High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999

Name: High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
Start: 1999-03-17T11:00
End: 1999-03-17T19:00
Location: Minnesota

March 17, 1999 · NWS MPX · 42 events in 42 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 42 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 42

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 MPX wrote it up.

Tight pressure gradient behind a strong surface low that tracked across Minnesota and into the northern Great Lakes produced sustained winds across the area between 25 and 35 knots during an eight hour period. The maximum gust reported on this St. Patrick's day was 55 knots, observed in Glenwood. No substantial or even moderate damage was incurred during this wind event.

The radar

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Event by event

42 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Anoka

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Anoka forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Benton

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Benton forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.699, -93.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Blue Earth

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Brown

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Carver

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Carver forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Chippewa

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Chippewa forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.022, -95.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Chisago

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Chisago forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.503, -92.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dakota

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Dakota forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.672, -93.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Douglas

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.934, -95.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Faribault

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Faribault forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Freeborn

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Freeborn forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Goodhue

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Goodhue forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.410, -92.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hennepin

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hennepin forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Isanti

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Isanti forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.562, -93.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kanabec

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Kanabec forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.945, -93.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kandiyohi

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Kandiyohi forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.152, -95.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lac Qui Parle

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Lac Qui Parle forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.996, -96.173 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Le Sueur

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Le Sueur forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.371, -93.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Martin

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Martin forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.674, -94.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McLeod

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: McLeod forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Meeker

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Meeker forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mille Lacs

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Mille Lacs forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.938, -93.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Morrison

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Morrison forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.013, -94.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Nicollet

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Nicollet forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.350, -94.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pope

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Pope forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.586, -95.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ramsey

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Ramsey forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Redwood

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Redwood forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.404, -95.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Renville

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Renville forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.727, -94.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Rice

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Rice forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.354, -93.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Scott

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sherburne

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Sherburne forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.444, -93.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sibley

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Sibley forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.580, -94.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stearns

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Stearns forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Steele

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Steele forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stevens

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Stevens forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.586, -96.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Swift

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Swift forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.283, -95.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Todd

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Todd forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 46.071, -94.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Waseca

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Waseca forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washington

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Watonwan

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Watonwan forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.978, -94.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wright

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Wright forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Yellow Medicine

When: March 17, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.716, -95.868 (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

Every storm in Minnesota in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, March 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: 5687020, 5687021, 5687022, 5687023, 5687024, 5687025, 5687026, 5687027, 5687028, 5687029, 5687030, 5692737, 5692738, 5692739, 5692740, 5692741, 5692742, 5692743, 5692744, 5692745, 5692746, 5692747, 5692748, 5692749, 5692750, 5692751, 5692752, 5692753, 5692754, 5692755, 5692756, 5692757, 5692758, 5692759, 5692760, 5692761, 5692762, 5692763, 5692764, 5692765, and more.