Alaska, 2001High Wind in Alaska, March 18 to 19, 2001
March 18 to 19, 2001 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
- 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.
High Wind, Matanuska Valley
- When
- March 18, 3:00 AM AST to March 19, 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Matanuska Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Locally strong winds were reported near the Matanuska River. These winds were caused by moderate to strong high pressure in the eastern Alaskan interior and moderate low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska. Northeast wind gusts reached 71 mph Sunday between 10 and 10:30 am.
- 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.
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: 5230461.