Alaska, 1998

Cold in Alaska, January 6, 1998

January 6, 1998 · NWS AFG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong High pressure built over the eastern Interior of Alaska causing windy conditions along the Tanana River with little change in an already cold airmass. Wind chill values ranged from 70 to near 80 below at Delta Junction.

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.

Strong High pressure built over the eastern Interior of Alaska causing windy conditions along the Tanana River with little change in an already cold airmass. Wind chill values ranged from 70 to near 80 below at Delta Junction.

Event by event

1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Tanana Valley

When
January 6, 6:00 AM AST to 11:00 PM AST
Where
Tanana Valley forecast zone

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

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: 5627309.