High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal
- When
- September 16, 11:00 AM AST to 9:00 PM AST
- Where
- Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, September 16 to 17, 1999
A complex frontal system, approaching Kodiak Island and already into the Upper part of the Alaska Peninsula Thursday afternoon, was preceded by brisk easterly winds in much of the Bristol Bay zone. The front drifted north and began to dissipate Friday morning as another low intensified southeast of the Alaska Peninsula.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 complex frontal system, approaching Kodiak Island and already into the Upper part of the Alaska Peninsula Thursday afternoon, was preceded by brisk easterly winds in much of the Bristol Bay zone. On Thursday, gusts reached 61 mph at King Salmon at 4:52 pm and 63 mph at Iliamna at 6:53 pm.Winds began to diminish after dark.Wind gusts reached 61 mph at Middleton Island in advance of the front Thursday and early Friday.The front drifted north and began to dissipate Friday morning as another low intensified southeast of the Alaska Peninsula.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Gulf Coast
- When
- September 16, 5:00 PM AST to September 17, 3:00 AM AST
- Where
- Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 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
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in New Jersey, September 16 to 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New Jersey, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Hurricane and Flash Flooding in Delaware, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in New York, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New York, September 16 to 18, 1999
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 16, 1999
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Maryland, September 16, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Connecticut, September 16 to 18, 1999
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 16, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Maryland, September 16 to 18, 1999
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, September 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: 5719386, 5719387.