High Wind in Alaska, October 4 to 18, 2004

Name: High Wind in Alaska, October 4 to 18, 2004
Start: 2004-10-04T21:00
End: 2004-10-18T23:30
Location: Alaska

October 4 to 18, 2004 · NWS AJK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

High winds occurred in the Southern Panhandle on this date. Winds were from the southeast.

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 AJK wrote it up.

High winds occurred in the Southern Panhandle on this date. Winds were from the southeast. No damage was reported.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area

When: October 4, 9:00 PM AST to October 18, 11:30 PM AST
Where: Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Southern Inner Channels

When: October 4, 10:30 PM AST to 11:30 PM AST
Where: Southern Inner Channels forecast zone
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
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

Every storm in Alaska in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, October 2004

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: 5426023, 5426024.