High Wind, Sern P.W. Snd
- When
- January 31, 6:00 AM AST to 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- Sern P.W. Snd forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, January 31, 2001
A weakening low moved into western Prince William Sound late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Gusty east winds preceded the low.
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 AFC wrote it up.
A weakening low moved into western Prince William Sound late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Gusty east winds preceded the low. Strong pressure rises accompanied the weakening low. Significant precipitation was reported on the west and southwest side of the low.Winds peaked at the Prince William Sound Science Center reached 53 and 50 mph Wednesday and Thursday. Reports from people associated with this system suggest that these observations are probably close to 15% lower than actual peak winds in the area due to age of the Reed switch and site location. This would support 60+ mph around the city & harbor area of Cordova.
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
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, January 31, 2001
- Flash Flood in New York, January 31, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 31, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 31, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 31, 2001
- Winter Weather in New York, January 31, 2001
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 31, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, January 31, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 31, 2001
- Flood in Indiana, January 31, 2001
- Flood in Oklahoma, January 31, 2001
- Wildfire in Hawaii, January 31, 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: 5229473.