High Wind in Oklahoma, March 2, 1999

Name: High Wind in Oklahoma, March 2, 1999
Start: 1999-03-02T12:00
End: 1999-03-02T18:00
Location: Oklahoma

March 2, 1999 · NWS OUN · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

North winds between 25 and 35 mph with gusts over 50 mph affected portions of central and southern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 2nd. No damage was reported.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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 25 and 35 mph with gusts over 50 mph affected portions of central and southern Oklahoma during the afternoon of the 2nd. No damage was reported.

The radar

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Event by event

27 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Payne

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Payne forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Caddo

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Caddo forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Canadian

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Canadian forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Carter

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cleveland

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Comanche

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cotton

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cotton forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Garvin

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Garvin forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grady

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Grady forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Greer

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Greer forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Harmon

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Harmon forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jefferson

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kingfisher

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kingfisher forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kiowa

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lincoln

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Logan

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Love

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Love forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McClain

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: McClain forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Murray

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Oklahoma

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Oklahoma forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pontotoc

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pottawatomie

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Seminole

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Seminole forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stephens

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Tillman

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Tillman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washita

When: March 2, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Washita forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (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

Every storm in Oklahoma in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683020, 5683021, 5683022, 5683023, 5683024, 5683025, 5683026, 5683027, 5683028, 5683029, 5683030, 5683368, 5683369, 5683370, 5683371, 5683372, 5683373, 5683374, 5683375, 5683376, 5683377, 5683378, 5683379, 5683380, 5683381, 5683382, 5683383.