High Wind — Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

2021-12-10 to 2021-12-12 · Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

Akhiok recorded winds at 55G75 mph on 12/11 at 6:56AM. Kodiak recorded winds at 53G74mph 12/10 at 11:53PM and the Kodiak Port recorded 18G61 mph 12/11 at 1:06AM Additionally, the RAWS station at FourPeaked observed winds 86G103 mph on 12/11 at 1:17AM and the Kodiak Gull Island Marine Exchange observation noted 93 mph winds at 12:12AM on 12/11.

Wider weather episode

A deep vertically stacked low that made it's way from the Bristol Bay area to the Gulf of Alaska. Across southcentral, a strong front along the leading edge of the system brought moderate to heavy snowfall and areas of mixed precipitation in areas affected by down-sloping winds. The backside of the low however brought winds, frigid and blizzard conditions along the southwest.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1007236. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.