High Wind, Western Aleutians
- When
- February 6, 6:15 PM AST to 6:35 PM AST
- Where
- Western Aleutians forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, February 6, 2001
Supplemental observations taken at the Dutch Harbor airport reflected southeast winds gusts of 62 mph after 6:35 pm Tuesday. Although the observer 'closed up shop' at 8 pm, gusty southeast winds at the ASOS and also at the Dutch Harbor Spit continued through 11 pm Tuesday at levels exceeding earlier ASOS values.
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 1000 mb low between Seguam Island and Unalaska was responsible for gusty southeast winds of 60+ mph around Dutch Harbor and gusty northwest winds at Atka.Supplemental observations taken at the Dutch Harbor airport reflected southeast winds gusts of 62 mph after 6:35 pm Tuesday. Although the observer 'closed up shop' at 8 pm, gusty southeast winds at the ASOS and also at the Dutch Harbor Spit continued through 11 pm Tuesday at levels exceeding earlier ASOS values. It is assumed that the locally higher gusts, reported when the observer was still there, continued through this period.On the back side of the low, Atka recorded one northwest wind gust of 63 mph between 6:15 pm and 6:35 pm Tuesday.As the low began to weaken/reform southeastward, winds diminished at both locations.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Eastern Aleutians
- When
- February 6, 6:35 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Aleutians forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 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
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 6, 2001
- Avalanche in Wyoming, February 6, 2001
- High Wind in California, February 6, 2001
- High Wind in California, February 6 to 7, 2001
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 6 to 8, 2001
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 6 to 7, 2001
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 6 to 7, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, February 6, 2001
- High Wind in California, February 6 to 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 6 to 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 6, 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: 5228514, 5228515.