High Wind — Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway, Alaska

2022-01-05 to 2022-01-06 · Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway, Alaska

Event narrative

Skagway airport reported wind gusts in excess of 50 mph through the overnight hours with a peak gust of 64 mph reported at 03:59 am on January 6th.

Wider weather episode

The strong pressure gradient in Skagway continued to created high wind conditions coming across the border from the interior of Canada.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1005129. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.