Cold/Wind Chill, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- February 12, 10:35 AM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
Cold in Alaska, February 12, 1998
Wind Chill Values of -70 F to -74 F at Tin City occurred with winds above 20 mph; similar were possible at other locations along the Bering Strait, but no other observations are availbale.
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 AFG wrote it up.
Wind Chill Values of -70 F to -74 F at Tin City occurred with winds above 20 mph; similar were possible at other locations along the Bering Strait, but no other observations are availbale.
Event by event
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- Lightning Strikes in New York, February 12, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 17, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 12 to 15, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 12 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 12 to 23, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 12, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, February 12, 1998
- Hail in Texas, February 12, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 12 to 14, 1998
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: 5630440.