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High Wind in Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound To Dixon Entrance, Alaska

High Wind February 3, 2002 – February 4, 2002 · Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound To Dixon Entrance, Alaska

54
Wind speed (unit not recorded)

The wider storm

A front moving across the Gulf of Alaska spread into the southern portion of the panhandle around midnight of the 4th. The period of strong winds were short lived, being concentrated ahead of the front. The peak wind recorded was 54 kt (62 mph) on top of the Ketchikan terminal building at the airport, Hydaburg also reported a wind gust of 50 kt (58 mph).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5281680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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