Alaska, 1999

High Wind in Alaska, May 3, 1999

May 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, Central Gulf Coast

When
May 3, 9:00 AM AST to 10:00 AM AST
Where
Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Local wind gusts reached 40 mph at the Whittier Boat Harbor Monday morning. These winds are not uncommon, at times triggered by local temperature gradients. Monitoring small scale pressure differences can yield clues regarding the onset of these 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: 5692201.