Alaska, 1997

High Wind in Alaska, March 8 to 10, 1997

March 8 to 10, 1997 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A series of moderate fronts moved into the western Aleutians, bucking up against strengthening high pressure which built eastward into the state. Southeasterly winds ranged from 40 to 60 mph in advance of the fronts from Friday through Monday.

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 series of moderate fronts moved into the western Aleutians, bucking up against strengthening high pressure which built eastward into the state. Southeasterly winds ranged from 40 to 60 mph in advance of the fronts from Friday through Monday. Shemya recorded a gust of 60 mph between 2 and 3 am Monday.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Eastern Aleutians

When
March 8, 12:00 AM AST to March 10, 11:59 PM AST
Where
Eastern Aleutians 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

More

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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: 5588750.