High Wind in Alaska, January 2, 2001

Name: High Wind in Alaska, January 2, 2001
Start: 2001-01-02T22:00
End: 2001-01-02T23:59
Location: Alaska

January 2, 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, Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek

When: January 2, 10:00 PM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where: Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek forecast zone
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Moderate to strong northeast wind gusts were briefly reported at very high elevation sites around the Anchorage area late Tuesday. Gusts reached 85 mph at the Site Summit location near Arctic Valley at close to 4,000' above sea level between 10 pm and 11 pm. Although not as strong, gusty northeast winds were also reported at Glen Alps, where gusts briefly reached 44 mph.Gusty northeasterly winds were also reported around Valdez, Whittier and Wasilla at around the same time.

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

Every storm in Alaska in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5229182.