High Wind, Tanana Valley
- When
- January 18, 11:46 PM AST to January 19, 6:53 PM AST
- Where
- Tanana Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, January 18 to 19, 2001
A weakening occluded front moving north over the Alaska Range was followed by building High pressure south of the Alaska Range, resulting in strong winds through Alaska Range Passes. Highest winds were:Delta Junction ASOS gust 56 mphHealy gust 50 mph.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
A weakening occluded front moving north over the Alaska Range was followed by building High pressure south of the Alaska Range, resulting in strong winds through Alaska Range Passes. Highest winds were:Delta Junction ASOS gust 56 mphHealy gust 50 mph.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 18 to 19, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, January 18 to 19, 2001
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 18, 2001
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, January 18 to 19, 2001
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, January 18 to 19, 2001
- High Surf in California, January 18 to 20, 2001
- Dense Fog in North Carolina, January 18, 2001
- Waterspout in Florida, January 18, 2001
- Avalanche in Alaska, January 18 to 19, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 18 to 19, 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: 5228559.