High Wind, Barnstable
- When
- December 1, 5:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barnstable forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -70.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Massachusetts, December 1, 1999
An ocean storm passing over Georges Bank brought a period of high winds to Cape Cod and Nantucket. Sustained winds of 40 mph were reported at Provincetown and Nantucket, with frequent gusts to 55 mph at both locations.
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.
- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
An ocean storm passing over Georges Bank brought a period of high winds to Cape Cod and Nantucket. Sustained winds of 40 mph were reported at Provincetown and Nantucket, with frequent gusts to 55 mph at both locations. There were no reports of damage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Nantucket
- When
- December 1, 5:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nantucket forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.270, -70.022 (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
- Drought in South Dakota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Missouri, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Indiana, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 1 to 2, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, December 1 to 2, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, December 1 to 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Massachusetts in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Massachusetts, December 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: 5721270, 5721271.