High Wind, Tanana Valley
- When
- September 17, 5:46 PM AST to September 18, 11:53 AM AST
- Where
- Tanana Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, September 17 to 18, 1999
The occluded front from a strong system over Bristol Bay moved north over the Interior of Alaska bringing strong winds to Alaska Range Passes. Strongest winds were:Healy: sustained 35 mph, gust 61 mphDelta Junction: sustained 40 mph, gust 54 mphIn addition, a cooperative observer near Delta Junction (Whitestone Farms) reported "damaging winds" - no speed estimate.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
The occluded front from a strong system over Bristol Bay moved north over the Interior of Alaska bringing strong winds to Alaska Range Passes. Strongest winds were:Healy: sustained 35 mph, gust 61 mphDelta Junction: sustained 40 mph, gust 54 mphIn addition, a cooperative observer near Delta Junction (Whitestone Farms) reported "damaging winds" - no speed estimate.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Alaska, September 17 to 18, 1999
- High Wind in New York, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in New York, September 17, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 17, 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: 5710032.