High Wind in Alaska, January 16, 2002

Name: High Wind in Alaska, January 16, 2002
Start: 2002-01-16T10:53
End: 2002-01-16T17:15
Location: Alaska

January 16, 2002 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A large and complex low pressure system, with the main center at 968 mbs south of Cape Sarichef, moved north northwest.

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 AFC wrote it up.

A large and complex low pressure system, with the main center at 968 mbs south of Cape Sarichef, moved north northwest. Front from the low into the northwest coast of Bristol Bay and through Sitkinak was preceded by brisk southeasterly winds.Peak Winds Cape Newenham: 63 mphPeak Winds Platinum: 68 mph

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Bristol Bay

When: January 16, 10:53 AM AST to 5:15 PM AST
Where: Bristol Bay forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 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: 5277141.