High Wind, Alfalfa
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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 in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
Wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph affected much of western and central Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening of the 8th. Sixty mile per hour winds were reported in Rush Springs in Grady County, while a large wood sign was blown down at a church in Wellston in Lincoln County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 35 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
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 35
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.
Wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph affected much of western and central Oklahoma during the afternoon and early evening of the 8th. Sixty mile per hour winds were reported in Rush Springs in Grady County, while a large wood sign was blown down at a church in Wellston in Lincoln County. Also, a large brick wall was blown over in the Windmill Park housing development in Piedmont in Canadian County, and a Walmart greenhouse at 33rd St. and Broadway in Edmond in Oklahoma County was destroyed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
35 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Beckham
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beckham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Blaine
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Caddo
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Canadian forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cleveland
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, Comanche
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, Grady
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, Jackson
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, Kay
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, Major
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, McClain
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, Noble
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Payne
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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, Roger Mills
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Seminole forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Tillman
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 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
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Woodward forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.423, -99.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pottawatomie
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -96.948 (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
- Tornadoes and Flood in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, March 8 to 10, 1999
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: 5682691, 5682692, 5682693, 5682694, 5682695, 5682696, 5682697, 5682698, 5682699, 5682700, 5682701, 5682702, 5682703, 5682704, 5682705, 5682706, 5682707, 5682708, 5682709, 5682710, 5682711, 5682712, 5682713, 5682714, 5682715, 5682716, 5682717, 5682718, 5682995, 5682996, 5682997, 5682998, 5682999, 5683000, 5683122.