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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Yukon Flats Nearby Uplands, Alaska

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill December 18, 2009 · Yukon Flats Nearby Uplands, Alaska

The wider storm

A 979 mb low in the eastern Yukon Territory on the morning of the 18th weakened and moved east during the day. The low produced a period of stronger wind along the Steese Highway summits. A west wind of 25 to 35 mph combined with temperatures of 25 to 30 below to produce wind chills as low as 65 below. The strongest wind and lowest wind chills were observed at Eagle Summit.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 200596. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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