High Wind in Alaska, October 3 to 4, 2001

Name: High Wind in Alaska, October 3 to 4, 2001
Start: 2001-10-03T11:00
End: 2001-10-04T13:00
Location: Alaska

October 3 to 4, 2001 · NWS AFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A moderate warm front over the Gulf of Alaska was preceded by brisk easterly winds around Turnagain Arm and along the Anchorage Upper Hillside. Peak winds of 65 mph were reported at Glen Alps and 58 mph at the Portage ASOS.

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 AFC wrote it up.

A moderate warm front over the Gulf of Alaska was preceded by brisk easterly winds around Turnagain Arm and along the Anchorage Upper Hillside. Winds began to diminish Thursday afternoon and early Thursday night as the front weakened from Kodiak Island southeast.Peak winds of 65 mph were reported at Glen Alps and 58 mph at the Portage ASOS.

Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek

When: October 3, 11:00 AM AST to October 4, 1:00 PM AST
Where: Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

High Wind, Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns

When: October 3, 11:00 AM AST to October 4, 1:00 PM AST
Where: Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 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

Every storm in Alaska in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5268101, 5268102.