High Wind — Noatak Valley, Alaska

2025-10-11 to 2025-10-12 · Noatak Valley, Alaska

Event narrative

The USArray fixed Vaisala WXT536 weather station, operated by the Alaska Earthquake Center at Tukpahlearik Creek (E18KX), reported sustained winds of 45 to 60 mph from the night of October 11th through the morning of October 12th. The peak wind gust of 87 mph was measured on October 12th at 0520AKST.

Wider weather episode

Ex-Typhoon Halong brought high winds and severe coastal flooding to the West Coast of Alaska from October 11th to 13th. The storm caused severe coastal flooding in the Kuskokwim River Delta and high water levels extending north to the Yukon River Delta. These coastal areas all reported high wind gusts near or upwards of 70 to 80 mph. Inland areas as well as the Eastern Norton Sound saw impacts from damaging winds, with gusts upwards of 50 to 60 mph, causing damage to roofs and siding, downed trees, and damaged power lines leading to outages. Significant wave activity on the Koyukuk River near Huslia damaged, swept away, or sank several boats.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296617. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.