High Wind — Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska
2003-01-04 · Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska
$1K
Property damage
69 MG
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A 958mb low tracked northward along the outer coast of Southeast Alaska Friday night, January 3 and Saturday, January 4. Advisory criteria winds (> 40 mph) occurred throughout the Panhandle. In a few areas peak wind gusts reached warning levels (> 60 mph) and caused some minor...mainly tree...damage. Peak wind gusts to 69 mph were measured on top of the Ketchikan airport terminal and on the roof of the Federal Building in downtown Juneau. The Hydaburg AWOS recorded a peak wind gust to 66 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5341805. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.