High Wind in Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

High Wind January 6, 2015 – January 8, 2015 · Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Peak wind gust 60 mph (52 kt).

The wider storm

A strong 1056 mb high pressure center over the Yukon valley, and low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska set up a strong belt of winds near the southern slopes of the Brooks Range as well as the higher elevations of the Upper Koyukuk Valley area. High winds were reported at:

Zone 219 - The Indian Mountain AWOS reported a max gust of 60 mph (52 kt).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 555908. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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