High Wind, Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM AST to February 25, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, February 23 to 25, 1996
A strong weather front, extending nearly north-south, moved through the eastern Aleutians Friday, through western Alaska Saturday and into Prince william Sound Sunday. On Friday, gusts reached 56 mph at Cold Bay, 45 mph at Port Heiden, 73 mph at Cape Newenham, 45 mph at Saint Mary's and 56 mph at Mekoryuk.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 strong weather front, extending nearly north-south, moved through the eastern Aleutians Friday, through western Alaska Saturday and into Prince william Sound Sunday. On Friday, gusts reached 56 mph at Cold Bay, 45 mph at Port Heiden, 73 mph at Cape Newenham, 45 mph at Saint Mary's and 56 mph at Mekoryuk. On Saturday, wind gusts reached 75 mph at Farewell Lakes, 51 mph at King Salmon, 50 mph at Iliamna, 46 mph at Egegik and 40 mph at Dillingham. On Sunday, gusts of 60 mph were reported along the upper Anchorage hillside, 46 mph at Middleton Island and 43 mph at Sitkinak Island.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Haines Borough and Lynn Canal
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM AST to February 25, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Haines Borough and Lynn Canal forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
High Wind, Glacier Bay
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM AST to February 25, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Glacier Bay forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
High Wind, Eastern Chichagof Island
- When
- February 23, 12:00 AM AST to February 25, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Chichagof Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 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
- Heat in Alabama, February 23 to 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 23, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 23, 1996
- Heat in Georgia, February 23 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, February 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 23 to 24, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, February 23, 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: 5541067, 5541068, 5541069, 5541070.