Alaska, 2010High Wind in Alaska, October 12 to 13, 2010
October 12 to 13, 2010 · NWS AJK · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
Storms kept on slamming SE Alaska on 10/12. On Tue 10/12 a 972 MB Hurricane Force Center made landfall on Prince of Wales Island in the morning then recurved to Cape Spencer in the afternoon on 10/12.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Storms kept on slamming SE Alaska on 10/12. On Tue 10/12 a 972 MB Hurricane Force Center made landfall on Prince of Wales Island in the morning then recurved to Cape Spencer in the afternoon on 10/12.
High Wind, Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area
- When
- October 12, 5:00 AM AKST to 9:00 PM AKST
- Where
- Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
Sitka Airport measured gusts to 77 mph around noon on 10/12. Power outages and downed trees were reported.
High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area
- When
- October 12, 5:00 AM AKST to 3:00 PM AKST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
Hydaburg ASOS measued gusts to 61 KT at 0736 AKST on 10/12.
High Wind, Southern Inner Channels
- When
- October 12, 5:00 AM AKST to 3:00 PM AKST
- Where
- Southern Inner Channels forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
A trained spotter in Ketchikan observed gusts to 70 MPH at 1045 AKST on 10/12.
High Wind, Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area
- When
- October 12, 8:00 AM AKST to 9:00 PM AKST
- Where
- Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 86 kt (99 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
Land stations were not available to measure this wind storm. Cape Spencer measured a peak wind of 86 KT (103 MPH) at 1900 AKST on 10/12. Gusts to 70 MPH would have occurred over land around this time.
High Wind, Eastern Chichagof Island
- When
- October 12, 12:00 PM AKST to October 13, 12:00 AM AKST
- Where
- Eastern Chichagof Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
Although land statations did not measure winds above 50 MPH, Sister Island measured a gust to 67 KT at noon on 10/12. Headlands along Icy Strait easily had 70 MPH gusts.
High Wind, Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island
- When
- October 12, 12:00 PM AKST to October 13, 12:00 AM AKST
- Where
- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
Juneau Airport observed gusts to 55 KT at 1653 AKDT on 10/12 and a peak of 59 KT at 1353 AKDT. This is very strong for the airport. Other observations were in the 60s (MPH). Trees were downed and power outages were frequent and sustained.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, October 12, 2010$290,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 12, 2010$31,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, October 12, 20102 injured · $18,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, October 12, 2010$30,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Drought in Mississippi, October 12 to 31, 20108 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 12, 20101.25 in hail · 8 events
- Drought in Arkansas, October 12 to 31, 20107 events
- Drought in Alabama, October 12 to 31, 20106 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, October 12, 2010$12,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Louisiana, October 12, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events
- Drought in Tennessee, October 12 to 31, 20103 events
- Hail in Tennessee, October 12, 20101 in hail · 3 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 261808, 261988, 261989, 261987, 261990, 261992.