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High Wind in North Slopes of Brooks Range, Alaska
High Wind October 24, 1998 · North Slopes of Brooks Range, Alaska
The wider storm
A strong weather front moved north over Alaska from the gulf of Alaska bringing brief strong winds to the Alaska Range (Healy: 35 mph sustained, gust 63 mph), a period of strong winds and blizzard conditions to the Arctic Slope Coastal (Barter Island: 45 mph sustained, gust 65 mph; all reporting stations carried Blizzard conditions excpet Point Lay) and strong winds to far northwetern Zone 3 (Point Hope: 56 mph sustained, gust 66 mph) and Zone 2 (Colville Village Co-Op Observer: gust to 69 mph).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5667323. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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