High Wind, Tanana Valley
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM AST to 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Tanana Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, December 1, 1999
Deep low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska moving northeast and weak high pressure over the NW Yukon Territory resulted in a tightening pressure gradient over the upper Tanana Valley, producing strong east winds at Delta Junction. The Delta Junction ASOS reported gusts as high as 45 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 AFG wrote it up.
Deep low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska moving northeast and weak high pressure over the NW Yukon Territory resulted in a tightening pressure gradient over the upper Tanana Valley, producing strong east winds at Delta Junction. The Delta Junction ASOS reported gusts as high as 45 mph.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Drought in South Dakota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Missouri, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Indiana, December 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 1 to 2, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, December 1 to 2, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, December 1 to 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 1999
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: 5721016.