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Oregon, 1999

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

444events recorded334 in 1998
11deaths recorded46 injuries
$6.2Mproperty damage (estimates)$23M crop damage
0disaster declarations326 NFIP claims, $6.0M 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

Wind175
Winter101
Cold45
Wildfire43
Hail31
Flood27
Lightning10
Drought6
Other3
Fog2
Tornado1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 444 against 334 in 1998.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1999
Deschutes County18
Jackson County14
Umatilla County11
Baker County10
Klamath County9
Josephine County8
Curry County7
Union County7
Coos County6
Lake County6
Douglas County4
Multnomah County4
Jefferson County3
Grant County2
Wallowa County2
Wheeler County2
Clackamas County1
Crook County1
Gilliam County1
Harney County1
Lane County1
Linn County1
Morrow County1
Tillamook County1
Wasco County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
25 Sep 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind——8—
4 Jan 1999Forecast zoneDense Fog——14
31 Mar 1999Forecast zoneWinter Storm——1—
29 Jan 1999Forecast zoneAvalanche——1—
25 Sep 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind—$1,000,000—33
25 Dec 1999Forecast zoneDense Fog—$20,000—2
8 Apr 1999Forecast zoneHeavy Snow———2
2 Dec 1999LaneTornadoF0$10,500—1
30 Aug 1999MultnomahLightning———1
2 Mar 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind67 mph——1
2 Mar 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind67 mph——1
10 Aug 1999DeschutesHail1.00 in——1
25 Nov 1999Forecast zoneFlood—$2,410,000——
25 Nov 1999Forecast zoneFlood—$2,300,000——
20 Feb 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind70 mph$100,000——
5 Feb 1999Forecast zoneHigh Wind60 mph$90,000——
16 Feb 1999Forecast zoneFlood—$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

No declaration touching Oregon was made in 1999.

Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss

326 NFIP claims, 261 of them paid, for $6,011,235.

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.