High Wind in Oklahoma, April 14 to 15, 1999

Name: High Wind in Oklahoma, April 14 to 15, 1999
Start: 1999-04-14T17:00
End: 1999-04-15T05:00
Location: Oklahoma

April 14 to 15, 1999 · NWS OUN · 41 events in 41 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 41 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $57,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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 OUN wrote it up.

North winds between 40 and 50 mph with gusts over 60 mph affected most of western and central Oklahoma from the evening of the 14th through the early morning of the 15th. Trees were downed and power outages were reported in Buffalo in Harper County. Power outages occurred in Alva in Woods County. Trees were downed in Alfalfa County. Also in Alfalfa County, many house roofs received minor damage, and television antennas were blown down. Tree limbs were blown down, and many house roofs received shingle damage in Erick in Beckham County. Trees were downed 10 miles west of Watonga in Blaine County. A roof was blown off a mobile home and power outages were reported in Vici in Dewey County. Power poles and large tree limbs were downed in Shattuck in Ellis County. A tractor trailer rig was blown over on Interstate 40 just west of Clinton in Custer County. Power lines and large tree limbs were blown down in Roger Mills County. Downed tree limbs and power outages were recorded in Cordell in Washita County. Trees were downed in Woodward County. A house received minor damage, and large tree limbs were downed in Ringwood in Major County. In Kay County, power lines were downed; a baseball stop was blown over; large tree limbs were downed; and roof shingles were missing from many houses. One tree was blown over, and roof shingles were missing from houses in Harmon County. In Greer County, tree limbs were downed, and 40 residents were left without power. Tree limbs were downed in Kiowa County. Trees were downed in Geronimo and Lawton in Comanche County. In Grady County, a tree was blown over onto a mobile home resulting in minor damage; another tree fell across Highway 277 west of US 81; power outages also occurred in some areas for 3 hours. In Caddo County, a power pole was downed in Ceril, and parts of Gracemont were without power for several hours. A tree fell across Chestnut St. on the east side of Duncan in Stephens County at 2000 CST. Parts of Ringling in Jefferson County were left without power. Large tree limbs were downed in Garvin County. Tree limbs were downed, and scattered power outages occurred 5 miles west of Dibble in McClain County. A fence was blown down at 14th and Broadway in Ada in Pontotoc County. Large tree limbs were blown down and fell on a parked van in Calera in Bryan County. One tree fell across a road in Cromwell in Seminole County. Several fences and one tree were blown down in Norman in Cleveland County. Power lines were downed at 2038 CST in Yukon in Canadian County. Large tree limbs were downed in Kingfisher in Kingfisher County. Power lines were downed in Edmond in Oklahoma County leaving 3500 people without power for several hours. Large tree limbs were downed in Guthrie in Logan County, and one tree was downed in Perkins in Payne County.

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Event by event

41 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Harper

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Harper forecast zone
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Alfalfa

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Alfalfa forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Beckham

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Beckham forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $100
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Blaine

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Bryan

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Bryan forecast zone
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Caddo

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Caddo forecast zone
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Canadian

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Canadian forecast zone
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cleveland

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Comanche

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cotton

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Cotton forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Custer

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Custer forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dewey

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Dewey forecast zone
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ellis

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garfield

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garvin

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Property damage: $10
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grady

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grant

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Greer

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Greer forecast zone
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Harmon

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Harmon forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hughes

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jefferson

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kay

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Kay forecast zone
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kingfisher

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Kingfisher forecast zone
Property damage: $10
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kiowa

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Property damage: $10
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lincoln

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Logan

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Property damage: $10
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Major

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Major forecast zone
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McClain

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Property damage: $500
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Noble

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Oklahoma

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Payne

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Property damage: $100
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pontotoc

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Pontotoc forecast zone
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pottawatomie

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roger Mills

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Roger Mills forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Seminole

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Property damage: $100
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stephens

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Property damage: $100
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Tillman

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Tillman forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washita

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Washita forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Woods

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Woods forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Woodward

When: April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Woodward forecast zone
Property damage: $200
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.423, -99.265 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5695226, 5695227, 5695228, 5695229, 5695230, 5695231, 5695232, 5695233, 5695234, 5695235, 5695236, 5695237, 5695238, 5695239, 5695240, 5695241, 5695242, 5695243, 5695244, 5695245, 5695246, 5695247, 5695248, 5695249, 5695250, 5695251, 5695252, 5695253, 5695254, 5695255, 5695256, 5695257, 5695258, 5695259, 5695260, 5695261, 5695262, 5695263, 5695264, 5695265, and more.