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High Wind in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
High Wind January 15, 2025 · Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Mesonet station at Salmon Landing in Ketchikan reported a maximum wind gust of 63 mph at 1232pm on the 15th. In addition, the State Ferry Columbia was unable to dock in Ketchikan for a period of time, and the scheduled flight from Sitka to Ketchikan was unable to land, both due to high winds.
The wider storm
A shift in the steering pattern opened the path for a low to track across the southern panhandle, bringing with it high winds. Just north of the high winds, increased precipitation rates caused a change to heavy snow for the Kake area.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1231982. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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