High Wind, Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound
- When
- December 27, 1:00 PM AST to December 29, 4:00 AM AST
- Where
- Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, December 27 to 30, 1998
In the midst of a strong pressure gradient over northern Alaska, high pressure over western Canada shifted slightly to allow a down-valley pressure gradient from the Canda border of Zone 7 to Delta Junction. Peak gust at Delta Junction during the event was 54 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 AFG wrote it up.
In the midst of a strong pressure gradient over northern Alaska, high pressure over western Canada shifted slightly to allow a down-valley pressure gradient from the Canda border of Zone 7 to Delta Junction. Peak gust at Delta Junction during the event was 54 mph. During the same period, several disturbances aloft moved over Zone 6 causing winds to increase in channeled areas; in particular Golovin reported gusts to 66 mph on the 27th and gusts to 72 mph on the 29th.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Tanana Valley
- When
- December 29, 12:00 PM AST to December 30, 1:00 AM AST
- Where
- Tanana Valley 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Oregon, December 27 to 30, 1998
- Flooding in Washington, December 27 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Washington, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 27 to 28, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 27 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Oregon, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 27 to 28, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 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: 5676721, 5676722.