High Wind in Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska

High Wind January 11, 2024 · Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska

67 mph

Estimated gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

High winds developed early the morning of the 11th and continued through late morning. Kotzebue reported a peak wind gust of 67 mph. The strong winds caused blowing and drifting snow.

The wider storm

A strong area of low pressure moving north through the Bering Sea combined with a strong area of high pressure over the Yukon Territory brought high winds to the West Coast of Alaska as well as passes in the Alaska Range.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159220. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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