Alaska, 1999

High Wind in Alaska, July 2 to 3, 1999

July 2 to 3, 1999 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula

When
July 2, 6:00 PM AST to July 3, 6:00 AM AST
Where
Kodiak Island-Eastern Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC

Brisk northwest wind gusts reached 58 mph as reported by the tug "Western Ranger" late Friday and early Saturday near Wide Bay. This anomalous area is known for strong northwest winds.

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

More

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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: 5700560.