High Wind, Hardeman
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Texas, March 8, 1999
West to northwest winds between 25 and 35 mph with gusts over 50 mph affected western portions of north Texas during the afternoon and early evening of the 8th. Siding was rippped off a building at the corner of Waggoner and Bryan in Electra.
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.
- 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
- $2,000
- 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.
West to northwest winds between 25 and 35 mph with gusts over 50 mph affected western portions of north Texas during the afternoon and early evening of the 8th. Siding was rippped off a building at the corner of Waggoner and Bryan in Electra.
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, Archer
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Archer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Baylor
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Baylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -99.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clay
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Foard
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Foard forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Knox
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.606, -99.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wichita
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wilbarger
- When
- March 8, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- 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 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
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 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
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, 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: 5683001, 5683002, 5683003, 5683004, 5683005, 5683006, 5683007, 5683008.