Cold/Wind Chill, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM AST to February 28, 7:00 AM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 26 to 28, 1999
Northwest winds increased Saturday across the Alaska Peninsula as pressures began to fall in the northern Gulf of Alaska and moderate high pressure ridging spread into the Bering Sea. Wind gusts reached 67 mph at Chignik, on the southeast side of the Alaska Peninsula, as cold air funnelled into the North Pacific from the mainland and Bristol Bay.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Northwest winds increased Saturday across the Alaska Peninsula as pressures began to fall in the northern Gulf of Alaska and moderate high pressure ridging spread into the Bering Sea. Wind gusts reached 67 mph at Chignik, on the southeast side of the Alaska Peninsula, as cold air funnelled into the North Pacific from the mainland and Bristol Bay. The strong winds were also accompanied by blowing snow and snow squalls.Wind chills as low as 55 below were calculated across the Bristol Bay area and Kuskokwim Delta as cold arctic air combined with winds in the 10 to 25 mph range.
Event by event
2 cold/wind chill, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Bristol Bay Coastal
- When
- February 26, 12:00 AM AST to February 28, 7:00 AM AST
- Where
- Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- February 27, 3:00 AM AST to February 28, 7:00 AM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
- 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
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 26, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 26 to 28, 1999
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, February 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 26, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, February 26 to 27, 1999
- Hail in Iowa, February 26, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 26, 1999
- Flood in North Dakota, February 26, 1999
- Flood in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 1999
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 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: 5679545, 5679546, 5679544.