High Wind in Alaska, October 10, 2000

Name: High Wind in Alaska, October 10, 2000
Start: 2000-10-10T09:30
End: 2000-10-10T20:45
Location: Alaska

October 10, 2000 · NWS AFC · 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, Susitna Valley

When: October 10, 9:30 AM AST to 8:45 PM AST
Where: Susitna Valley forecast zone
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Moderate to strong northeast winds began gusting 60+ mph after 11:15 am ADT Tuesday, finally diminishing to under 60 mph after 9:45 pm ADT Monday. Peak winds at the site reached 73 mph between 9pm ADT and 9:15 pm ADT Monday.

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, October 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: 5157303.