Alaska, 2001

High Wind in Alaska, April 2, 2001

April 2, 2001 · NWS AFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A moderate front moving into the area from the south southwest was preceded by locally strong east winds. East winds peaked at 60 mph at Iliamna between 4 and 5 pm Monday.

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 AFC wrote it up.

A moderate front moving into the area from the south southwest was preceded by locally strong east winds. East winds peaked at 60 mph at Iliamna between 4 and 5 pm Monday. Gusts reached 67 mph at Augustine Island.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Bristol Bay

When
April 2, 4:00 PM AST to 5:00 PM AST
Where
Bristol Bay forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Kodiak Peninsula

When
April 2, 7:00 PM AST
Where
Kodiak Peninsula forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 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

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: 5236148, 5236149.