High Wind, Monona
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monona forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.052, -95.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Iowa, February 11, 1999
High wind and snow brought winter weather abruptly back to residents of western Iowa a day after record setting highs in the 70s were observed. A sustained northwest wind of 35 to 40 mph and gusts over 50 mph was accompanied by snowfall of 1 to 3 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 OAX wrote it up.
High wind and snow brought winter weather abruptly back to residents of western Iowa a day after record setting highs in the 70s were observed. A sustained northwest wind of 35 to 40 mph and gusts over 50 mph was accompanied by snowfall of 1 to 3 inches. This created near whiteout conditions for a while across the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Harrison
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -95.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pottawattamie
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawattamie forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -95.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Shelby
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.685, -95.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, February 11 to 12, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Hail and High Wind in Kansas, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, February 11, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, February 1999
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: 5688947, 5688948, 5688949, 5688950.