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High Wind in Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska

High Wind March 9, 2002 – March 11, 2002 · Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$500

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

A northeasterly downslope wind event occurred on this date in downtown Juneau and Douglas. On the 9th, the "Taku winds" were measured as high as 64 mph on the Juneau Federal Building (85' ASL) and at the South Douglas Island mesonet site (9' ASL). On Sunday the 10th the South Douglas Island site measured a gust to 60 mph. High elevation peak wind readings included the Eagle Crest Ski Resort sensor (2624' ASL) at 81 mph and Sheep Mountain (3542' ASL) at 116 mph. Very minor damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5281694. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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