High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM AST to 6:00 AM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, December 1, 2000
A rapidly developing North Pacific low grazed the outer coast of the southern Panhandle of Alaska as the system tracked northward into the Gulf of Alaska. This brought very strong winds to the region for a 12-14 hour period.
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.
A rapidly developing North Pacific low grazed the outer coast of the southern Panhandle of Alaska as the system tracked northward into the Gulf of Alaska. This brought very strong winds to the region for a 12-14 hour period. Peak winds associated with this event were 81 mph at Hydaberg Seaplane Base, 75 mph at the Ketchikan Airport Tower, and 63 mph at Cape Decision.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, December 1 to 4, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Avalanche in Wyoming, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Georgia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in West Virginia, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in North Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Iowa, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 1, 2000
- Extreme Cold in South Carolina, December 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in Illinois, December 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 2000
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: 5161455, 5161456.