High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- October 11, 4:00 PM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in Alaska, October 11, 2001
A deep 968 mb low in the northern Gulf of Alaska moved inland near Yakutat bringing strong, gusty winds to much of the Panhandle. The highest winds occurred along the outer coast and in the southern inner channels, where winds from 55 to near 80 mph were recorded.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 deep 968 mb low in the northern Gulf of Alaska moved inland near Yakutat bringing strong, gusty winds to much of the Panhandle. The highest winds occurred along the outer coast and in the southern inner channels, where winds from 55 to near 80 mph were recorded. Several trees were downed on Prince of Wales Island during the storm.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- October 11, 4:00 PM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area
- When
- October 11, 4:00 PM AST to 10:30 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Decision to Cape Fairweather-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area
- When
- October 11, 4:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
High Wind, Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island
- When
- October 11, 5:00 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 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
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- Flash Flood in Arkansas, October 11, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 11, 2001
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 11, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, October 11, 2001
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Mississippi, October 11, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 11, 2001
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, October 11, 2001
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, October 11, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Texas, October 11, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, October 11 to 12, 2001
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 11, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, October 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: 5268172, 5268173, 5268174, 5268176, 5268175.