High Wind in Washington, November 3, 1999

Name: High Wind in Washington, November 3, 1999
Start: 1999-11-03T13:00
End: 1999-11-03T15:30
Location: Washington

November 3, 1999 · NWS SEW · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Sustained winds 35 to 40 mph blew through parts of Western Washington. The high winds knocked down several trees, some of which fell on homes and cars.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $175,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 SEW wrote it up.

Sustained winds 35 to 40 mph blew through parts of Western Washington. The high winds knocked down several trees, some of which fell on homes and cars.

Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Mason T Sw & Nw/Kitsap T X Se/Ec&se Jefferson

When: November 3, 1:00 PM PST to 3:30 PM PST
Where: Mason T Sw & Nw/Kitsap T X Se/Ec&se Jefferson forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Property damage: $175,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind, Island/Ne Jefferson

When: November 3, 1:00 PM PST to 3:30 PM PST
Where: Island/Ne Jefferson forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind, W Skagit/Nw Snohomish

When: November 3, 1:00 PM PST to 3:30 PM PST
Where: W Skagit/Nw Snohomish forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

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 Washington in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, November 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: 5720082, 5720083, 5720084.