Alaska, 1999

Seiche in Alaska, February 3, 1999

February 3, 1999 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 seiche, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$750,000
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.

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1 seiche. Local standard time, as filed.

Seiche, Aleutian Islands

When
February 3, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where
Aleutian Islands County, Dutch Harbor
Property damage
$750,000
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
61.167, -149.251 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The fishing vessel "Destination", a 280 foot factory trawler reported damage from a rogue wave while transiting from Dutch Harbor to the fishing grounds in the Bering Sea. $750,000.00 damage was done to electronic gear when the rogue wave blew out the pilot house windows, damaging all electronic gear on the bridge, including the gyro compass and the radar. The vessel returned safely to Dutch Harbor for repairs.

What these are

Seiche
A standing wave in a lake or bay, pushed by wind or pressure, that flooded the shore.

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: 5679205.