tornado touched down near Glades Road and U.S. 441. doing no damage.
• Hurricane in Florida, September 14 to 15, 1999$61 million · 6 eventsThe center of Hurricane Floyd passed about 115 statute miles off the coast of east central Florida on September 15th. The areas hardest hit were coastal sections of Brevard and Volusia counties. Both counties experienced widespread wind gusts to near 70 mph.
• Flash Flood in New Mexico, September 14, 19991 eventThree feet of water reported at US Highway 70 and State Highway 467 with several cars including police vehicles flooded.
• Hurricane in North Carolina, September 14 to 16, 199913 deaths · $824 million · 17 eventsHurricane Floyd caused the largest peace time evacuation in the nations history. He also caused massive record flooding across inland sections of eastern North Carolina.
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, September 14 to 15, 1999$220,000 · 2 in hail · 4 eventsLarge, wind-driven hail broke windows between Dimmitt and Nazareth.
• Flash Flood in Florida, September 15, 1999$35,000 · 1 eventNumerous street and homes were flooded .
• Hurricane in Florida, September 15, 1999$60,000 · 1 eventHurricane Floyd - Flagler Beach Pier was damaged. One mobile home damaged. Marineland received severe structural damage.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $50 million · F0 · 9 eventsHeavy rains from Hurricane Floyd accumulated around 20 inches and caused the worst flooding in county history. High water closed many roads and inundated low-lying areas.
• Hurricane in Florida, September 15, 1999$3.0 million · 1 eventHurricane Floyd - Thirty homes damaged, ten hotels with roof damaged. Extensive beach erosion. Six to eight inches of rainfall caused major flooding in St. Augustine. Highest gust at SAUF1 67 mph at 700 AM EST.
• Hurricane in Florida, September 15, 1999$1.0 million · 1 eventHurricane Floyd - Three homes with major damage, five with minor damage by wind and falling trees. Max wind at JAX 46 mph at 407 AM EST. Extensive beach erosion. More than 100 feet of the Jacksonville Beach was destroyed.
• Flash Flooding in Florida, September 15, 1999$9,000 · 2 eventsNumerous streets and road were flooded.
• Hurricane in Florida, September 15, 1999$2.5 million · 1 eventHurricane Floyd - More than 50 homes damaged... 20 with structural, 30 with minor. One business with roof damage. Extensive beach erosion. Storm surge deposited 3-4 feet of sand on CR-105 in Fernandina Beach.
• Flood in Virginia, September 15, 19991 eventHeavy rain caused Sandy Creek in the City of Danville to flood onto surrounding streets.
• Flood in American Samoa, September 15, 1999$30,000 · 1 eventThe heavy showers associated with a stationary trough flooded and overflow many of the streams. Mud and landslides occurred at Poloa and Fagamalo causing temporary blockage of the road.
• Hurricane in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · $142 million · 16 eventsHurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area.
• Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$75 million · 7 eventsHurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area.
• Hurricane in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$17 million · 9 eventsHurricane Floyd weakened to a category three hurricane as it approached the southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina coasts on the morning of September 15th.The storm brushed the area during the late afternoon and evening as it took a more north and northeast course toward…
• Hurricane in Maryland, September 15 to 16, 1999$853,000 · 5 eventsHurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Tropical storm force wind gusts occurred over the northwest quadrant of the storm over portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Hurricane in Georgia, September 15, 199916 eventsHurricane Floyd approached from the south, but turned more northeast on the afternoon of the 15th and just brushed southeast Georgia. Well over 200,000 citizens in the affected counties evacuated the area.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 15, 1999$1.0 million · F2 · 16 eventsBetween 1108 and 2110 LST on Wednesday, September 15th the Morehead City/Newport office issued 20 tornado warnings. That is an average of two warnings per hour for ten hours. At least ten of the tornadoes were reported by spotters during the event.
• Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 19994 eventsHeavy rains associated with hurricane Floyd accumulated 15 to 20 inches in the eastern part of the county, causing flooding 3 feet deep in some areas and overwhelming drainage systems.
• Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$3.5 billion · 31 eventsHurricane Floyd produced more human misery and environmental impact in North Carolina than any disaster in memory. The 15-20 inches of rain that fell across the eastern half of the state caused every river and stream to flood. Many rivers set new flood records.
• Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 199912 eventsIn association with Hurricane Floyd, excessive rainfall fell across many counties in eastern North Carolina. Doppler radar estimated that areas west of a line from Beaufort to Columbia received 2 to 4 inches with local amounts of 6 to 10 inches.
• Hurricane and High Wind in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$113 million · 65 kt wind · 6 eventsHurricane Floyd, with wind gusts around 90 mph caused widespread downed trees and power outages. In Brunswick County, power was out to 95% of the county. The wind did major damage to the roof of Brunswick Community Hospital.
• Hurricane and High Wind in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 19991 injured · 58 kt wind · 7 eventsThe center of Hurricane Floyd, a category 3 storm, moved northeast about 60 miles off the coast of Georgetown County, and as close as 40 miles from North Myrtle Beach in Horry County before making landfall at Cape Fear NC as a category 2 storm.
• Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, September 15, 1999$4.8 million · 2.25 in hail · 10 eventsScattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed over the southwestern Panhandle and the western South Plains during the late afternoon of the 15th.
• Tornado in North Carolina, September 15, 1999$2,000 · F0 · 1 eventSmall, brief tornado blew a large tree down onto a road. The tornado was witnessed by a citizen.
• Tornado and Hail in Arizona, September 15, 19992 injured · $18 million · F0 · 3 eventsFor the second day in a row, vertical wind shear combined with monsoon moisture to produce several instances of severe weather. Hail did significant damage in Prescott Valley and in Dewey, with newspaper accounts indicate widespread damage to cars and skylights.
• Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 15 to 25, 19991 death · $21 million · 43 eventsVery heavy rain from Hurricane Floyd produced widespread flooding and flash flooding across much of central and eastern Virginia, and northeast North Carolina.
• Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 19, 19991 death · $47 million · 8 eventsVery heavy rain from Hurricane Floyd, falling on soils saturated by heavy rain of the previous 3 weeks, produced widespread flooding and flash flooding across northeast North Carolina, from the Roanoke River eastward.
• Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 199919 deaths · 11 eventsRainfall associated with Hurricane Floyd produced unprecedented flash flooding across the eastern half of the state. Every river and stream flooded nearby roads and communities.
• Tornado in North Carolina, September 15, 1999$125,000 · F1 · 1 eventTwo houses destroyed one half mile apart near the Albemarle Sound. Also, several other homes were damaged and trees were down.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Maryland, September 16, 199916 injured · $7.1 million · 30 eventsHurricane Floyd made landfall just east of Cape Fear, North Carolina in the early morning hours of the 16th and moved north-northeast across extreme southeast Virginia to near Ocean City, Maryland by evening on the 16th.
• Flood in American Samoa, September 15 to 16, 1999$50,000 · 1 eventMover heavy showers added on already saturated grounds again caused mud and land slide along the Poloa-Fagamalo road and widespread flooding of low lying areas as well as overflow of streams.
• Hurricane and Flash Flooding in Delaware, September 16 to 17, 19992 deaths · 2 injured · $8.4 million · 57 kt wind · 9 eventsHurricane Floyd battered Delaware (especially New Castle County) on September 16th and brought with it torrential rains and damaging winds.
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in New Jersey, September 16 to 23, 19993 deaths · 188 injured · $510 million · 54 kt wind · 44 eventsHurricane Floyd battered New Jersey (especially the central and northern thirds) on September 16th and brought with it torrential and in some areas, unprecedented and record breaking rains and damaging winds.
• Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 16, 19992 deaths · 2 eventsThe flooding rains associated with Hurricane Floyd moved west as the night progressed.Rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches produced widespread flooding of streams and creeks. These normally placid waterways then flooding nearby roads and communities.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Connecticut, September 16 to 19, 199911 eventsTropical Storm Floyd brought torrential rainfall and strong winds to northern Connecticut, as it tracked up the Connecticut River valley into central Massachusetts.
• Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 16, 19995 eventsThe flooding rains from Hurricane Floyd moved east into the Triangle in the early morning hours of the 16th. Rainfall of 6 to 8 inches produced widespread flooding of streams and low lying areas.
• Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 16, 199912 eventsHeavy rains continued to fall over eastern North Carolina in association with Hurricane Floyd. Widespread heavy rain fell west of a line from Beaufort to Columbia. Doppler Radar estimated 4 to 8 inches of rain with local amounts of 6 to 10 inches.
• Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 16, 19991 eventHeavy rain on the 16th caused Hyco Creek to flash flood onto Gunn Poole Road, 3.5 miles south-southwest of Hightowers.
• Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 16, 19992 eventsHeavy rain on the 16th caused flash flooding that closed Highway 92, 3 miles south of Wylliesburg, and Highway 602 in Red Bank.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 16, 19991 death · $262,000 · 23 eventsHurricane Floyd made landfall just east of Cape Fear, North Carolina in the early morning hours of the 16th and moved north-northeast across extreme southeast Virginia to near Ocean City, Maryland by evening on the 16th.
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in Maryland, September 16 to 18, 19995 injured · $15 million · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsHurricane Floyd battered the Maryland Eastern Shore on September 16th and brought with it torrential rains and damaging winds.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flood in District of Columbia, September 16, 1999$200,000 · 2 eventsHurricane Floyd made landfall just east of Cape Fear, North Carolina in the early morning hours of the 16th and moved north-northeast across extreme southeast Virginia to near Ocean City, Maryland by evening on the 16th.
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16 to 17, 19996 deaths · 38 injured · $60 million · 50 kt wind · 23 eventsHurricane Floyd battered Eastern Pennsylvania (especially Southeast sections around Philadelphia) on September 16th and brought with it torrential and in some places record breaking rains and damaging winds.
• Flash Flooding in New Jersey, September 16 to 17, 19993 deaths · $35 million · 5 eventsTorrential record rainfall, which caused serious widespread urban, small stream, and river flooding, preceded the remnants of Hurricane Floyd, which passed over Western Suffolk County of Long Island from 7 pm to 9 pm on September 16th.Deaths: Flooding caused 3 deaths: 2 in…
• Flash Flooding in New York, September 16 to 18, 19991 death · $15 million · 11 eventsTorrential record rainfall, which caused serious widespread urban, small stream, and river flooding, preceded the remnants of Hurricane Floyd, which passed over Western Suffolk County of Long Island from 7 pm to 9 pm on September 16th.Death: In Rockland County, a 53-year old man…
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in New York, September 16 to 17, 19991 death · $15 million · 26 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Floyd moved up the eastern seaboard on September 16 and during the early hours on September 17. The storm brought both high winds and exceptionally heavy rainfall to eastern New York, which included a large swath of 3 to 6 inch amounts.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$1.6 million · 1 eventHurricane Floyd moved inland across North Carolina before sunrise on Thursday, September 16th, accelerated northward over eastern Virginia during the morning, crossed eastern Maryland by Thursday afternoon, and reached Long Island by evening.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$30,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$30,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$15,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood and Flood in Massachusetts, September 16 to 17, 199963 kt wind · 35 eventsTropical Storm Floyd brought high winds and torrential rainfall to Massachusetts as it tracked from northern Connecticut into central and northeast Massachusetts during the late evening and early morning hours of the 16th and 17th.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Connecticut, September 16 to 18, 19991 death · $1.3 million · 4 eventsTorrential record rainfall, which caused serious widespread urban, small stream, and river flooding, preceded the remnants of Hurricane Floyd, which passed over Western Suffolk County of Long Island around 8 pm and across Central Connecticut from 9 pm to 11 pm on the 16th.Death:…
• Flood in Virginia, September 16 to 17, 19991 eventHeavy rain on the 15th and 16th caused minor flooding of the Dan River at South Boston on the 16th and 17th.
