High Wind, Denali
- When
- December 21, 3:45 PM AST to December 22, 9:53 AM AST
- Where
- Denali forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 22, 2001
A 971 mb Low in the central Gulf of Alaska on the afternoon of the 21st moved northwest to near Galena by Noon on the 22nd and weakened to 982 mb. Strong southeast winds developed in the passes of the Alaska Range as the pressure gradient strengthened in response to the associated occluded front moving north towards the Alaska Range.
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 AFG wrote it up.
A 971 mb Low in the central Gulf of Alaska on the afternoon of the 21st moved northwest to near Galena by Noon on the 22nd and weakened to 982 mb. Strong southeast winds developed in the passes of the Alaska Range as the pressure gradient strengthened in response to the associated occluded front moving north towards the Alaska Range. Wind gusts to 55 mph were reported by the Delta Junction ASOS, and by the weather observer at Healy.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Deltana and Tanana
- When
- December 22, 5:53 AM AST to 7:53 AM AST
- Where
- Deltana and Tanana 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, December 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 21 to 22, 2001
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 22, 2001
- High Wind in New Mexico, December 21, 2001
- Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 21, 2001
- Tornado in California, December 21, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 2001
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: 5274400, 5274399.