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Khaled98/1999 hurricane
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJune 11, 1999
Last system dissipatedNovember 23, 1999
Strongest storm
NameFloyd
 • Maximum winds160 mph (260 km/h)
 • Lowest pressure920 mbar (hPa; 27.17 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total storms13
Hurricanes8
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)
6
Total fatalities465
Total damage$5.9 billion (1999 USD)
Related article
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1999, and lasted until November 30, 1999. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.

The 1999 season ties with 1933 season and 2005 season for most Category 4 hurricanes, with five reaching that strength. Hurricane Floyd was the deadliest United States hurricane since Hurricane Agnes in 1972, killing 57 people and causing billions in damage as it moved northward along the Atlantic coast. Hurricane Lenny killed 17 as it tracked eastward across the Caribbean, the first hurricane known to do so for an extended time. Lenny, reaching peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) just 13 days before the end of the season, was the second strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in the month of November. The deadliest storm of the season by far, however, was a weak tropical depression in October that caused devastating floods in Mexico.

Storms

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Tropical Storm Arlene

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Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 11 – June 18
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min);
1006 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Two

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Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 2 – July 3
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min);
1004 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Bret

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Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 18 – August 25
Peak intensity145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min);
944 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Cindy

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Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 19 – August 31
Peak intensity140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min);
942 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Dennis

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Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 24 – September 7
Peak intensity110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min);
962 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Emily

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Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 24 – August 28
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min);
1004 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Seven

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Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 5 – September 7
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min);
1006 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Floyd

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Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 7 – September 17
Peak intensity160 mph (260 km/h) (1-min);
920 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Gert

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Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 11 – September 23
Peak intensity155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min);
928 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Harvey

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Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 19 – September 22
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min);
995 mbar (hPa)

Unnamed Tropical Storm

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Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 4 – October 6
Peak intensity40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min);
1002 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Twelve

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Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 6 – October 8
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min);
1007 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Irene

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Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 12 – October 19
Peak intensity115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min);
957 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Jose

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Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 17 – October 25
Peak intensity100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min);
979 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Katrina

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Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 28 – November 1
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min);
999 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Lenny

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Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationNovember 13 – November 23
Peak intensity155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min);
931 mbar (hPa)

Storm names

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The following names were used for named storms that formed in the north Atlantic in 1999. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2005 season. It is the same list used for the 1993 season. A storm was named Lenny for the first (and only) time in 1999. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.

  • Ophelia (unused)
  • Philippe (unused)
  • Rita (unused)
  • Stan (unused)
  • Tammy (unused)
  • Vince (unused)
  • Wilma (unused)

Retirement

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The World Meteorological Organization retired two names in the spring of 2000: Floyd and Lenny. They were replaced in the 2005 season by Franklin and Lee.

Season effects

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This is a table of the storms in 1999 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical or a wave or low.

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
1999 North Atlantic tropical cyclone season statistics
Storm
name
Dates active Storm category
at peak intensity
Max 1-min
wind
mph (km/h)
Min.
press.
(mbar)
Areas affected Damage
(USD)
Deaths Ref(s)
Arlene June 11 – 18 Tropical storm 60 (95) 1006 Bermuda Minimal None
Two July 2 – 3 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1004 Mexico Unknown None
Bret August 18 – 25 Category 4 hurricane 145 (230) 944 Mexico, Texas 15 1 (6)
Cindy August 19 – 31 Category 4 hurricane 140 (220) 942 None None None
Dennis August 24 – September 9 Category 2 hurricane 110 (175) 962 Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Quebec 157 4
Emily August 24 – 28 Tropical storm 50 (85) 1004 None None None
Seven September 5 – 7 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1006 Mexico, Texas Unknown None
Floyd September 7 – 17 Category 5 hurricane 160 (260) 920 Bahamas, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Atlantic Canada 6,900 57 (20–30)
Gert September 11 – 23 Category 4 hurricane 155 (250) 928 Bermuda, Maine, Atlantic Canada 1.9 2
Harvey September 19 – 22 Tropical storm 60 (95) 995 Southeastern United States, Atlantic Canada 22.6 None
Unnamed October 4 – 6 Tropical storm 40 (65) 1002 Mexico Unknown Unknown
Twelve October 6 – 8 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1007 None None None
Irene October 12 – 19 Category 3 hurricane 115 (185) 958 Cuba, Bahamas, Southeastern United States 800 3 (15)
Jose October 17 – 25 Category 2 hurricane 100 (155) 979 Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico 5 3
Katrina October 27 – November 1 Tropical storm 45 (75) 999 Central America, Mexico Minor None
Lenny November 13 – 23 Category 4 hurricane 155 (250) 931 Colombia, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles 685.8 17
Season aggregates
16 systems June 11 – November 23   155 (250) 921 8580 84 (39-49)