High Wind — Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

2010-02-08 to 2010-02-09 · Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

Hickerson Lake RAWS report 140 mph gusts. This RAWS is over 1000 feet in elevation. Based upon this observation and observations around Kodiak Island, it is estimated wind gusts were around 80 mph in some of the populated areas near sea level.

Wider weather episode

A strong north Pacific storm moved to the eastern Aleutians. This storm produced blizzards across the central Aleutians to the Pribilof Islands and along the Bering Sea coast of the Kuskokwim Delta. This storm also produced high wind across Kodiak Island and pushed snow and strong wind into Portage Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 205337. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.