High Wind, Chase
- When
- April 8, 3:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chase forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -101.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Nebraska, April 8, 1999
A strong low pressure system brought strong wind to a large part of southwest Nebraska. Sustained wind of 40 mph or higher with gusts as high as 68 mph began about 4 PM CDT and continued until about 8 PM CDT.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 LBF wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system brought strong wind to a large part of southwest Nebraska. Sustained wind of 40 mph or higher with gusts as high as 68 mph began about 4 PM CDT and continued until about 8 PM CDT. Strong wind was widespread; but it was confirmed to exceed high wind criteria only in parts of southwest Nebraska.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Lincoln
- When
- April 8, 3:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Keith
- When
- April 8, 3:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Keith forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.199, -101.661 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 8, 1999
- Tornado and Flood in Illinois, April 8, 1999
- Tornadoes in Illinois, April 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 8, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 1999
- Hail in California, April 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 8 to 10, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, April 8, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, April 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, April 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: 5690107, 5690108, 5690109.