Washington, 1999High Wind in Washington, January 4, 1999
January 4, 1999 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
High Wind, Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla T Se/E Klickitat
- When
- January 4, 11:45 AM PST to 12:15 PM PST
- Where
- Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla T Se/E Klickitat forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 46.220, -119.419 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several remote sensors at Hanford reported wind gusts to near 60 mph between 1145 A.M. and 1215 P.M.. The Richland airport reported sustained wind of 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph at noon.
- 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.
- Cold in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 19993 deaths · 29 injured · 7 events
- Dense Fog in Oregon, January 4, 19991 death · 4 injured · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 4 to 5, 1999$270,000 · 14 events
- Winter Weather in Michigan, January 4, 199919 events
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 4 to 5, 19994 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 4, 1999$10,000 · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 4 to 5, 19992 events
- High Wind in Alaska, January 4 to 6, 199965 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5681761.