High Wind, Aleutian Islands
- When
- November 29, 1:00 AM AST to 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Aleutian Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, November 29, 2000
An intense 960 mb low 100 miles southwest of Shemya very early Wednesday, curved northwest to the Komandorskiye Islands late Wednesday. Strong southeasterly winds along the northeast quadrant of the storm brushed the western Aleutians.
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.
An intense 960 mb low 100 miles southwest of Shemya very early Wednesday, curved northwest to the Komandorskiye Islands late Wednesday. Strong southeasterly winds along the northeast quadrant of the storm brushed the western Aleutians. Gusts reached 71 mph at Shemya between 2 and 3 am Wednesday. Although gusts diminished below 60 mph at the site by 7 am as the front passed, gusty south winds persisted into early Thursday morning. Additionally, at least one vessel near Attu reported sustained winds close to 60 mph Wednesday afternoon.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 29 to 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 29 to 30, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, November 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in Virginia, November 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, November 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 29, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, November 29, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, November 29, 2000
More
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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: 5161666.