High Wind, Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area
- When
- August 28, 3:30 AM AST to August 29, 8:45 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, August 28 to 29, 1998
A strong low over the Central Gulf of Alaska tracked north over Cape Yakataga, and the associated front moved onshore over the Panhandle with strong, gusty winds. Peak gust was 53kt/61mph at Ketchikan.
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 AJK wrote it up.
A strong low over the Central Gulf of Alaska tracked north over Cape Yakataga, and the associated front moved onshore over the Panhandle with strong, gusty winds. Peak gust was 53kt/61mph at Ketchikan. A power outage occured in Juneau due to a downed tree near the high school.
Event by event
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Lynn Canal-Glacier Bay
- When
- August 28, 3:30 AM AST to August 29, 8:45 PM AST
- Where
- Lynn Canal-Glacier Bay forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area
- When
- August 28, 3:30 AM AST to August 29, 8:45 PM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- August 28, 3:30 AM AST to August 29, 8:45 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- August 28, 3:30 AM AST to August 29, 8:45 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area
- When
- August 28, 3:30 AM AST to August 29, 8:45 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 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
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 28, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 28 to 29, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 28, 1998
- Heat in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 28, 1998
- Flood in Florida, August 28, 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: 5677740, 5677741, 5677742, 5677743, 5677744, 5678075.