High Wind — Central Aleutians, Alaska

2011-11-08 · Central Aleutians, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A storm crossed the western Aleutians and intensified as it moved through the Bering Sea toward the Bering Strait. This storm produced high wind along with blizzard conditions and a storm surge that resulted in minor coastal flooding. The peak wind reached 83 mph at Shemya. Several ship reports were of wind around 80 KT in the Bering sea associated with this storm. The strong wind and long fetch resulted in a coast storm surge that produced minor coastal flooding in the Kuskokwim Delta region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 347159. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.