Alaska, 2000High Wind in Alaska, December 8 to 9, 2000
December 8 to 9, 2000 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
- 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.
High Wind, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM AST to December 9, 4:00 AM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
A weakening front approaching the area was preceded by brisk southeast winds. Gusts around 60 mph were reported near the front for several days.Wind gusts reached 51 mph at Mekoryuk between 1:35 and 2:15 pm Friday. At Cape Newenham, at the extreme western edge of Bristol Bay, gusts reached 55 mph on the 7:15 pm Friday observation. Several observations were missing at this site during the peak wind times.
- 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.
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: 5161477.