High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- December 5, 3:00 PM AST to December 7, 1:00 AM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, December 5 to 7, 1998
An intensifying low 300 miles south of Chignik (along the Alaska Peninsula) late Saturday evening, moved to 300 miles south of Kodiak as an intense 956 mb center 9am Sunday. It then continued northeast through the Gulf of Alaska, weakening near Middleton Island Monday afternoon.
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.
An intensifying low 300 miles south of Chignik (along the Alaska Peninsula) late Saturday evening, moved to 300 miles south of Kodiak as an intense 956 mb center 9am Sunday. It then continued northeast through the Gulf of Alaska, weakening near Middleton Island Monday afternoon. Brisk northeast winds preceded the front...which extended in an arc around the low to 60 miles south of Kodiak then east southeastward Sunday morning and just inland along the northeast Gulf Coast early Monday. Gusts reached 54 mph at Cold Bay and Kodiak and 55 mph at Middleton Island ahead of the front. Additionally, Kodiak broke a daily precipitation record with 2.75 inches falling on Sunday.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula
- When
- December 6, 2:00 AM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Central Gulf Coast
- When
- December 6, 9:00 AM AST to December 7, 6:00 AM AST
- Where
- Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 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
- Tornadoes and High Wind in California, December 5 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Tornado in California, December 5, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in California, December 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5 to 6, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, December 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 5, 1998
- Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 5, 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: 5670598, 5670599, 5670600.