High Wind, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, November 1, 1999
5 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Lynn Canal-Glacier Bay
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Lynn Canal-Glacier Bay forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Frederick Sound-Kupreanof-Wrangell Islands to Ernest South
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Frederick Sound-Kupreanof-Wrangell Islands to Ernest South forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
An intense low developed in the Northern Gulf of Alaska and brought devastating winds to the Northern half of the Panhandle. A fishing vessel was lost in Stephens Passage with 3 persons on board,\. There were several reports of downed trees and associated wind damage in Haines and Juneau. Peak winds from this event include 67kt at Sitka, 61kt at Skagway, 60kt at Juneau rock dump, 57kt at the Juneau Federal Building, 55kt at Mayflower Island, 53kt at Juneau Airport, and 53kt at Kake. Unofficial reports from mariners indicate winds in excess of 80kt occured during this storm in several of the inner channels of Southeast Alaska.
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
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Nebraska, November 1 to 22, 1999
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Kansas, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, November 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Mexico, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 1, 1999
- Drought in Illinois, November 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 1, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, November 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, November 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: 5723700, 5723701, 5723702, 5723703, 5723704.