27,269
Recorded events
2,955
Counties affected
264
Direct deaths
$4.2B
Property damage
The 1999 severe weather season produced 27,269 recorded events across 2,955 U.S. counties, with 264 direct deaths. It ranks #29 among all years in the archive by event count.
Through the year
1999 severe weather by month
By hazard type
What hit the U.S. in 1999
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 10,347 | 28 | $313.1M |
| Hail | 10,146 | 0 | $443.0M |
| Flash Flood | 2,468 | 60 | $1.2B |
| Tornado | 1,520 | 94 | $2.0B |
| Lightning | 860 | 46 | $32.3M |
| Flood | 475 | 3 | $4.2M |
| Heavy Rain | 463 | 8 | $30.3M |
| Funnel Cloud | 314 | 0 | $2K |
| Wildfire | 296 | 2 | $141.0M |
| Waterspout | 267 | 0 | $280K |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 26 | 2 | $4.3M |
| Rip Current | 25 | 21 | $0 |
Deadliest days
The deadliest events of 1999
| Date | Event | County | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1999 | Tornado F4 | Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | 12 | 234 |
| May 3, 1999 | Tornado F5 | Grady County, Oklahoma | 12 | 39 |
| May 4, 1999 | Tornado F5 | Cleveland County, Oklahoma | 11 | 293 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | Flash Flood | Edgecombe County, North Carolina | 8 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1999 | Tornado F4 | Bossier Parish, Louisiana | 7 | 90 |
| Jan 18, 1999 | Tornado F4 | Madison County, Tennessee | 6 | 106 |
| May 4, 1999 | Tornado F4 | Sedgwick County, Kansas | 6 | 150 |
| Apr 9, 1999 | Tornado F4 | Hamilton County, Ohio | 4 | 65 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | Flash Flood | Nash County, North Carolina | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | Flash Flood | Johnston County, North Carolina | 3 | 0 |
Violent tornadoes
EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 1999
| Date | Scale | Touchdown county | Deaths | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-03 | EF5 | Grady County, Oklahoma | 36 | 37.0 mi |
| 1999-04-03 | EF4 | Caddo Parish, Louisiana | 7 | 19.3 mi |
| 1999-05-03 | EF4 | Sumner County, Kansas | 6 | 24.0 mi |
| 1999-01-17 | EF4 | Madison County, Tennessee | 6 | 16.0 mi |
| 1999-04-09 | EF4 | Hamilton County, Ohio | 4 | 10.0 mi |
| 1999-05-05 | EF4 | Perry County, Tennessee | 3 | 6.0 mi |
| 1999-05-03 | EF4 | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma | 2 | 35.0 mi |
| 1999-05-03 | EF4 | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma | 1 | 15.0 mi |
| 1999-05-11 | EF4 | Mason County, Texas | 1 | 7.0 mi |
| 1999-04-08 | EF4 | Union County, Iowa | 0 | 56.0 mi |