High Wind in Central Aleutians, Alaska

High Wind March 19, 2023 – March 20, 2023 · Central Aleutians, Alaska

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Adak ASOS recorded 56 mph sustained winds and wind gusts of 77mph at 15:00 March 19. The Adak Harbor Station station recorded a wind gust of 75mph March 19 at 16:42.

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 1105217. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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