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New Jersey, 1999

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

912events recorded857 in 1998

38deaths recorded390 injuries

$551Mproperty damage (estimates)$80M crop damage

2disaster declarations7,623 NFIP claims, $148M 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

Wind184

Drought160

Other143

Heat117

Flood95

Fog90

Winter84

Lightning14

Hail11

Tropical7

Wildfire5

Tornado2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 912 against 857 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1999
Burlington County	59
Camden County	54
Gloucester County	51
Mercer County	45
Salem County	45
Sussex County	45
Cumberland County	43
Hunterdon County	42
Warren County	42
Middlesex County	40
Morris County	40
Somerset County	40
Bergen County	20
Ocean County	17
Atlantic County	16
Essex County	14
Hudson County	12
Union County	11
Monmouth County	10
Passaic County	9
Cape May County	7

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
4 Jul 1999	Middlesex	Heat	—	—	4	—
4 Jul 1999	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	4	—
4 Jul 1999	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	3	85
16 Sep 1999	Somerset	Flash Flood	—	$358,000,000	2	100
4 Jul 1999	Mercer	Heat	—	—	3	—
4 Jul 1999	Essex	Heat	—	—	3	—
4 Jul 1999	Hudson	Heat	—	—	3	—
4 Jul 1999	Union	Heat	—	—	3	—
16 Sep 1999	Bergen	Flash Flood	—	$17,500,000	2	—
4 Jul 1999	Camden	Heat	—	—	2	1
14 Aug 1999	Burlington	Lightning	—	—	1	6
14 Oct 1999	Essex	Strong Wind	—	—	1	1
16 Sep 1999	Passaic	Flash Flood	—	$6,000,000	1	—
16 Sep 1999	Salem	Flash Flood	—	$5,000,000	1	—
4 Jul 1999	Somerset	Heat	—	—	1	—
18 Oct 1999	Bergen	Strong Wind	—	—	1	—
4 Jul 1999	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
16 Jul 1999	Middlesex	Heat	—	—	1	—
4 Mar 1999	Hudson	Strong Wind	—	—	1	—
16 Sep 1999	Middlesex	Flash Flood	—	$28,000,000	—	72
4 Jul 1999	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	—	74
13 Jan 1999	Burlington	Winter Storm	—	—	—	25
16 Sep 1999	Morris	Flash Flood	—	$30,000,000	—	6
16 Sep 1999	Mercer	Flash Flood	—	$32,000,000	—	5
16 Sep 1999	Hunterdon	Flash Flood	—	$8,500,000	—	3
16 Sep 1999	Morris	High Wind	58 mph	$3,000,000	—	2
3 Jan 1999	Monmouth	Flash Flood	—	—	—	2
20 Aug 1999	Ocean	Tornado	F2	$4,200,000	—	1
18 Jan 1999	Burlington	High Wind	60 mph	$100,000	—	1
18 Jan 1999	Camden	High Wind	58 mph	—	—	1
18 Jan 1999	Burlington	Lightning	—	—	—	1
19 Jul 1999	Camden	Lightning	—	—	—	1
16 Apr 1999	Essex	Lightning	—	—	—	1
2 Nov 1999	Bergen	High Wind	58 mph	—	—	1
24 May 1999	Mercer	Flash Flood	—	—	—	1
16 Sep 1999	Monmouth	Flash Flood	—	$7,500,000	—	—
16 Sep 1999	Essex	Flash Flood	—	$7,300,000	—	—
16 Sep 1999	Burlington	Flash Flood	—	$7,000,000	—	—
16 Sep 1999	Camden	Flash Flood	—	$7,000,000	—	—
16 Sep 1999	Warren	Flash Flood	—	$7,000,000	—	—

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

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
18 Sep 1999	DR-1295	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations	9
17 Sep 1999	EM-3148	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations	21

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

7,623 NFIP claims, 6,353 of them paid, for $148,450,302.

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.