TornadoLookup

Home / Alaska / Kivalina and Red Dog Dock

High Wind in Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Alaska

High Wind June 3, 2024 · Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Alaska

64 mph
Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong northerly winds developed at Kivalina during the early afternoon hours. The Kivalina (PAVL) ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 64 mph.

The wider storm

High pressure over the Chukchi combined with a strong thermal trough over the Interior produced a strong pressure gradient over the Chukchi Sea coast, resulting in high northerly winds developing at Kivalina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1193443. 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.