High Wind, Aleutian Islands
- When
- March 4, 3:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aleutian Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, March 4 to 5, 2000
Across the Alaska Peninsula, southeast wind gusts reached 60 mph around Cold Bay and Port Heiden as the front passed northeastward late Saturday night and Sunday morning. Across the southwest Alaskan Coast, wind gusts reached 66 mph along the western Capes of Bristol Bay and into the Kuskokwim Bay.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 to strong front, moving across the eastern Aleutians toward the southwest Alaskan Coast, was preceded by strong easterly winds in many areas.Wind gusts reached 62 mph at the Dutch Harbor Spit around 6 pm Saturday, just prior to the frontal passage.Across the Alaska Peninsula, southeast wind gusts reached 60 mph around Cold Bay and Port Heiden as the front passed northeastward late Saturday night and Sunday morning. Across the southwest Alaskan Coast, wind gusts reached 66 mph along the western Capes of Bristol Bay and into the Kuskokwim Bay.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Western Alaska Peninsula
- When
- March 4, 9:00 PM AST to March 5, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- Western Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Bristol Bay Coastal
- When
- March 5, 12:00 AM AST to 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- March 5, 12:00 AM AST to 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Winter Storm in California, March 4 to 6, 2000
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, March 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, March 4 to 5, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, March 4 to 8, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, March 4 to 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 4 to 6, 2000
- Hail in South Carolina, March 4, 2000
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 4 to 5, 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: 5132837, 5132838, 5132839, 5132840.