Alaska, 2000

High Wind in Alaska, March 11, 2000

March 11, 2000 · NWS AFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Gusty northeast winds were reported all the way from the Matanuska River down into lower Cook Inlet. Gusts reached 66 mph at the Wasilla Fire Station and 63 mph at the Augustine Island remote site Friday morning.

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 AFC wrote it up.

Gusty northeast winds were reported all the way from the Matanuska River down into lower Cook Inlet. Gusts reached 66 mph at the Wasilla Fire Station and 63 mph at the Augustine Island remote site Friday morning. Wind gusts were less than 60 mph in the afternoon.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Susitna Valley

When
March 11, 12:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
Where
Susitna Valley forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Cook Inlet

When
March 11, 12:00 AM AST to 9:00 AM AST
Where
Cook Inlet forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5132845, 5132846.