High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- November 2, 10:00 AM AST to November 3, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 3, 2001
A very powerful 952 mb low in the northeast Gulf of Alaska brought very high winds to Southeast Alaska. Hurricane force winds were reported at several locations including Craig (85 mph), Yakutat (84 mph), Cape Spencer (83 mph), Ketchikan Harbor (74 mph), and downtown Juneau (74 mph).
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 AJK wrote it up.
A very powerful 952 mb low in the northeast Gulf of Alaska brought very high winds to Southeast Alaska. Hurricane force winds were reported at several locations including Craig (85 mph), Yakutat (84 mph), Cape Spencer (83 mph), Ketchikan Harbor (74 mph), and downtown Juneau (74 mph). Other peak winds recorded during the event include 61 mph at the Juneau Airport, 59 mph at Metlakatla, 59 mph at Cape Decision, 58 mph at Port Alexander, 58 mph at Five Finger Light, and 56 mph at Eldred Rock. A large factory ship positioned in the northeast Gulf south of Cape Fairweather reported 115 mph winds with a peak gust of 164 mph.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- November 2, 10:00 AM AST to November 3, 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area
- When
- November 2, 11:45 PM AST to November 3, 5:30 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island
- When
- November 2, 11:45 PM AST to November 3, 5:30 PM AST
- Where
- Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Juneau Borough-Eastern Chichagof-Admiralty Island
- When
- November 2, 11:45 PM AST to November 3, 5:30 PM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough-Eastern Chichagof-Admiralty Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area
- When
- November 3, 4:00 AM AST to 7:00 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Northern Lynn Canal
- When
- November 3, 5:30 AM AST to 5:30 PM AST
- Where
- Northern Lynn Canal forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
More
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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: 5270817, 5270818, 5270819, 5270821, 5270822, 5270820, 5270823.