High Wind — Tanana River Flats, Alaska

2001-02-27 to 2001-02-28 · Tanana River Flats, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A 957 mb Low over the southwest Interior of Alaska moved northwest to the western Seward Peninsula by noon on the 28th and weakened to 980 mb. The system produced intermittent blizzard conditions at Kivalina during this time. An associated cold front moved east across the Tanana Flats and Upper Tanana Valley on the night of the 27th, producing a period of strong winds. Highest wind recorded at the Delta ASOS was a gust to 59 mph. Similar winds were likely in the Upper Tanana Valley, where a Cooperative observer at Tanacross reported a tree being blown over which took out a power line, damage cost unknown.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5235268. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.