High Wind in Alaska, January 14, 2002

Name: High Wind in Alaska, January 14, 2002
Start: 2002-01-14T09:35
End: 2002-01-14T14:35
Location: Alaska

January 14, 2002 · NWS AFG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High winds developed over the Bering Straits in response to a deepening low near St. Paul Island and an associated occluded front that moved into the area from the east.

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.

High winds developed over the Bering Straits in response to a deepening low near St. Paul Island and an associated occluded front that moved into the area from the east. Wind gusts to 56 knots (64 mph) were reported at the Gambell AWOS.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait

When: January 14, 9:35 AM AST to 2:35 PM AST
Where: St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 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 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, January 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: 5279702.