County Hazards

States › Maryland › 1999

Maryland, 1999

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

605events recorded561 in 1998
15deaths recorded304 injuries
$31Mproperty damage (estimates)$31M crop damage
1disaster declarations472 NFIP claims, $4.6M 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

Wind134
Drought124
Winter104
Heat58
Other53
Hail32
Flood27
Lightning25
Fog25
Tropical20
Tornado3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 605 against 561 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1999
Cecil County51
Kent County44
Talbot County41
Caroline County40
Anne Arundel County32
Montgomery County30
Washington County30
Frederick County29
Carroll County28
Calvert County23
Charles County23
Howard County23
Allegany County21
St. Mary's County20
Harford County19
Garrett County14
Baltimore city12
Baltimore County11
Prince George's County11
Queen Anne's County11
Dorchester County6
Wicomico County6
Somerset County5
Worcester County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
4 Jul 1999Forecast zoneHeat——15200
4 Jul 1999Anne ArundelHeat———21
16 Sep 1999HarfordFlash Flood—$2,600,000—15
4 Jul 1999CecilHeat———10
4 Jul 1999MontgomeryHeat———6
23 Jul 1999TalbotHeat———5
23 Jul 1999Forecast zoneHeat———5
7 Jun 1999CarolineHeat———5
4 Jul 1999Forecast zoneHeat———5
4 Jul 1999CalvertHeat———5
23 Jul 1999CecilHeat———4
23 Jul 1999KentHeat———3
23 Jul 1999CarolineHeat———3
16 Sep 1999Queen Anne'sFlash Flood—$4,000,000—2
16 Sep 1999CecilFlash Flood—$3,000,000—2
4 Jul 1999WashingtonHeat———2
16 Sep 1999CarolineFlash Flood—$3,250,000—1
14 Aug 1999Anne ArundelThunderstorm Wind—$50,000—1
2 Nov 1999HarfordThunderstorm Wind—$20,000—1
16 Sep 1999Prince George'sFlash Flood———1
5 Sep 1999Baltimore cityHeavy Rain———1
14 Aug 1999Anne ArundelLightning———1
24 May 1999KentLightning———1
7 Jun 1999Anne ArundelHeat———1
4 Jul 1999AlleganyHeat———1
4 Jul 1999FrederickHeat———1
14 Jun 1999MontgomeryLightning———1
16 Sep 1999TalbotFlash Flood—$3,500,000——
14 Jan 1999MontgomeryIce Storm—$2,900,000——
26 Aug 1999BaltimoreFlash Flood—$2,500,000——
16 Sep 1999Anne ArundelFlash Flood—$2,000,000——
16 Sep 1999KentFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
14 Aug 1999FrederickTornadoF1$800,000——
15 Sep 1999SomersetHurricane (Typhoon)—$250,000——
16 Sep 1999CalvertFlash Flood—$500,000——
16 Sep 1999St. Mary'sFlash Flood—$500,000——
16 Sep 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind58 mph$500,000——
16 Sep 1999Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$400,000——
16 Sep 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind—$400,000——
25 Aug 1999CharlesFlash Flood—$200,000——

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
24 Sep 1999DR-1303Major disasterHurricaneHurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations11

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

472 NFIP claims, 260 of them paid, for $4,625,191.

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.