High Wind, Eastern Chichagof Island
- When
- November 18, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Chichagof Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 1996
A moderate 980mb low 200 miles south southwest of Dutch Harbor and its associated front brought winds of 40 mph or higher to the area.
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 moderate 980mb low 200 miles south southwest of Dutch Harbor and its associated front brought winds of 40 mph or higher to the area.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 18 to 20, 1996
- Flooding in Oregon, November 18 to 23, 1996
- Debris Flows in Oregon, November 18 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, November 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 18 to 19, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, November 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, November 18 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 18 to 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, November 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: 5573313.