High Wind, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- November 11, 6:35 PM AST to November 13, 5:45 AM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, November 11 to 13, 1999
A strong storm moved from the central Aleutian chain to southern Bristol Bay creating blizzard conditions over the southern Yukon Delta (Cape Romanzof) and strong winds over Saint Lawrence island (Gambell). As the Low moved east across the Alaska Peninsula and maintained it's strength, Strong winds occurred at Golovin (Southern Seward Peninsula)Maximum Winds:Gambell AWOS 49 mph sustained, gusts…
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 strong storm moved from the central Aleutian chain to southern Bristol Bay creating blizzard conditions over the southern Yukon Delta (Cape Romanzof) and strong winds over Saint Lawrence island (Gambell). As the Low moved east across the Alaska Peninsula and maintained it's strength, Strong winds occurred at Golovin (Southern Seward Peninsula)Maximum Winds:Gambell AWOS 49 mph sustained, gusts to 59 mph. Golovin AWOS 30 mph sustained, gusts to 49 mph.
Event by event
2 high wind, 1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Yukon Delta
- When
- November 12, 1:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound
- When
- November 12, 6:00 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Washington, November 11 to 12, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, November 11, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, November 11 to 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, November 11, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, November 11, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 11, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, November 11, 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: 5722705, 5722706, 5722707.