Alaska, 1996

High Wind in Alaska, December 1, 1996

December 1, 1996 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A weakening 992 mb low near Middleton Island produced gusty northwest winds across Kodiak Island and through the Barren Island area (which is exposed to winds coming out of Kamishak Gap). The ship "KHJB", just south of Seldovia reported west northwest winds of 46 mph.

The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.

A weakening 992 mb low near Middleton Island produced gusty northwest winds across Kodiak Island and through the Barren Island area (which is exposed to winds coming out of Kamishak Gap). The ship "KHJB", just south of Seldovia reported west northwest winds of 46 mph.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Glacier Bay

When
December 1, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
Glacier Bay forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)

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

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: 5579246.