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Georgia, 1999

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

1,528events recorded1,624 in 1998
7deaths recorded52 injuries
$28Mproperty damage (estimates)$270K crop damage
2disaster declarations1,261 NFIP claims, $17M paid
← 19982000 →

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

Hail453
Wind407
Drought242
Heat224
Winter90
Lightning50
Flood17
Tropical16
Tornado13
Other11
Fog4
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 1,528 against 1,624 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1999
Cobb County43
Gwinnett County29
Coweta County28
Muscogee County28
Fulton County27
Cherokee County25
Fayette County25
Carroll County24
Laurens County24
Clayton County23
Floyd County22
Troup County19
Emanuel County18
Forsyth County18
Lumpkin County18
Bartow County17
Elbert County17
Gordon County16
Rabun County16
Spalding County16
DeKalb County15
Effingham County15
Hall County15
Harris County15
Henry County15

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Jul 1999CowetaHeat——2—
1 Aug 1999ElbertHeat——1—
6 May 1999TattnallLightning——1—
8 Aug 1999SumterHeat——1—
1 Aug 1999CowetaHeat——1—
8 Aug 1999ThomasLightning——1—
15 Apr 1999DoolyTornadoF3$10,000,000—28
13 Aug 1999MorganThunderstorm Wind—$325,000—4
7 May 1999HaralsonTornadoF2$400,000—3
1 Aug 1999HartHeat———3
15 Apr 1999CandlerTornadoF1$250,000—2
6 May 1999ColumbiaThunderstorm Wind75 mph$150,000—2
22 Aug 1999ChathamLightning———2
28 Jun 1999ClaytonLightning———2
24 Jun 1999HallThunderstorm Wind—$75,000—1
30 Jun 1999CowetaThunderstorm Wind—$25,000—1
2 Jun 1999FayetteThunderstorm Wind—$1,000—1
29 Sep 1999ChathamThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
20 Aug 1999BurkeThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
6 May 1999FranklinLightning———1
29 Jun 1999ChathamFlash Flood—$7,000,000——
2 Jan 1999WareThunderstorm Wind—$2,200,000——
30 Jun 1999CobbFlash Flood—$1,200,000——
6 Jul 1999FultonLightning—$1,000,000——
24 Jul 1999ForsythLightning—$300,000——
7 May 1999CarrollTornadoF2$200,000——
6 Jul 1999DeKalbLightning—$200,000——
6 Jul 1999GwinnettLightning—$200,000——
24 Jul 1999FultonLightning—$200,000——
29 Jun 1999FayetteThunderstorm Wind—$175,000——
2 Jan 1999MillerThunderstorm Wind—$150,000——
30 Jun 1999ThomasFlood—$150,000——
29 Jul 1999CowetaLightning—$150,000——
29 May 1999WorthFlash Flood—$100,000——
21 Sep 1999CobbLightning—$100,000——
20 Aug 1999LamarLightning—$100,000——
14 Jun 1999CobbLightning—$100,000——
30 Jun 1999CobbLightning—$100,000——
3 Jun 1999ClaytonLightning—$100,000——
7 May 1999TurnerThunderstorm Wind—$80,000——

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

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
14 Sep 1999EM-3144EmergencyHurricaneHurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations6
20 Apr 1999DR-1271Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes2

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

1,261 NFIP claims, 1,002 of them paid, for $17,458,457.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.