High Wind in Western Aleutians, Alaska

High Wind March 18, 2023 – March 19, 2023 · Western Aleutians, Alaska

75 mph

Measured gust (65 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Eareckson Airforce Base on Shemya Island, in the western Aleutians recorded 2.5 mile visibilites in rain while wind gusts increased to 75 mph, around 14:40 to 15:00.

The wider storm

An strong, elongated low lifted out of the southeast from the Gulf of Alaska and propagated towards the northwest, impacting a large swath of Southern Alaska and the Aleutian Chain. The low first impacted the Kenai Peninsula, bringing gusty winds, heavy snow, and lowered visibilities. As the low tracked westward, increased winds combined with moderate to heavy snowfall, banded at times, along with with blizzard conditions and lowered visibilities across areas of the Southwest and the Aleutian Chain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1105216. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.