Alaska, 2001

High Wind in Alaska, March 14, 2001

March 14, 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, Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns

When
March 14, 8:40 AM AST to 5:00 PM AST
Where
Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A moderate front, moving northwest through Prince William Sound Wednesday, was preceded by locally brisk easterly winds. Gusts as high as 63 mph were recorded at the Portage ASOS between 8:30 am and 9 am Wednesday.

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

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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: 5230456.