High Wind — Cape Decision To Cape Fairweather-coastal Area, Alaska
2002-01-05 to 2002-01-06 · Cape Decision To Cape Fairweather-coastal Area, Alaska
53 M
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A portion of the weather front wrapped around a low over the eastern Gulf of Alaska and brushed the southwest coastal areas. The increase in winds spread in about 930 pm and last to just after midnight. Klawock reported gusts to 71 mph with some minor damage. The roof a trailer blew off and power lines distrubed or knocked down resulting in a power outages for a couple of hours. Cape Decision also report winds gusting to 61 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5277878. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.