High Wind, Deltana and Tanana
- When
- September 4, 5:53 PM AST to 7:53 PM AST
- Where
- Deltana and Tanana forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, September 4, 2001
In advance of an occlusion moving over the western Alaska Range, south winds gusted through Isabel Pass resulting in strong winds at Delta Junction. Highest reported wind at the Delta Junction ASOS was 37 mph sustained, 53 mph gust, and a peak gust of 55 mph.
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 AFG wrote it up.
In advance of an occlusion moving over the western Alaska Range, south winds gusted through Isabel Pass resulting in strong winds at Delta Junction. Highest reported wind at the Delta Junction ASOS was 37 mph sustained, 53 mph gust, and a peak gust of 55 mph.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, September 4, 2001
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 4, 2001
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 4, 2001
- Lightning Strike in New York, September 4, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 4, 2001
- Lightning Strike in New York, September 4, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, September 4, 2001
- Funnel Clouds in Texas, September 4, 2001
- Flooding in Alaska, September 4 to 5, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, September 4, 2001
- Flood in South Carolina, September 4, 2001
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 4, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, September 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: 5268030.