High Wind — Annette Island, Alaska

2026-01-13 · Annette Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Annette Island saw high winds during the afternoon of the 13th including a tree down in downtown Metlakatla between 2-215pm. The Annette Island Packing company measured wind gusts in excess of 58mph during this period, included a peak gust of 74mph at 127pm and sustained winds of 40mph from 3 to 4pm. The CWOP station at the weather service office measured a peak gust of 59mph at 143pm and the AWOS station in town measured a peak gust of 55mph at 118pm.

Wider weather episode

After an active period of multiple systems moving through the area bringing periods of high winds to the southern panhandle, a stronger system arrived bringing high winds to majority of the Panhandle on the 13th into the 14th. This low center tracked northward through the eastern gulf, while deepening, along with a storm force front. The low center moved onshore along the NE Gulf Coast in vicinity of Yakutat overnight Tuesday the 13th. As the low jumped inland, winds spiked up through the inner channels, lasting longest for the Skagway area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1316682. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.