High Wind, Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng
- When
- January 8, 12:00 PM AST to 6:00 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, January 8 to 9, 2002
High winds in the channeled areas of the Alaska Range developed as an occluded front moved northward across the area increasing the surface pressure gradient. Wind gusts to 45 knots (52 mph) were estimated to have occurred across the northeast slopes of the Alaska Range.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 in the channeled areas of the Alaska Range developed as an occluded front moved northward across the area increasing the surface pressure gradient. Wind gusts to 45 knots (52 mph) were estimated to have occurred across the northeast slopes of the Alaska Range. Esitmates based on a significantly tight surface pressure gradient associated with the occluded front as it moved across the region. Wind gusts to 49 knots (56 mph) were measured at the Delta Junction ASOS site and 63 knots (73 mph) by the Healy weather observer. Damage amount is a rough estimate based on the report of portions of a roof at a lodge at Healy being blown off by the strong winds.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Deltana and Tanana
- When
- January 8, 2:53 PM AST to January 9, 1:53 AM AST
- Where
- Deltana and Tanana forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Denali
- When
- January 8, 10:05 PM AST to January 9, 1:48 PM AST
- Where
- Denali forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
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 Alaska, January 8 to 9, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 8, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 8, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 8, 2002
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 8, 2002
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- Blizzard in Alaska, January 8 to 9, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 8, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, January 8, 2002
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5279692, 5279693, 5279694.