High Wind, Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns
- When
- January 8, 10:00 AM AST to January 9, 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 97 kt (112 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, January 8 to 9, 2002
A complex series of lows began moving into Prince William Sound from the north Pacific early Tuesday, 1/8/02. At 8 am Wednesday, Ak.
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 AFC wrote it up.
A complex series of lows began moving into Prince William Sound from the north Pacific early Tuesday, 1/8/02. Pressure gradients began to tighten in advance of these lows.At 8 am Wednesday, Ak. Railroad reported 12" of new snow at Tunnel. When the observer got to the outskirts of Seward he reported 75 to 100 year old trees snapped off along the highway. Gusts at Max's Mountain reached 112 mph.Around Cordova, DOT morning road reports reported gusts to 60 mph at mile 13 on the Copper River Highway. Estimated gusts of 75+ mph in town.Event Maxima...125 - 112 mph gusts at Max's Mountain overnight Wednesday, 1/9/02.135 - Estimated 75+ mph in Cordova Wednesday morning.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Sern P.W. Snd
- When
- January 8, 10:00 AM AST to January 9, 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Sern P.W. Snd forecast zone
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
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- High Wind in Montana, January 8, 2002
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- High Wind in Wyoming, January 8, 2002
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- High Wind in Montana, January 8, 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: 5277123, 5277124.