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High Wind in Cape Decision To Cape Fairweather-coastal Area, Alaska

High Wind December 10, 1997 · Cape Decision To Cape Fairweather-coastal Area, Alaska

74
Wind speed (unit not recorded)

The wider storm

lAn intense low pressure system from the Northeast Pacific brought strong winds to the southern portion of the panhandle. Peak wind gusts reported were 74kt in Craig, 53kt in Klawock, 65kt in Ketchikan, 58kt in Hydaberg, and 47kt at Cape Decision. There was an unconfirmed report of structural damage--loss of part of a building--in Craig.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5623877. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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