High Wind, Central Gulf Coast
- When
- April 17, 12:00 AM AST to 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, April 17, 1997
beginning a cold northerly flow of modified arctic air into Prince William Sound. Valdez recorded a wind gust of 55 mph and Whittier recorded a 40 mph gust early Thursday.
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 coldfront passed through Prince William Sound Wednesday...beginning a cold northerly flow of modified arctic air into Prince William Sound. Valdez recorded a wind gust of 55 mph and Whittier recorded a 40 mph gust early Thursday.
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
- Flood in Minnesota, April 17 to 23, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 17 to 21, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, April 17 to 21, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, April 17 to 21, 1997
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, April 17 to 18, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, April 17, 1997
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, April 17 to 18, 1997
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, April 17, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, April 17, 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: 5620791.