High Wind, Eastern Aleutians
- When
- February 1, 10:00 AM AST to February 3, 3:00 AM AST
- Where
- Eastern Aleutians forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, February 1 to 3, 1997
A 956mb low was located about 240 miles south of Adak in the central Aleutians Saturday. a second center developed and moved to near Dutch Harbor late Saturday and early Sunday.
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 956mb low was located about 240 miles south of Adak in the central Aleutians Saturday. Although the original center remained nearly stationary and weakened...a second center developed and moved to near Dutch Harbor late Saturday and early Sunday. Along the northwest side of the low...brisk northeasterly wind gusts from 40 to near 55 mph were observed.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, St. Paul Island
- When
- February 2, 9:00 PM AST to February 3, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- St. Paul Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM AST to 5:00 PM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 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
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1997
- Drought in West Virginia, February 1 to 28, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Indiana, February 1 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Montana, February 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 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: 5588548, 5588726, 5588727.