High Wind — Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska
1998-03-08 to 1998-03-09 · Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska
48
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
Strong gap winds (known locally as Taku winds) occurred in downtown Juneau as a result of a tight pressure gradient between a deep low in the Northeast Pacific and a strong arctic high in the Yukon. The peak wind recorded during the event was 48 kt at Mayflower Island.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5639808. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.