High Wind, Blaine
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.913, -99.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Nebraska, February 11, 1999
Sustained wind of 40 mph or higher was recorded on automatic observation equipment at O'Neill in Holt County. In the rest of the affected area the information was obtained from cooperative observers and anectdotal reports by the public.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
Sustained wind of 40 mph or higher was recorded on automatic observation equipment at O'Neill in Holt County. In the rest of the affected area the information was obtained from cooperative observers and anectdotal reports by the public. Gust to over 50 mph were also reported. Damage was limited to a few road signs .
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Boyd
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Garfield
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Holt
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wheeler
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -98.528 (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
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, February 11 to 12, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Hail and High Wind in Kansas, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, February 11, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, February 11, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, February 11, 1999
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, February 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: 5687969, 5688077, 5688078, 5688079, 5688080.