High Wind, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- November 20, 12:00 PM AST to November 21, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, November 20 to 22, 1996
Brisk easterly winds, around 40 mph, ahead of a moderate front, were observed along the Alaska Peninsula and offshore waters of and adjacent to Bristol Bay, as well as areas around Kodiak Island, late Wednesday and Thursday.
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.
Brisk easterly winds, around 40 mph, ahead of a moderate front, were observed along the Alaska Peninsula and offshore waters of and adjacent to Bristol Bay, as well as areas around Kodiak Island, late Wednesday and Thursday.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal
- When
- November 20, 12:00 PM AST to November 22, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
High Wind, Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula
- When
- November 20, 12:00 PM AST to November 22, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 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
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 20 to 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 20 to 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 20, 1996
- Winter Storm in Iowa, November 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 20 to 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 20, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, November 20, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, November 20, 1996
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: 5573316, 5573317, 5573318.