High Wind, Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area
- When
- September 5, 2:30 PM AST to September 6, 10:00 AM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough-Admiralty Island-Icy Strait Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, September 5 to 6, 2000
Strong winds associated with a large Pacific Storm impacted Southeast Alaska with widespread reports of 50 to 60 mph winds. The peak winds in the local Juneau area were 65 mph at the Ranger Station and 59 mph at the Juneau Federal Building.
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 AJK wrote it up.
Strong winds associated with a large Pacific Storm impacted Southeast Alaska with widespread reports of 50 to 60 mph winds. The peak winds in the local Juneau area were 65 mph at the Ranger Station and 59 mph at the Juneau Federal Building.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Lynn Canal-Glacier Bay
- When
- September 5, 6:00 PM AST to September 6, 10:00 AM AST
- Where
- Lynn Canal-Glacier Bay forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tropical Storm in Guam, September 5 to 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, September 5, 2000
- Wildfire and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 5 to 6, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 5, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, September 5, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Texas, September 5 to 6, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Oregon, September 5 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, September 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, September 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, September 5, 2000
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, September 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: 5174048, 5174049.