High Wind, Archer
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Archer forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Texas, April 14 to 15, 1999
Northwest winds between 40 and 50 mph with gusts over 60 mph affected much of western north Texas from the evening of the 14th through the early morning of the 15th. Two sheds were blown over, and large tree limbs were downed in Hardeman County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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- Floods
- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Northwest winds between 40 and 50 mph with gusts over 60 mph affected much of western north Texas from the evening of the 14th through the early morning of the 15th. Two sheds were blown over, and large tree limbs were downed in Hardeman County. Minor roof damage was also reported in Hardeman County. In Archer County, a tree fell on a house in Archer City. Large tree limbs were downed in Knox County. Large tree limbs were also downed in Wilbarger County resulting in scattered power outages between 1900 CST and 2200 CST on the 14th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Baylor
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Baylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -99.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clay
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Foard
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Foard forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hardeman
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman forecast zone
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Knox
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.606, -99.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wichita
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wilbarger
- When
- April 14, 5:00 PM CST to April 15, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger forecast zone
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.081, -99.241 (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 Hail in Mississippi, April 14, 1999
- High Wind in Tennessee, April 14 to 15, 1999
- High Wind in Kansas, April 14 to 15, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, April 14 to 15, 1999
- High Wind in Kansas, April 14, 1999
- Flooding in Oklahoma, April 14, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, April 14, 1999
- High Wind in Texas, April 14, 1999
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 14, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 14, 1999
- High Wind in Kansas, April 14 to 15, 1999
- Flooding in Missouri, April 14 to 22, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 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: 5695267, 5695268, 5695269, 5695270, 5695271, 5695347, 5695348, 5695349.