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High Wind in Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska
High Wind March 21, 2002 · Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska
The wider storm
Another northeasterly downslope wind event occurred on this date in downtown Juneau and Douglas. The "Taku winds" this time maxed out at 63 mph on the South Douglas Island mesonet site (9' ASL). High elevation peak wind readings included Mount Roberts (1761' ASL) at 68 mph and Sheep Mountain (3542' ASL) at 71 mph. No damage was reported.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5281693. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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