High Wind, St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait
- When
- March 6, 3:55 AM AST to 9:35 AM AST
- Where
- St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, March 6, 2001
Low pressure was weakening over Bristol Bay, but High pressure was building faster over the Russian Arctic Ocean, causing strong northeast wind to occur over Saint Lawrence Island. High winds were reported by Gambell AWOS: gust to 62 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.
Low pressure was weakening over Bristol Bay, but High pressure was building faster over the Russian Arctic Ocean, causing strong northeast wind to occur over Saint Lawrence Island. High winds were reported by Gambell AWOS: gust to 62 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
- Storm Surge in Maine, March 6 to 7, 2001
- Storm Surge in New Hampshire, March 6 to 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Virginia, March 6, 2001
- Strong Wind in Virginia, March 6 to 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 6 to 31, 2001
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 6, 2001
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 6 to 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 6 to 31, 2001
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 6, 2001
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 6 to 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 6, 2001
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 6, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, March 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: 5237488.