Alaska, 1998

High Wind in Alaska, February 10, 1998

February 10, 1998 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong low in the Northeast Pacific brought strong winds to the southern panhandle. The peak wind gust recorded at Ketchikan airport was 51kt.

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 AJK wrote it up.

A strong low in the Northeast Pacific brought strong winds to the southern panhandle. The peak wind gust recorded at Ketchikan airport was 51kt.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance

When
February 10, 4:45 AM AST to 2:25 PM AST
Where
Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 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

Every storm in Alaska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 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: 5638619.