Alaska, 2001

High Wind in Alaska, November 29 to 30, 2001

November 29 to 30, 2001 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong and cold high pressure near Dawson, Canada and across the Copper River Basin produced very strong, but localized outflow winds into the Gulf of Alaska. A computerized wind study, developed years ago, satellite imagery, Middleton Island radar information and profiler information near Glennallen helped determine when conditions would be ripe for the strong winds.

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 AFC wrote it up.

Strong and cold high pressure near Dawson, Canada and across the Copper River Basin produced very strong, but localized outflow winds into the Gulf of Alaska. A computerized wind study, developed years ago, satellite imagery, Middleton Island radar information and profiler information near Glennallen helped determine when conditions would be ripe for the strong winds.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Sern P.W. Snd

When
November 29, 4:00 AM AST to November 30, 11:59 PM AST
Where
Sern P.W. Snd forecast zone
Measured
80 kt (92 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: 5273289.