High Wind in Delta Junction, Alaska

High Wind May 1, 2026 · Delta Junction, Alaska

76 mph

Measured gust (66 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong winds developed just after sunrise on the 1st with wind gusts accelerating to High Wind Warning levels shortly after midday at the Fort Greely Main Gate RAWS (MGTA2). At it's peak, a wind gust of 76 mph was recorded as strong southerly gap winds blew through Isabel Pass.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system entered the Bering Sea to start the month of May. With a cold Arctic high pressure system over the Beaufort Sea, strong south and southwesterly winds developed from Alaska's West Coast eastwards toward the Alaska Range. Along the West Coast, the winds combined with light to moderate snow to create blizzard conditions, while the Alaska Range passes saw damaging wind gusts to start the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1340715. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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