High Wind — Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska
1998-01-18 · Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska
56
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A strong arctic high center in the Yukon helped produce strong outflow (gap) winds in downtown Juneau. Both reporting stations in the downtown area-- Mayflower Island and the rock dump-- recorded peak winds of 56kt.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5638613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.