Alaska, 1998

High Wind in Alaska, October 4 to 7, 1998

October 4 to 7, 1998 · NWS AFC · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Strong northwesterly winds were reported along the back side (west side) of a moderate 982 mb, located just south of Kodiak Sunday morning. Gusts reached 76 mph at Dutch Harbor late Sunday, 53 mph Sunday night at Cold Bay and 55 mph at Cape Newenham late Sunday.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Strong northwesterly winds were reported along the back side (west side) of a moderate 982 mb, located just south of Kodiak Sunday morning. Gusts reached 76 mph at Dutch Harbor late Sunday, 53 mph Sunday night at Cold Bay and 55 mph at Cape Newenham late Sunday. By Tuesday morning, the low had weakened to 993 mbs and had drifted southeast through the Gulf of Alaska to about 300 miles south of Cape Yakataga...however gusty winds to 40 mph were still locally recorded at the head of Passage Canal coming down from the Whittier Glacier across the town into the boat harbor.

Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Aleutian Islands

When
October 4, 6:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
Aleutian Islands forecast zone
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula

When
October 4, 12:00 PM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured
46 kt (53 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal

When
October 4, 12:00 PM AST to October 5, 12:00 PM AST
Where
Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
Measured
48 kt (55 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Central Gulf Coast

When
October 7, 2:00 AM AST to 4:00 PM AST
Where
Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 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.

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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: 5668910, 5668911, 5668912, 5668913.