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Washington, 1999
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1999 was 220 against 216 in 1998.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 2 | — |
| 10 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 55 mph | $100,000 | 1 | — |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Forecast zone | Avalanche | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Aug 1999 | Chelan | Lightning | — | — | — | 6 |
| 25 Sep 1999 | Forecast zone | Dust Storm | — | $60,000 | — | 4 |
| 3 Aug 1999 | King | Lightning | — | $650,000 | — | 2 |
| 1 Mar 1999 | Mason | Heavy Rain | — | $10,200,000 | — | — |
| 26 Nov 1999 | Klickitat | Heavy Rain | — | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Kitsap | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1999 | Thurston | Heavy Rain | — | $7,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Mar 1999 | King | Heavy Rain | — | $5,500,000 | — | — |
| 25 Mar 1999 | Mason | Heavy Rain | — | $5,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 3 Mar 1999 | Grays Harbor | Storm Surge/Tide | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | — | $750,000 | — | — |
| 25 Feb 1999 | Spokane | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jan 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 75 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jan 1999 | Clallam | Heavy Rain | — | $350,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 24 Feb 1999 | Whitman | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 1 Mar 1999 | Spokane | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 3 Nov 1999 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 49 mph | $175,000 | — | — |
| 15 Dec 1999 | Jefferson | Heavy Rain | — | $170,000 | — | — |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Kitsap | Lightning | — | $150,000 | — | — |
| 16 Jul 1999 | King | Lightning | — | $130,000 | — | — |
| 22 Feb 1999 | Clallam | Heavy Rain | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 17 Nov 1999 | King | Heavy Rain | — | $85,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 1999 | San Juan | High Wind | 68 mph | $75,000 | — | — |
| 11 Nov 1999 | Forecast zone | Flood | — | $60,000 | — | — |
| 27 Apr 1999 | Spokane | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 9 May 1999 | Yakima | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
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 Washington was made in 1999.
Flood insurance claims with a 1999 date of loss
195 NFIP claims, 130 of them paid, for $2,136,516.
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.