Alaska, 1997

High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 3, 1997

November 2 to 3, 1997 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Winds from 45 to near 60 mph were reported around Kodiak Island. At the Kodiak National Weather Service observing site, gusts reached 47 mph.

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.

Winds from 45 to near 60 mph were reported around Kodiak Island. At the Kodiak National Weather Service observing site, gusts reached 47 mph. Winds in excess of 58 mph were reported along the shore line.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula

When
November 2, 12:00 AM AST to November 3, 11:59 PM AST
Where
Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 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: 5620272.