High Wind — Kodiak Island-eastern Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
1998-03-16 to 1998-03-17 · Kodiak Island-eastern Alaska Peninsula, Alaska
$10K
Property damage
54
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
Brisk easterly winds preceded a vigorous weather front as it passed northwestward into the mainland of Alaska. Speeds reached 67 mph at Portage between 7 and 8 am Tuesday, 64 mph at radio station KMXT in Kodiak which downed several trees and caused slight roof damage, 53 mph at King Salmon between 2 and 3am Tuesday and to 62 mph at Middleton Island between 2 and 3pm Tuesday.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5631061. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.