High Wind, Aleutian Islands
- When
- December 26, 12:00 PM AST to 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Aleutian Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, December 26 to 29, 1997
Brisk northwest winds were observed across the area as strong, cold high pressure across the mainland coupled with an exiting, moderate low pressure center in the southeastern Gulf of Alaska.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 observed across the area as strong, cold high pressure across the mainland coupled with an exiting, moderate low pressure center in the southeastern Gulf of Alaska.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM AST to December 28, 6:00 AM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
High Wind, Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula
- When
- December 27, 12:00 AM AST to December 28, 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
High Wind, Central Gulf Coast
- When
- December 27, 6:00 AM AST to December 29, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM AST to December 28, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind, Cook Inlet
- When
- December 28, 12:00 PM AST to December 29, 6:00 AM AST
- Where
- Cook Inlet forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 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
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 26, 1997
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 26 to 27, 1997
- Dense Fog in California, December 26, 1997
- Hail in Alabama, December 26, 1997
- High Wind in Montana, December 26, 1997
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 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: 5620822, 5620823, 5620824, 5620826, 5620825, 5620827.