High Wind, Adams
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Dakota, March 26, 1999
Strong northwest winds of 45 mph up to 65 mph followed behind a fast moving surrface cold front and upper level short wave across western and parts of central North Dakota. The winds subsided shortly after 9 pm cst.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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 BIS wrote it up.
Strong northwest winds of 45 mph up to 65 mph followed behind a fast moving surrface cold front and upper level short wave across western and parts of central North Dakota. The winds subsided shortly after 9 pm cst.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Billings
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Billings forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 47.023, -103.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bowman
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bowman forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Burke
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.791, -102.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Divide
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Divide forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.815, -103.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dunn
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 47.357, -102.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Golden Valley
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Golden Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.940, -103.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hettinger
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hettinger forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McKenzie
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- McKenzie forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 47.740, -103.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mountrail
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mountrail forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.201, -102.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Slope
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Slope forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stark
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 46.811, -102.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Williams
- When
- March 26, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Williams forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 48.344, -103.480 (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
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 26, 1999
- Strong Wind in South Dakota, March 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Rip Current in Guam, March 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 26, 1999
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, March 26 to 29, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 26, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 26, 1999
- High Wind in California, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, March 26, 1999
- Winter Weather in Georgia, March 26, 1999
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5687585, 5687586, 5687587, 5687588, 5687589, 5687590, 5687591, 5687592, 5687593, 5687675, 5687676, 5687677, 5687678.