High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- February 19, 4:00 AM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, February 19, 1998
A deep low pressure system from the Northeast Pacific moved northward along the outer coast of Southeast Alaska producing high winds in the southern panhandle. Peak wind gusts reported were 46kt at Cape Decision, 44kt at Hydaberg, and 48kt at Ketchikan Airport.
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 AJK wrote it up.
A deep low pressure system from the Northeast Pacific moved northward along the outer coast of Southeast Alaska producing high winds in the southern panhandle. Peak wind gusts reported were 46kt at Cape Decision, 44kt at Hydaberg, and 48kt at Ketchikan Airport.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- February 19, 4:00 AM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 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
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- Tornado in Florida, February 19, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, February 19, 1998
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- Heavy Snow in California, February 19 to 20, 1998
- Cold in Alaska, February 19 to 21, 1998
More
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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: 5638621, 5638622.