High Wind — Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

2023-11-08 to 2023-11-09 · Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Event narrative

The Craig NWS weather station measured a peak gust of 60 mph at 1124pm on the 8th. On the opposite side of the island, a little over an hour later a wind gust of 63 mph was measured near Thorne Bay during frontal passage.

Wider weather episode

A storm force front associated with a low in the central Gulf moved through the panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1144797. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.