High Wind in Denali, Alaska

High Wind December 5, 2009 · Denali, Alaska

71 mph

Measured gust (62 kt)

The wider storm

A strong Chinook produced a period of high winds in and near the Alaska Range. In the Upper Kuskokwim Valley the wind frequently gusted over 70 mph at Farewell lake, with peak wind gusts of 78 mph during the afternoon and early evening of the 5th. In the Denali Weather zone, high winds occurred at the Antler Creek Dot site at MP 244 along the Parks Highway where a peak wind gust of 71 mph was observed at noon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 198540. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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