High Wind, Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns
- When
- January 14, 9:33 AM AST to 11:53 AM AST
- Where
- Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 84 kt (97 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, January 14 to 15, 2001
A moderate to strong front, approaching the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound from the south southwest Sunday, was preceded by strong east and southeast winds. Gusts at the Prince William Sound Science Center, in Cordova, reached 63 mph late Sunday as the front moved into the area.
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 moderate to strong front, approaching the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound from the south southwest Sunday, was preceded by strong east and southeast winds. The front dissipated in the central interior of the State late Monday morning.Gusts at the Prince William Sound Science Center, in Cordova, reached 63 mph late Sunday as the front moved into the area. Sometime early Monday, gusts at the Science Center reached 96 mph (due to age and siting, the instrument is reportedly not able to pick up the true peak winds). Gusts of 64 mph were reported at the southeast Prince William Sound buoy between 7 and 8 pm Sunday just in advance of the front.After briefly diminishing, east winds around the Portage Valley again began to increase Sunday. Gusts above 60 mph began after 9:33 am Sunday, peaking at 97 mph between 3:36 and 3:53 pm, then diminishing to under 60 mph by 11:53 pm.Gusts along the Anchorage Hillside cracked the 60 mph barrier with a strong 82 mph gust between 3 am and 4 am Monday. Gusts continued 60 + mph until 11 am Monday. Gusts at the Site Summit high elevation weather sensor reached gusts of 114 mph between 9 and 10 pm Sunday and again between 3 and 4 am Monday, diminishing under 60 mph by 7 am.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Sern P.W. Snd
- When
- January 14, 7:00 PM AST to January 15, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Sern P.W. Snd forecast zone
- Measured
- 83 kt (96 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek
- When
- January 15, 3:00 AM AST to 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek forecast zone
- Measured
- 99 kt (114 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 Wisconsin, January 14, 2001
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 14, 2001
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, January 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 14 to 15, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 14, 2001
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, January 14, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 14, 2001
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 14, 2001
- Flood in Hawaii, January 14, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, January 14, 2001
- Rip Current in Guam, January 14, 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: 5229332, 5229333, 5229331.