Oklahoma, 1999

High Wind in Oklahoma, February 11, 1999

February 11, 1999 · NWS OUN · 48 events in 48 counties and zones

Strong northwest winds between 30 and 40 mph with gusts over 50 mph affected all of western and central Oklahoma on the 11th. Reports of damage include a blown out window at Holmes Woodcrafts in Wewoka (Seminole County), a large billboard sign blown down at the Randall overpass on Interstate 40 in Elk City (Beckham County), and a downed tree at the corner of Cedar and Grant Streets in Canton…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
48

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.

Strong northwest winds between 30 and 40 mph with gusts over 50 mph affected all of western and central Oklahoma on the 11th. Reports of damage include a blown out window at Holmes Woodcrafts in Wewoka (Seminole County), a large billboard sign blown down at the Randall overpass on Interstate 40 in Elk City (Beckham County), and a downed tree at the corner of Cedar and Grant Streets in Canton (Blaine County).

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Event by event

48 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Atoka

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Atoka forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Alfalfa

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Alfalfa forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Beckham

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Beckham forecast zone
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Blaine

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Blaine forecast zone
Property damage
$100
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Bryan

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Caddo

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Caddo forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Canadian

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Canadian forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Carter

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cleveland

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Coal

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Coal forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Comanche

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cotton

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cotton forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Custer

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Custer forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dewey

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Dewey forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ellis

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garfield

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Garfield forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.379, -97.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garvin

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Garvin forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grady

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Grady forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grant

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.796, -97.786 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Greer

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Greer forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Harmon

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Harmon forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Harper

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Harper forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hughes

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Hughes forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jefferson

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Johnston

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Johnston forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kay

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Kay forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kingfisher

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kiowa

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lincoln

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Logan

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Love

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Love forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Major

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Major forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Marshall

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McClain

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
McClain forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Murray

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Murray forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Noble

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Noble forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Oklahoma

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Payne

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Payne forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pontotoc

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pottawatomie

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roger Mills

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Roger Mills forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Seminole

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Seminole forecast zone
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stephens

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Stephens forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Tillman

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Tillman forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washita

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Washita forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Woods

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Woods forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Woodward

When
February 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Woodward forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
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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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: 5682331, 5682332, 5682333, 5682334, 5682335, 5682336, 5682337, 5682338, 5682339, 5682340, 5682341, 5682342, 5682343, 5682344, 5682345, 5682346, 5682466, 5682467, 5682468, 5682469, 5682470, 5682471, 5682472, 5682473, 5682474, 5682475, 5682476, 5682477, 5682478, 5682479, 5682480, 5682481, 5682482, 5682483, 5682484, 5682485, 5682486, 5682487, 5682488, 5682489, and more.