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California, 1999

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

791events recorded989 in 1998

21deaths recorded247 injuries

$138Mproperty damage (estimates)$166M crop damage

2disaster declarations217 NFIP claims, $1.1M paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Winter225

Wind215

Wildfire85

Flood84

Cold69

Other42

Fog18

Hail17

Lightning17

Heat10

Tropical4

Tornado3

Drought2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 791 against 989 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1999
San Bernardino County	43
Siskiyou County	43
San Diego County	36
Riverside County	29
Mono County	22
Los Angeles County	20
Kern County	17
Shasta County	10
Fresno County	9
Ventura County	9
Tulare County	7
Imperial County	6
Orange County	5
Trinity County	4
Tuolumne County	4
Madera County	4
Humboldt County	4
Butte County	3
Calaveras County	3
Amador County	3
Santa Barbara County	3
Modoc County	3
Tehama County	3
Alameda County	2
Sacramento County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
1 Apr 1999	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	—	8	13
28 Oct 1999	Santa Cruz	Storm Surge/Tide	—	$1,000,000	2	2
1 Oct 1999	San Diego	Wildfire	—	$250,000	1	10
12 Jan 1999	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$50,000	1	6
11 Jul 1999	San Bernardino	Flash Flood	—	$6,000,000	1	5
12 Jul 1999	Riverside	Flood	—	$50,000	1	4
6 Feb 1999	Forecast zone	Avalanche	—	—	1	3
3 Apr 1999	Forecast zone	High Wind	52 mph	—	1	1
3 Apr 1999	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	$330,000	1	—
1 Jan 1999	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$50,000	1	—
7 Feb 1999	Marin	Heavy Rain	—	$24,000	1	—
12 Jul 1999	San Bernardino	Flash Flood	—	—	1	—
23 May 1999	Los Angeles	Lightning	—	—	1	—
11 Feb 1999	Forecast zone	Dust Storm	—	$150,000	—	30
14 Jun 1999	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	24
1 Oct 1999	Tehama	Wildfire	—	—	—	22
2 Jun 1999	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$30,000	—	15
16 Oct 1999	Colusa	Wildfire	—	—	—	7
1 Sep 1999	San Bernardino	Wildfire	—	—	—	7
21 Nov 1999	Forecast zone	Strong Wind	—	—	—	7
8 Sep 1999	Monterey	Wildfire	—	$66,900,000	—	—
16 Oct 1999	Yuba	Wildfire	—	$3,500,000	—	6
16 Oct 1999	Shasta	Wildfire	—	$22,200,000	—	4
28 Aug 1999	San Bernardino	Wildfire	—	$2,000,000	—	6
28 Sep 1999	Yolo	Wildfire	—	—	—	6
1 Oct 1999	Shasta	Wildfire	—	$13,300,000	—	4
15 Oct 1999	Butte	Wildfire	—	$480,000	—	5
10 Nov 1999	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$75,000	—	5
23 Jan 1999	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	$10,000	—	5
17 Oct 1999	San Diego	Wildfire	—	$50,000	—	3
1 Sep 1999	Riverside	Wildfire	—	—	—	3
1 Sep 1999	Shasta	Wildfire	—	—	—	3
23 Aug 1999	Shasta	Wildfire	—	—	—	3
21 Aug 1999	San Diego	Wildfire	—	—	—	3
13 Jul 1999	Riverside	Flash Flood	—	—	—	3
25 Jul 1999	San Bernardino	Wildfire	—	$500,000	—	2
9 Jun 1999	San Diego	Wildfire	—	$150,000	—	2
20 Dec 1999	Forecast zone	Dense Fog	—	$120,000	—	2
21 Aug 1999	San Diego	Wildfire	—	$100,000	—	2
22 Dec 1999	Forecast zone	High Wind	—	$50,000	—	2

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1999

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
1 Sep 1999	EM-3140	Emergency	Fire	Ca-Wildfires-08/25/1999	10
9 Feb 1999	DR-1267	Major disaster	Freezing	Ca-Citrus Crop Damage 2/2/99	8

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

217 NFIP claims, 78 of them paid, for $1,130,546.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.