High Wind — Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

2001-01-02 to 2001-01-04 · Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Strong High pressure over the Arctic Ocean and Far East Russia created a strong pressure gradient across northwest Alaska, resulting in High Winds at Point Hope AWOS where the maximum gust was 74 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5228542. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.