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High Wind in Upper Kobuk and Noatak Vlys, Alaska

High Wind October 21, 2001 – October 22, 2001 · Upper Kobuk and Noatak Vlys, Alaska

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

The wider storm

High pressure along the Arctic Coast coupled with a northward moving Low into southcentral Alaska strengthened the pressure gradient across northern Alaska along the southern slopes of the western Brooks Range. As a result, localized strong winds developed in the Upper Noatak Valley. Wind gusts to 54mph were recorded at the Makpik Creek RAWS (Remote Automated Weather System) observation site.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5268188. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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