High Wind — Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

2014-01-24 · Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A 976 mb low moved into the southern Bering Sea on the 24th of January. The associated warm front from this system moved north toward the Alaska Range, causing high winds at several locations:

Zone 223: Peak wind gust of 66 kt (76 mph) reported at the U.S. Army mesonet site named North Test Track in the late morning of the 24th.

Zone 224: Peak wind gust of 61 kt (70 mph) estimated by a spotter at Robertson River in the late morning of the 24th.

Zone 226: Peak wind gust of 74 kt (85 mph) reported at the U.S. Army mesonet site named Texas Condo.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 491247. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.