High Wind in Alaska, May 28 to 29, 1998

Name: High Wind in Alaska, May 28 to 29, 1998
Start: 1998-05-28T03:00
End: 1998-05-29T12:00
Location: Alaska

May 28 to 29, 1998 · NWS AFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A moderate front, approaching the area from the North Pacific, was preceded by brisk southeasterly winds. where at both locations southeasterly winds are channelled by terrain.

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 AFC wrote it up.

A moderate front, approaching the area from the North Pacific, was preceded by brisk southeasterly winds. Gusts reached 48 mph at the Dutch Harbor airport and 44 mph at Cold Bay...where at both locations southeasterly winds are channelled by terrain.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Aleutian Islands

When: May 28, 3:00 AM AST to May 29, 3:00 AM AST
Where: Aleutian Islands forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph)

High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula

When: May 28, 6:00 PM AST to May 29, 12:00 PM AST
Where: Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured: 38 kt (44 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, May 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: 5641823, 5641824.