High Wind, Aleutian Islands
- When
- August 24, 5:00 PM AST to 7:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aleutian Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind in Alaska, August 24 to 25, 1998
as well as much of the Bering Sea. Wind gusts were reported from 45 to near 55 mph at many areas.
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 vigorous front, associated with a major Bering Sea storm, brought brisk southeasterly winds to the Alaska Peninsula and Pribilofs...as well as much of the Bering Sea. Wind gusts were reported from 45 to near 55 mph at many areas.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pribilof Islands
- When
- August 24, 6:00 PM AST to August 25, 6:00 AM AST
- Where
- Pribilof Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- August 25, 8:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Rip Current in New York, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Illinois, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 24, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, August 24 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Maine, August 24, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, August 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, August 1998
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: 5658422, 5658423, 5658424.