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High Wind in Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

High Wind January 2, 2022 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 4 am a avalanche down snowslide creek went onto Thane Road in Juneau. The Road was already closed as a precaution. Power was also knocked out in Lemon Creek elsewhere in Juneau due to high winds. The AML Dock in Juneau reported wind speeds of 70 mph at 7:42 pm.

The wider storm

Strong pressure gradient driven winds from northern British Columbia cause impacts in the Haines Borough and the City and Borough of Juneau at the start of the new year.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1005108. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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