High Wind, Western Aleutians
- When
- February 11, 12:12 PM AST to February 12, 5:56 AM AST
- Where
- Western Aleutians forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, February 11 to 12, 2001
A 964 mb low moved across the western Aleutians Sunday afternoon then weakened as it moved into the Russian far east Tuesday. The associated front moved across the Bering sea to the west coast of Alaska by Tuesday.
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 964 mb low moved across the western Aleutians Sunday afternoon then weakened as it moved into the Russian far east Tuesday. The associated front moved across the Bering sea to the west coast of Alaska by Tuesday. Winds in advance of this front reached warning levels at Shemya noon Sunday and peaked at 77 mph at 2 pm Sunday.Winds reached warning levels in the Pribilofs 8 pm Monday peaking at 70 mph between 8 and 9 pm.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pribilof Islands
- When
- February 12, 7:53 PM AST to 10:53 PM AST
- Where
- Pribilof Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 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
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, February 11 to 14, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Maine, February 11, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 11 to 14, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 11, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, February 11 to 12, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, February 11, 2001
- Winter Storm in Georgia, February 11 to 12, 2001
- Winter Storm in California, February 11 to 12, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 11, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 11, 2001
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 11, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 11 to 12, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 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: 5228523, 5228522.