High Wind — Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska

1998-10-27 · Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska

Event narrative

An intense low pressure system moved up along the outer coast of Southeast Alaska and brought high winds to the inner channels of the panhandle. In downtown Juneau, peak winds were 64 mph at Mayflower Island and 62 mph at the Federal Building. A tree fell on and damaged a car near Juneau-Douglas High School.

Wider weather episode

Flooding occurred along the Taiya and Skagway Rivers due to heavy rain over Oct.19-20. The Haines ASOS measured 4.40 inches of rain in 24 hours. A Park Service Campground near Haines was flooded, and the highways along the rivers near Skagway were damaged due to erosion. Mass wasting in the Haines area caused major damage to Lutak Road, and several other state roads and trails were washed out.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5677750. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.