Strong Wind in Alaska

Events

23

Deaths

0

Injuries

2

Damage

$1.6 million

• Storm Surge and Heavy Snow in Alaska, October 18 to 20, 2004$20 million · 67 kt wind · 16 eventsA low pressure center of 978 mb moved north over the central Aleutians on the evening of the 17th and deepened to 941 mb as it reached the Gulf of Anadyr the evening of the 18th, about 400 miles west of Nome.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, November 11 to 14, 2013$2.0 million · 65 kt wind · 25 eventsA complex low pressure center of 993 mb over Kamchatka on the morning of the 12th moved to the southeast Beaufort Sea near Barter Island on the morning of the 14th deepening to 979 mb.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Alaska, July 25 to 26, 20222 injured · $1.4 million · 53 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong low moved into the Bering Sea, and its associated front moved across Interior Alaska bringing very strong winds.
• Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, March 20 to 22, 2005$157,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 eventsStrong high pressure over eastern Siberia on the 18th moved to the eastern Arctic Ocean through the 20th and strengthened to 1055 mb. this created a strong pressure gradient over northern Alaska with cold air and strong gusty northeast winds spreading southwest over the state.
• Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 24 to 27, 2004$150,000 · 63 kt wind · 8 eventsStrong high pressure over the Arctic Ocean on the 24th moved southeast to the Yukon Territory of Canada on the 25th.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, January 6 to 7, 2004$40,000 · 1 eventGusty north wind to 48 mph in the Bristol Bay community of Dillingham blew airline freight "igloo" containers into two parked aircraft causing an estimated $40,000 in damage.
• Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Alaska, October 20 to 23, 202485 kt wind · 22 eventsA major fall storm quickly pushed across northern Alaska between October 20th and 23rd, with the low itself moving all the way inland. The storm brought coastal flooding, high winds, heavy precipitation, and a mix of precipitation, including a rain-snow mix and freezing rain.
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 22 to 23, 2008$7,000 · 10 eventsA 980 mb low moved north over the southeastern Bering Sea on the 21st, to Nome at 9am on the 22nd and to Barrow 9pm on the 22nd, then moved northeast approaching Banks Island 3pm on the 23rd.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Alaska, October 5 to 8, 202278 kt wind · 9 eventsOn October 5th, 2022 a strong area of low pressure moved over far eastern Russia, reaching the Chukchi Sea late in the evening on the 5th. The low strengthened to 955 millibars as it passed over the Wrangel Island in the early morning hours on the 6th of October.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Alaska, October 8 to 9, 2006$5,000 · 71 kt wind · 5 eventsA 1040 mb high pressure center over the Arctic Ocean remained stationary while several weather fronts moved north over Alaska, causing high winds across the Arctic Coast, as well as at several locations in the interior.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Alaska, November 8 to 9, 2005$200 · 58 kt wind · 4 eventsStationary High Pressure of 1042 mb over Far East Russia and Low pressure along the Alaska Peninsula and Gulf of Alaska created a strong pressure gradient across the state, but especially over the northwest area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Alaska, December 22 to 24, 202259 kt wind · 4 eventsA low deepening in the Gulf of Alaska and a high pressure located in the northeast Arctic tightened the gradient over the Western Interior and near the Seward Peninsula.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Alaska, January 19 to 20, 2004$500 · 58 kt wind · 3 eventsStrong high pressure over the Arctic Ocean and over the Yukon Territory of Canada combined with a low pressure center just south of the Alaska Peninsula and another center in the Gulf of Alaska produced locally strong winds.High winds were reported at:Zone 207: Point HopeAWOS…
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 17 to 18, 2010$1,000 · 3 eventsThe combination of a strong 1050 mb high across the southern interior of Alaska and a 992 mb that passed about 400 miles north of Barrow on the afternoon of the 17th produced strong winds, heavy snow, and blizzard conditions across parts of Northwest Alaska on the 17th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Alaska, February 21 to 22, 202462 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong high pressure stretching from the panhandle of Alaska into British Columbia combined with low pressure moving north through the Bering Sea created a tight pressure gradient across the Alaska Range.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, June 17, 2004$100 · 1 eventStrong winds at Dry Creek caused tree limbs to break off, and blew large planters and hanging baskets off the porch of the residence of the NWS Cooperative observer.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, January 14, 2011$1,000 · 1 eventLocally strong winds at Lake Minchumina were reported by a cooperative weather observer. The Lake Minchumia RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 43 kt (49 mph). Small tree limbs were snapped and the mooring lines were broken that were tying down a small plane.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, December 12, 2013$100 · 1 eventA deep low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska and stationary high pressure over the North Slope produced windy conditions over the Fairbanks area on the evening of the 10th into the morning of the 13th.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, May 31, 2014$5,000 · 1 eventA cold front moved north over the area during the afternoon and brought gusty winds which lasted into the evening. At the Fairbanks International Airport, the ASOS reported a peak gust of 42 mph (37 kt). Other wind sensors in the area recorded peak gusts of 25 to 37 mph.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, April 19, 2015$3,000 · 1 eventStrong and moist southwest flow combined with a thermal trough over the interior of Alaska spawned several showers across the Middle Tanana Valley during the afternoon of the 19th.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, November 27, 2015$1,000 · 1 eventStrong winds developed over summits of the western interior during the afternoon of November 27th as the pressure gradient tightened between a 970 mb low pressure center in Bristol bay and high pressure over the arctic.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, May 31, 2015$500 · 1 eventA cold front moved southeast over the interior of Alaska on the night of the 31st and through the day on the 1st of June...bringing locally gusty winds and an unseasonable snowfall to selected locations, on the 1st, which melted later in the day. Event continued into June.
• Strong Wind in Alaska, December 30, 2015$2,000 · 1 eventStrong winds occurred on the summits of 220 on December 30th due to the pressure gradient between a 966 mb low in Bristol Bay and high pressure over Canada.

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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.