High Wind — Sern P.w. Snd, Alaska

2011-10-25 · Sern P.w. Snd, Alaska

Wider weather episode

An intensifying north Pacific storm moved into the Gulf of Alaska deepening to 964 MB the morning of October 25th. This storm produced hurricane force wind gust across the Alaska Peninsula to Kodiak Island and across the Kenai Peninsula and eastern Prince William Sound. The Peter pan Seafood plant in King Cove measured a peak wind of 110 mph shortly after midnight October 25th. High wind blew a roof off a Petro Fuel building on Kodiak Island. The resulting rough surf in Whittier washed 3 feet of the break water from the harbor area. The high wind hampered fire fighters trying to extinguish a building fire in Whittier. High wind in eastern prince William Sound flipped a small plane over in the community of Ellamar.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 343946. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.