High Wind, Sern P.W. Snd
- When
- January 5, 10:00 AM AST to 1:00 PM AST
- Where
- Sern P.W. Snd forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
High Wind in Alaska, January 5, 2002
At 10 am Saturday, easterly winds at the Cordova airport reached 50 mph in advance of the front. however it is estimated that locally strong winds reached at least 65 mph in the Eyak Lake blowhole.
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.
Strong front, extending into Prince William Sound from a strong 956 mb low southwest of Kodiak Saturday, was preceded by locally strong easterly winds and locally heavy precipitation.At 10 am Saturday, easterly winds at the Cordova airport reached 50 mph in advance of the front. Winds were estimated 45 to 50 in parts of town by Cordova police...however it is estimated that locally strong winds reached at least 65 mph in the Eyak Lake blowhole. Winds first started gusting significantly around Cordova at 8 am. Reports of a ship observation confirming strong winds in the area could not be confirmed.
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
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 5, 2002
- Extreme Cold in South Carolina, January 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 5, 2002
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 5 to 6, 2002
- Rip Current in Guam, January 5, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 5 to 10, 2002
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 5 to 6, 2002
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 5, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 2002
- High Wind in Alaska, January 5 to 6, 2002
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 5 to 6, 2002
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, January 5, 2002
More
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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: 5277120.