Alaska, 1999

High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 3, 1999

November 2 to 3, 1999 · NWS AFC · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A strong front, moving eastward through the Aleutians, was preceded by brisk southeast winds across the Aleutians, the Pribilofs, the Alaska Peninsula, Western Bristol Bay and the Kuskokwim Delta. Gusts from 58 to 67 mph were common, with strongest winds along the Kuskokwim Delta coast at Hooper Bay Wednesday morning.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.

A strong front, moving eastward through the Aleutians, was preceded by brisk southeast winds across the Aleutians, the Pribilofs, the Alaska Peninsula, Western Bristol Bay and the Kuskokwim Delta. Gusts from 58 to 67 mph were common, with strongest winds along the Kuskokwim Delta coast at Hooper Bay Wednesday morning.

Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Aleutian Islands

When
November 2, 12:00 AM AST to November 3, 9:00 AM AST
Where
Aleutian Islands forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Pribilof Islands

When
November 2, 6:00 PM AST to November 3, 3:00 AM AST
Where
Pribilof Islands forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula

When
November 3, 12:00 AM AST to 9:00 AM AST
Where
Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal

When
November 3, 12:00 AM AST to 6:00 PM AST
Where
Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Kuskokwim Delta

When
November 3, 12:00 AM AST to 10:00 PM AST
Where
Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 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.

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: 5717251, 5717252, 5717253, 5717254, 5717255.