Alaska, 2000

High Wind in Alaska, October 11 to 12, 2000

October 11 to 12, 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 11, 3:00 PM AST to October 12, 6:30 AM AST
Where
Susitna Valley forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Brisk northeast winds were reported at the Wasilla Fire Station. Gusts reached 69 mph between 10:15 and 10:30 pm ADT Wednesday. Wind gusts at or above 59 mph were reported from 4pm ADT Wednesday to 7:30 am Thursday.

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

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: 5156228.