Alaska, 1998

High Wind in Alaska, January 4, 1998

January 4, 1998 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong outflow (gap) winds occurred in downtown Juneau. The peak wind gusts recorded were 54kt at Mayflower Island and 49kt at the rock dump.

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.

Strong outflow (gap) winds occurred in downtown Juneau. The peak wind gusts recorded were 54kt at Mayflower Island and 49kt at the rock dump.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area

When
January 4, 11:45 AM AST to 11:00 PM AST
Where
Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 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, 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: 5638612.