A strong weather front moving into southern portion of Southeast Alaska brought strong gusty winds to that area during the evening hours. A second portion of the front came close enough to increase the winds again along the outer coast overnight.
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.
The episode as NWS AJK wrote it up.
A strong weather front moving into southern portion of Southeast Alaska brought strong gusty winds to that area during the evening hours. A second portion of the front came close enough to increase the winds again along the outer coast overnight. A peak gust of 93 mph was recorded in Craig near midnight, Cape Decision had 65 mph, Hydaburg had 64 mph, and Ketchikan terminal roof had 63 mph. Trees were blown over downing power lines in Craig. Also some trees fell on a shed, crushed some stairs, and blew a metal roof off of a trailer.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 2001
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: 5273984, 5273985.