High Wind, Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng
- When
- February 28, 6:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
High Wind in Alaska, February 28, 2002
Strong winds developed across the eastern Alaska Range as the pressure gradient strengthened ahead of an approaching occluded front. Wind gusts to 45 knots (52 mph) were reported at the Delta Junction ASOS site.
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 AFG wrote it up.
Strong winds developed across the eastern Alaska Range as the pressure gradient strengthened ahead of an approaching occluded front. Wind gusts to 45 knots (52 mph) were reported at the Delta Junction ASOS site. Winds of the same magnitude were also estimated to have occurred along the Northeastern Slopes of the Eastern Alaska Range as this system moved through the region.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Deltana and Tanana
- When
- February 28, 10:53 AM AST
- Where
- Deltana and Tanana forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 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
- Heat in New Jersey, February 28, 2002
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- Winter Storm in Montana, February 28, 2002
- Extreme Cold in Alabama, February 28, 2002
- Heat in Maryland, February 28, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, February 28, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 28, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 28, 2002
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 2002
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: 5280019, 5280018.