High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- November 21, 7:00 PM AST to November 22, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, November 21 to 22, 2000
A large Pacific Storm intensified in the southern Gulf of Alaska and traveled up along the outer coast of the Panhandle. Peak winds associated with this storm included 63 mph at Cape Spencer, 48 mph at Sitka and Wrangell, 56 mph at Cape Decision, 61 mph at Hydaberg Seaplane Base, 69 mph at Ketchikan, 60 mph at Juneau, and 82 mph at Eagle Crest.
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 AJK wrote it up.
A large Pacific Storm intensified in the southern Gulf of Alaska and traveled up along the outer coast of the Panhandle. Peak winds associated with this storm included 63 mph at Cape Spencer, 48 mph at Sitka and Wrangell, 56 mph at Cape Decision, 61 mph at Hydaberg Seaplane Base, 69 mph at Ketchikan, 60 mph at Juneau, and 82 mph at Eagle Crest.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- November 21, 7:00 PM AST to November 22, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area
- When
- November 22, 1:10 AM AST to 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area
- When
- November 22, 5:00 AM AST to 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 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
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 21 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Ohio, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Kentucky, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 21 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 21 to 22, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, November 21 to 24, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 21, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 21, 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: 5161131, 5161132, 5161050, 5161133.