High Wind, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- November 2, 5:15 AM AST to November 3, 1:00 AM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 3, 2000
Moderate Low pressure moved north to a location just east of St. Matthew Island on the evening of November 1, bringing strong winds to Gambell and blizzard conditions Savoonga on St.
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 AFG wrote it up.
Moderate Low pressure moved north to a location just east of St. Matthew Island on the evening of November 1, bringing strong winds to Gambell and blizzard conditions Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island.Strongest wind reported: Gambell AWOS 55 mph sustained, gusts 67 mph.
Event by event
1 high wind, 1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- November 2, 3:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- 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.
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 2 to 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Texas, November 2 to 4, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, November 2, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 5, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, November 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, November 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, November 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, November 2 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, November 2, 2000
- Wildfire in West Virginia, November 2 to 3, 2000
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, November 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: 5166941, 5166940.