High Wind, Fremont
- When
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fremont forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.746, -95.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Iowa, March 30, 1999
Strong south winds overspread western Iowa from late morning on 3/30/99 through early that evening. Sustained winds were 35 to 40 mph with wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Strong south winds overspread western Iowa from late morning on 3/30/99 through early that evening. Sustained winds were 35 to 40 mph with wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph common. These strong winds caused isolated tree limb damage to the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Harrison
- When
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.683, -95.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mills
- When
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mills forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.034, -95.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Monona
- When
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monona forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.052, -95.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -95.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Page
- When
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.739, -95.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pottawattamie
- When
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawattamie forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 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
- March 30, 11:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 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
- Winter Storm in Oregon, March 30 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 30, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 30 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in Nebraska, March 30, 1999
- High Wind in Nebraska, March 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, March 30 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, March 30 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in California, March 30, 1999
- High Wind in California, March 30, 1999
- Funnel Cloud in Washington, March 30, 1999
- Winter Storm in California, March 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, March 30, 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: 5693030, 5693031, 5693032, 5693033, 5693034, 5693035, 5693036, 5693037.