High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1996

Name: High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1996
Start: 1996-12-02T16:00
End: 1996-12-03T22:00
Location: Alaska

December 2 to 3, 1996 · NWS AFG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong pressure gradient formed between several lows along the Aleutian chain and strong, stationary high pressure over Far East Russia. Peak winds: Zone 24 Tin City N 38g42 kts, Gambell 45g51 kts; Zone 5: Point Hope 36g41 kts.

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 AFG wrote it up.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island

When: December 2, 4:00 PM AST to December 3, 10:00 PM AST
Where: Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 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

Every storm in Alaska in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, December 1996

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: 5569475.