High Wind in Alaska, January 26, 1998

Name: High Wind in Alaska, January 26, 1998
Start: 1998-01-26T08:45
End: 1998-01-26T13:00
Location: Alaska

January 26, 1998 · NWS AJK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

An intense low pressure system in the Northeast Pacific brought high winds to the southern panhandle. Peak wind gusts reported were 59kt at Ketchikan airport, 57kt at Annette Island, 48kt at Metlakatla Harbor, and 43kt at Hydaberg.

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.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance

When: January 26, 8:45 AM AST to 1:00 PM AST
Where: Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)

High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area

When: January 26, 8:45 AM AST to 1:00 PM AST
Where: Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 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

Every storm in Alaska in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, January 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: 5638614, 5638615.