High Wind in Nevada, February 18, 1999

Name: High Wind in Nevada, February 18, 1999
Start: 1999-02-18T11:00
End: 1999-02-18T16:00
Location: Nevada

February 18, 1999 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Western Nevada Basin and Range

When: February 18, 11:00 AM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where: Western Nevada Basin and Range forecast zone
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 39.927, -118.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds in Dayton and Stagecoach caused damage to large signs, knocked down trees and blew roofs off of structures. A historic barn built in the 1860's collapsed under the fierce windstorm. Highest wind speed recorded in the immediate area was 69 mph at Stagecoach.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nevada in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Nevada, 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: 5687762.