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High Wind in Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska
High Wind October 27, 1998 · Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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 5677750. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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