High Wind — Cook Inlet, Alaska

2000-01-26 · Cook Inlet, Alaska

Event narrative

Channeled easterly winds gusting as high as 78 mph were reported at the Portage Visitor Center ASOS in advance of a broad front that moved through the area Wednesday. Winds were accompanied by heavy snow and brief blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5126971. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.