High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- October 15, 6:00 AM AST to 6:45 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in Alaska, October 15, 2001
A rapidly developing low pressure system in the Northeast Pacific rolled up the outer coast of Southeast Alaska bringing strong winds to the southern Panhandle. Peak winds recorded during the event included 54 mph at the Hydaburg Seaplane Base, 63 mph in Craig, and 75 mph at the Ketchikan Harbor.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 rapidly developing low pressure system in the Northeast Pacific rolled up the outer coast of Southeast Alaska bringing strong winds to the southern Panhandle. Peak winds recorded during the event included 54 mph at the Hydaburg Seaplane Base, 63 mph in Craig, and 75 mph at the Ketchikan Harbor. A few large trees were downed in Craig.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- October 15, 6:00 AM AST to 6:45 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 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
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: 5268177, 5268178.