High Wind, Central Gulf Coast
- When
- February 28, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
High Wind in Alaska, February 28, 1998
Glacial induced winds rolling off the Whittier Glacier produced gusts to 46 mph at the harbormaster's office. Stronger winds were reported at the railroad dock, however.
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 AFC wrote it up.
Glacial induced winds rolling off the Whittier Glacier produced gusts to 46 mph at the harbormaster's office. Stronger winds were reported at the railroad dock, however.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- Heat in New Jersey, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 28, 1998
- Hail in Georgia, February 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Maryland, February 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 28, 1998
- Heat in Delaware, February 28, 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: 5628827.