Alaska, 1998

High Wind in Alaska, November 26, 1998

November 26, 1998 · NWS AJK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Tremendous pressure rises behind a strong front brought strong winds along the outer coast of Southeast Alaska. Cape Decision reported 70 mph winds and Cape Spencer had 62 mph winds.

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 AJK wrote it up.

Tremendous pressure rises behind a strong front brought strong winds along the outer coast of Southeast Alaska. Cape Decision reported 70 mph winds and Cape Spencer had 62 mph winds.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area

When
November 26, 4:30 PM AST to 10:15 PM AST
Where
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area

When
November 26, 4:30 PM AST to 10:15 PM AST
Where
Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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, November 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: 5677752, 5677753.