High Wind, Eastern Chichagof Island
- When
- February 10, 12:00 AM AST to February 12, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Chichagof Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, February 10 to 12, 1996
A very strong 950 mb low moved into the extreme western corner of the Aleutians Sunday, weakening in the western Bering Sea Monday. Winds were reported close to 70 mph near Adak on Saturday by ships in the area, however reports at the Naval station were unavailable for this report.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 AFC wrote it up.
A very strong 950 mb low moved into the extreme western corner of the Aleutians Sunday, weakening in the western Bering Sea Monday. Winds were reported close to 70 mph near Adak on Saturday by ships in the area, however reports at the Naval station were unavailable for this report. On Sunday, winds reached 63 mph at Saint Paul, 59 mph at Cold Bay and 48 mph at Dutch Harbor. On Monday, winds hit 52 mph at Port Heiden and 45 mph at Mekoryuk.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area
- When
- February 10, 12:00 AM AST to February 12, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
High Wind, Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area
- When
- February 10, 12:00 AM AST to February 12, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 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
- High Wind in Iowa, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 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: 5541039, 5541040, 5541041.