High Wind in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

High Wind November 21, 2022 · Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were repeated wind gusts on islands adjacent to Prince of Wales Island in excess of 70 mph, including Ship Island and Lincoln Rock. Peak gusts of 58 mph were measured at the Hydaburg Seaplane Base at 841 am and 1033 am Monday the 21st.

The wider storm

A deepening low moving through the Gulf towards the SE coast resulted in high winds for part of the southern panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1066684. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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