High Wind in Aleutian Islands, Alaska

High Wind January 22, 2000 – January 23, 2000 · Aleutian Islands, Alaska

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The wider storm

An intense 954 mb storm just west of Shemya late Saturday morning continued to move north northeast into the north-central Bering Sea where it weakened to a 966 mb center early Monday. Moderate to strong westerly winds were observed along the 'back side' of the storm across much of the central and western Aleutians. Peak winds reached 68 mph at Adak early Sunday. Wind gusts finally diminished below 40 mph across the area late Sunday.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5126960. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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