High Wind in Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

High Wind January 20, 2023 · Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hydaburg Seaplane Base measured a peak gust of 64 mph at 112pm on the 20th.

The wider storm

A storm force low and accompanying front moved northward over SE AK. Low level winds from the frontal band mixed down to generate high surface winds. Very heavy wet snow also fell over the Klondike Highway and White Pass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074040. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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