High Wind in Annette Island, Alaska

High Wind September 30, 2024 · Annette Island, Alaska

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The town of Metlakatla lost power at 1237 PM AKDT due to high winds. A weather station set up by a local NWS Employee at Yellow Hill Summit, a mountain point at 479 ft, recorded gusts in excess of 60 mph around this time, and a peak gust of 81 mph at 310 PM AKDT.

The wider storm

A strong autumn low developed over the Gulf, and sent a strong front sweeping into the panhandle, bringing with it high winds to the southern panhandle and outer gulf coast, before the front weakened as it moved north.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1213750. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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