Strong Wind, Delaware Beaches / X E Sussex
- When
- March 4, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware Beaches / X E Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Delaware, March 4, 1999
The circulation around an intensifying low pressure that moved through New York State and northern New England during the day on the 4th produced wind gusts of around 45 mph during the early morning and throughout the day in Delaware. Peak wind gusts included 52 mph in Georgetown, 51 mph at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, 45 mph at the Dover AFB and 44 mph in both Milford and…
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
The circulation around an intensifying low pressure that moved through New York State and northern New England during the day on the 4th produced wind gusts of around 45 mph during the early morning and throughout the day in Delaware. Peak wind gusts included 52 mph in Georgetown, 51 mph at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, 45 mph at the Dover AFB and 44 mph in both Milford and Wilmington.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Inland Sussex
- When
- March 4, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kent
- When
- March 4, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, New Castle
- When
- March 4, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Castle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
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The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in California, March 4 to 5, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 4, 1999
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, March 4, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, March 4 to 6, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 4, 1999
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5691582, 5691583, 5691584, 5691585.