Strong Wind, Vilas
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Wisconsin, March 17 to 18, 1999
Strong west to northwest winds developed across much of Wisconsin as an intense area of low pressure moved from southern Lake Superior to near Lake Huron. The strong winds began in the early afternoon of the 17th and continued until very early on the 18th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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 GRB wrote it up.
Strong west to northwest winds developed across much of Wisconsin as an intense area of low pressure moved from southern Lake Superior to near Lake Huron. The strong winds began in the early afternoon of the 17th and continued until very early on the 18th. Numerous gusts near 50 mph were recorded across central and east-central Wisconsin including 51 mph from a private weather company in Stevens Point, 49 mph at Wisconsin Rapids and 48 mph at Marshfield and Green Bay. Strong winds in Green Bay knocked out electricity to 3,200 homes and downed a large tree limb along a busy street.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Oneida
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Marathon
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Wood
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Forest
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Langlade
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Vilas
- When
- March 17, 1:00 PM CST to March 18, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Marinette
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marinette forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Oconto
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oconto forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Menominee
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Shawano
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Portage
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Waupaca
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Outagamie
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Waushara
- When
- March 17, 2:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Door
- When
- March 17, 3:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Door forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Brown
- When
- March 17, 3:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kewaunee
- When
- March 17, 3:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Winnebago
- When
- March 17, 3:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Calumet
- When
- March 17, 3:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calumet forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Manitowoc
- When
- March 17, 3:00 PM CST to March 18, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Iowa, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, March 17 to 19, 1999
- High Wind in Ohio, March 17 to 18, 1999
- Flooding in Montana, March 17 to 22, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in North Dakota, March 17, 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: 5691788, 5691789, 5691790, 5691791, 5691792, 5691793, 5691794, 5691795, 5691796, 5691797, 5691798, 5691799, 5691800, 5691801, 5691802, 5691803, 5691804, 5691805, 5691806, 5691807, 5691808, 5691809.