High Wind, Eastern Aleutians
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM AST to April 2, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Aleutians forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, April 1 to 3, 1997
A moderate front just east of the Komandorskiye Islands moved slowly east toward the southwest coast of the State late Wednesday and early Thursday. Brisk southerly winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph at many exposed areas in advance of the front.
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.
A moderate front just east of the Komandorskiye Islands moved slowly east toward the southwest coast of the State late Wednesday and early Thursday. Brisk southerly winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph at many exposed areas in advance of the front. Blizzard conditions were observed along the southwest coast of the mainland. Near Chevak, a group of 24 villagers out on snowmachines were temporarily lost due to "whiteout" conditions.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- April 2, 12:00 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
High Wind, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- April 2, 3:00 PM AST to April 3, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Measured
- 38 kt (44 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 1, 1997
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 1, 1997
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Rhode Island, April 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 1, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, April 1 to 20, 1997
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 29, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Jersey, April 1, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, April 1 to 30, 1997
- Cold in North Carolina, April 1 to 18, 1997
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, April 1997
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: 5588773, 5588771, 5588772.