High Wind in Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

High Wind October 12, 2014 – October 13, 2014 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

74 mph

Measured gust (64 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

In King Cove, winds and gusts built up over a period of 12 hours prior to a peak gust of 64 knots recorded on 10-12 2351z. Strong gusts continued for another 12 hours at sub-warning level until another peak gust of 64 knots was reported again on 10-13 1434z. Winds gradually diminished over the next 19 hours.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska created high winds through channeled terrain on the Alaska Peninsula.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 541639. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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