High Wind in Alaska, October 12 to 15, 1996

Name: High Wind in Alaska, October 12 to 15, 1996
Start: 1996-10-12T00:00
End: 1996-10-15T23:59
Location: Alaska

October 12 to 15, 1996 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Brisk northwest winds were reported at Kodiak on the back side of a slowly weakening low near Middleton Island. however gusts reached in excess of 40 mph for the entire 4 day period.

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 northwest winds were reported at Kodiak on the back side of a slowly weakening low near Middleton Island. Gusts reached 46 mph at the Kodiak airport at 2:42 pm Monday...however gusts reached in excess of 40 mph for the entire 4 day period.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Glacier Bay

When: October 12, 12:00 AM AST to October 15, 11:59 PM AST
Where: Glacier Bay forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 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, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5563549.