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High Wind — Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

2023-10-09 · Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

52 MG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Marine Exchange station at Salmon Landing near Ketchikan Harbor recorded a peak wind gust of 60mph at 0603AKST. Other nearby marine sites measured similar or higher gusts in the 1 to 3 hours around the same time.

Wider weather episode

A weakening low moving rapidly northward over the panhandle brought high winds to the southern panhandle and to Juneau.


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1132129. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.