High Wind, Burleigh
- When
- November 1, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burleigh forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
An intense low pressure system over southern Saskaatchewan Canada trailed a strong cold front intoeastern Montana on the 31st of October. The strong cold front entered western North Dakota sundayevening on the 31st moving into central North Dakota before midnight then across east central NorthDakota during the early morning hours of November 1st.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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.
An intense low pressure system over southern Saskaatchewan Canada trailed a strong cold front intoeastern Montana on the 31st of October. The strong cold front entered western North Dakota sundayevening on the 31st moving into central North Dakota before midnight then across east central NorthDakota during the early morning hours of November 1st. The system brought widespread winds inexcess of 65 mph to the region. The high winds combined with very dry conditions caused numerouswild fires burning thousands of acres of land and a few buildings. Numerous homes and businessesreported wind damage to roofs and windows.
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, Grant
- When
- November 1, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morton
- When
- November 1, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Sioux
- When
- November 1, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Wells
- When
- November 1, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wells forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.588, -99.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Emmons
- When
- November 1, 2:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Emmons forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kidder
- When
- November 1, 2:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kidder forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Foster
- When
- November 1, 3:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Foster forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan
- When
- November 1, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stutsman
- When
- November 1, 3:30 AM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stutsman forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McIntosh
- When
- November 1, 4:30 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- McIntosh forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, La Moure
- When
- November 1, 5:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- La Moure forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -98.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dickey
- When
- November 1, 5:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Dickey forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.110, -98.505 (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
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, November 1 to 22, 1999
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Kansas, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Mexico, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, November 1 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, November 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: 5723808, 5723812, 5723817, 5723818, 5723820, 5723810, 5723813, 5723811, 5723815, 5723819, 5723816, 5723814, 5723809.