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High Wind in City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska
High Wind January 20, 2023 · City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Marine Exchange station at the Sitka Harbor measured a peak gust of 68 mph. During the same hour the airport measured a peak gust of 60 mph.
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 1074042. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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