High Wind in Alaska, March 29 to 31, 1998

Name: High Wind in Alaska, March 29 to 31, 1998
Start: 1998-03-29T18:00
End: 1998-03-31T23:59
Location: Alaska

March 29 to 31, 1998 · NWS AFC · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

toward Saint Matthew Island early Tuesday as a strong 966mb center. The low then continued northeastward and slowly weakened late Tuesday.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

Another vigorous low moved north northeastward across the central Aleutians late Sunday and early Monday...toward Saint Matthew Island early Tuesday as a strong 966mb center. The low then continued northeastward and slowly weakened late Tuesday. Very strong southeast winds preceded the storm...generally reaching gusts from 40 to 55 mph. Strongest winds, however, were again observed along the "back" side of the storm...where gusts reached close to 70 mph.

Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Aleutian Islands

When: March 29, 6:00 PM AST to March 31, 9:00 AM AST
Where: Aleutian Islands forecast zone
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph)

High Wind, Pribilof Islands

When: March 30, 6:00 AM AST to March 31, 11:59 PM AST
Where: Pribilof Islands forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)

High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula

When: March 30, 9:00 AM AST to March 31, 11:59 PM AST
Where: Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)

High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal

When: March 30, 6:00 PM AST to March 31, 9:00 AM AST
Where: Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)

High Wind, Kuskokwim Delta

When: March 30, 6:00 PM AST to March 31, 9:00 AM AST
Where: Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 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, March 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: 5631072, 5631076, 5631073, 5631074, 5631075.