High Wind, Tanana Valley
- When
- March 11, 10:00 AM AST to 1:00 PM AST
- Where
- Tanana Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, March 11, 2000
A lee side trough of low pressure formed just north of the Alaska Range during the late morning, briefly bringing high winds to Delta Junction. The winds diminished as the trough weakened.
The toll
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
A lee side trough of low pressure formed just north of the Alaska Range during the late morning, briefly bringing high winds to Delta Junction. The winds diminished as the trough weakened. Highest wind at Delta Junction ASOS: sustained 35 mph, gust 48 mph.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, March 11, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 11, 2000
- Hail and Strong Wind in Maryland, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, March 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: 5135695.