Kansas, 1999

High Wind in Kansas, February 11 to 12, 1999

February 11 to 12, 1999 · NWS GLD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Rawlins

When
February 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Rawlins forecast zone
Measured
45 kt (52 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds blew down a large Cottonwood Tree and blew out a few house windows in Atwood. The high winds also jacknifed a truck on Interstate 70 near Goodland and injured 2 people in the truck as the trailer flipped over a bridge.

High Wind, Sherman

When
February 11, 8:00 AM MST to February 12, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Sherman forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.351, -101.720 (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.

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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: 5678323, 5678324.