Alaska, 1999

Cold in Alaska, February 7 to 11, 1999

February 7 to 11, 1999 · NWS AFG · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

A weak high pressure center in an existing very cold airmass covering Northern Alaska, strengthened on the 9th and produced winds of 15 to 30 mph over the northern Alaska resulting in dangerous Wind Chills.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

A weak high pressure center in an existing very cold airmass covering Northern Alaska, strengthened on the 9th and produced winds of 15 to 30 mph over the northern Alaska resulting in dangerous Wind Chills. Lowest reported wind chills (sustained wind speeds) were:Zone 1: Kuparuk -89; Deadhorse -91; Prudhoe Bay -92.Zone 2: Anaktuvuk Pass -89.Zone 3: Point Hope -93; Kotzebue -97; Selawik -103.Zone 6: Unalakleet -84.Zone 7: Denali Park -70.Zone 10: Saint Marys -79

Event by event

6 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Arctic Slope Coastal

When
February 7, 8:00 PM AST to February 8, 3:00 PM AST
Where
Arctic Slope Coastal forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Tanana Valley

When
February 8, 6:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
Where
Tanana Valley forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Lower Kobuk Valley-Northern Seward Peninsula

When
February 8, 11:00 PM AST to February 11, 5:00 AM AST
Where
Lower Kobuk Valley-Northern Seward Peninsula forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound

When
February 9, 8:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, Yukon Delta

When
February 9, 11:00 AM AST to February 11, 4:00 AM AST
Where
Yukon Delta forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Cold/Wind Chill, North Slopes of Brooks Range

When
February 9, 2:00 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
Where
North Slopes of Brooks Range forecast zone
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5682923, 5682926, 5682922, 5682925, 5682927, 5682924.