High Wind, Eastern Aleutians
- When
- January 10, 1:35 PM AST to 9:00 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Aleutians forecast zone
- Measured
- 83 kt (96 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, January 10 to 11, 2001
A strong front, approaching the central Aleutians Wednesday afternoon, was located in a much weakened arc from just northwest of the Pribilofs into Bristol Bay and across the extreme south part of Kodiak Island late Thursday. Strong east and southeast winds preceded the front across the eastern Aleutians and the Alaska Peninsula.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 strong front, approaching the central Aleutians Wednesday afternoon, was located in a much weakened arc from just northwest of the Pribilofs into Bristol Bay and across the extreme south part of Kodiak Island late Thursday. Strong east and southeast winds preceded the front across the eastern Aleutians and the Alaska Peninsula. The associated low deepened to at least 965 mbs and moved to between Atka and Dutch Harbor late Wednesday. By late Thursday, the low began to weaken significantly from its position between Saint George Island and Unimak Pass. Strong winds were observed along the southwest quadrant of the low Thursday across the central Aleutians.Cold Bay - 1st gust 60 + mph at 7 pm Wednesday, peak 66 mph between 10:07 and 11:53 pm, diminished below 60 mph just before midnight. Winds likely diminished in eastern-most area around 4 am Thursday.Dutch Harbor - 1st gust 60 + mph after 1:35 pm Wednesday, peak 96 mph Tuesday 5:35 - 6:35 pm Wednesday. Likely diminished below 60 mph with frontal passage around 9 pm Wednesday.Winds just under 60 mph across the Pribilofs.At Atka, 60 + mph northwest winds began after 12:55 am Thursday, peaking at 81 mph between 1:15 and 1:35 am. Last 60 + mph gust at 5:15 am Thursday. Many observations were missing at Adak.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Alaska Peninsula
- When
- January 10, 7:00 PM AST to January 11, 4:00 AM AST
- Where
- Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Western Aleutians
- When
- January 11, 12:55 AM AST to 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Western Aleutians forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 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
- Winter Storm in California, January 10 to 12, 2001
- Flash Flood and Flooding in California, January 10 to 11, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 10, 2001
- High Wind in Virginia, January 10, 2001
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, January 10 to 11, 2001
- High Wind in Nevada, January 10, 2001
- Flooding and High Surf in California, January 10 to 12, 2001
- Dense Fog in Oregon, January 10, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, January 10 to 12, 2001
- Winter Storm in California, January 10 to 11, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 10, 2001
- High Wind in California, January 10, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, January 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: 5229324, 5229323, 5229325.