Alaska, 2001

High Wind in Alaska, February 20, 2001

February 20, 2001 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Alaska Peninsula

When
February 20, 6:00 PM AST to 10:00 PM AST
Where
Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A moderate front, oriented north northwest - south southeast across the extreme eastern Aleutians, produced moderate southeasterly winds across the Alaska Peninsula. Gusts of 61 mph were briefly recorded at Cold Bay between 6 and 7 pm Tuesday.

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: 5228625.