Alaska, 2000

High Wind in Alaska, March 15, 2000

March 15, 2000 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A moderate front, approaching Prince William Sound from the south, was preceded by brisk east winds. Gusts at Middleton Island reached 66 mph just before 3 pm.

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 AFC wrote it up.

A moderate front, approaching Prince William Sound from the south, was preceded by brisk east winds. Gusts at Middleton Island reached 66 mph just before 3 pm.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Central Gulf Coast

When
March 15, 9:00 AM AST to 3:00 PM AST
Where
Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 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

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: 5133438.