High Wind in Alaska, June 7 to 8, 1998

Name: High Wind in Alaska, June 7 to 8, 1998
Start: 1998-06-07T00:00
End: 1998-06-08T15:00
Location: Alaska

June 7 to 8, 1998 · NWS AFC · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

as the associated weather front continued to elongate north and east into the Gulf of Alaska and through the southwest Alaska mainland. gusting near 50 mph in several areas.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

A moderate 978mb low moved across the Alaska Peninsula near Cold Bay late Sunday...as the associated weather front continued to elongate north and east into the Gulf of Alaska and through the southwest Alaska mainland. Brisk southeasterly winds preceded the front...gusting near 50 mph in several areas. Strongest winds, however, were along the southeast and south quadrant of the storm. Westerly gusts from 50 to 60 mph were recorded in the eastern Aleutians. Extremely strong southeasterly wind gusts were recorded just east of the center at Port Heiden...where speeds reached 92 mph. Damage to several sheds was reported, smokehouses were blown around and a house under construction had roof damage around Port Heiden due to the strong winds.

Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula

When: June 7, 12:00 AM AST to 6:00 PM AST
Where: Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph)

High Wind, Cook Inlet

When: June 7, 12:00 PM AST to June 8, 12:00 PM AST
Where: Cook Inlet forecast zone
Measured: 40 kt (46 mph)

High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula

When: June 7, 12:00 PM AST to June 8, 12:00 PM AST
Where: Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Property damage: $10,000

High Wind, Aleutian Islands

When: June 7, 12:00 PM AST to June 8, 12:00 PM AST
Where: Aleutian Islands forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)

High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal

When: June 7, 6:00 PM AST to June 8, 3:00 PM AST
Where: Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
Measured: 45 kt (52 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, June 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: 5641833, 5641834, 5641835, 5641917, 5641916.