High Wind in Alaska, March 26 to 27, 2000

Name: High Wind in Alaska, March 26 to 27, 2000
Start: 2000-03-26T23:00
End: 2000-03-27T05:00
Location: Alaska

March 26 to 27, 2000 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area

When: March 26, 11:00 PM AST to March 27, 5:00 AM AST
Where: Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A deep low pressure system moved through the Gulf of Alaska and inland near Prince William Sound, bringing strong winds to the northeastern gulf coast. The peak wind at Yakutat Airport was 52 kt.

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

Every storm in Alaska in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5134060.