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in Rhode Island, September 16 to 17, 199950 kt wind · 14 eventsTropical Storm Floyd brought high winds and torrential rainfall to Rhode Island, as it tracked from northern Connecticut into central and northeast Massachusetts.
• Tornado in Arizona, September 16, 1999F0 · 1 eventA witness of this brief tornado was interviewed by a channel 3, a local TV station, the day of the event. In the interview, the witness described the rope like tornado descending from the cloud, and touching the ground twice in an open field.
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$10,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16, 1999$10,000 · 1 event
• Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in New Hampshire, September 16 to 17, 19993 eventsTropical Storm Floyd brought torrential rainfall and strong winds to southern New Hampshire, as it tracked from Northern Connecticut into central and northeast Massachusetts.
• Flash Flood and High Wind in Connecticut, September 16 to 17, 1999$1.2 million · 2 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Floyd moved up the eastern seaboard on September 16 and during the early hours on September 17. The storm brought both high winds and exceptionally heavy rainfall to northwestern Connecticut, which included a large swath of 5 to 8 inch amounts.
• Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, September 16 to 17, 19994 eventsMoisture associated with the remnants of Hurricane Floyd moved north along a frontal boundary that was stalled from eastern Pennsylvania to New England.
• Flash Flood and Flood in New York, September 16 to 17, 19992 eventsMoisture associated with the remnants of Hurricane Floyd moved north along a frontal boundary that was stalled from eastern Pennsylvania to New England.
• Flash Flood and High Wind in Massachusetts, September 16 to 17, 1999$325,000 · 2 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Floyd moved up the eastern seaboard on September 16 and during the early hours on September 17. The storm brought both high winds and heavy rainfall to the western Berkshires. A large swath of 2 to 5 inch rainfall was observed.
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in Vermont, September 16 to 17, 1999$1.1 million · 4 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Floyd moved up the eastern seaboard on September 16 and during the early hours on September 17. The storm brought both high winds and heavy rainfall to Southern Vermont , which included a large swath of 3 to 6 inch amounts.
• Flash Flood in Colorado, September 16, 1999$15,000 · 1 eventHeavy rains resulted in a rockslide which damaged two vehicles.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in New Hampshire, September 16 to 18, 1999$1.0 million · 5 eventsA southeast flow of tropical moisture developed over New Hampshire late Wednesday, September 15 as Hurricane Floyd moved slowly northeastward along the East Coast of the United States.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, September 17 to 19, 1999$892,000 · 11 eventsA southeast flow of tropical moisture developed over Maine late Wednesday, September 15 as Hurricane Floyd moved slowly northeastward along the East Coast of the United States.
• Flash Flood in New York, September 17, 1999$10,000 · 1 eventThe Mill Pond Dam in the Lake Placid area broke around 515 AM EST (615 AM EDT) with flooding of the Chubb River. Elsewhere in Essex county NY...some road flooding occurred during the morning in the North Elba area.
• Flash Flood in Vermont, September 17, 1999$1,000 · 1 eventAt 720 AM EST (820 AM EDT) the river gage at Wells River, VT was about 0.5 feet above flood state. Minor field flooding was reported during the morning hours.
• Flood in Puerto Rico, September 17, 19991 eventTwo streams went out of their banks near El Cafetal and La Perla sectors.
• Flood in Puerto Rico, September 17, 19991 eventA skywarn spotter encountered flooding on highway 114. He estimated about 2 feet of water on the road.

Every billion-dollar disasterEvery storm of 1999The 1999 hurricane seasonTornadoes in 1999

NOAA NCEI, U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2025), https://doi.org/10.25921/stkw-7w73, and the Storm Events Database for the episodes.