High Wind in Alaska, November 9, 1996

Name: High Wind in Alaska, November 9, 1996
Start: 1996-11-09T00:00
End: 1996-11-09T23:59
Location: Alaska

November 9, 1996 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Brisk southerly winds, ahead of a moderate front, moved into the west coast of the state. Wind gusts reached close to 45 mph in several areas.

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.

Brisk southerly winds, ahead of a moderate front, moved into the west coast of the state. Wind gusts reached close to 45 mph in several areas. Visibilities frequently were reduced to less than a mile in blowing snow.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

When: November 9, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where: Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
Measured: 39 kt (45 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, 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: 5573301.