High Wind, Deltana and Tanana
- When
- November 17, 5:38 PM AST to 6:38 PM AST
- Where
- Deltana and Tanana forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, November 17, 2001
A strong pressure gradient associated with an approaching occluded front produced strong gusty winds through the passes of the Alaska Range. The Delta Junction ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 47 mph, with estimated adjusted peak gust of 50 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.
A strong pressure gradient associated with an approaching occluded front produced strong gusty winds through the passes of the Alaska Range. The Delta Junction ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 47 mph, with estimated adjusted peak gust of 50 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
- Dense Fog in Ohio, November 17, 2001
- Rip Current in Guam, November 17, 2001
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, November 17, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, November 17 to 21, 2001
- Flood in Texas, November 17 to 18, 2001
- Flood in Texas, November 17 to 18, 2001
- Flood in Texas, November 17 to 18, 2001
- Flood in Texas, November 17 to 19, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, November 17 to 18, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, November 17 to 18, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, November 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: 5270826.