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High Wind in Western Prince William Sound & Kenai Mountains, Alaska
High Wind August 27, 2015 – August 28, 2015 · Western Prince William Sound & Kenai Mountains, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Winds peaked at 63 mph in Whittier. Multiple power outages occurred in Seward and a dock broke loose in Whittier.
The wider storm
Low pressure caused unseasonably strong gap winds throughout Southcentral Alaska. Due to the unseasonable nature, core partners agreed that there was a concern for impacts with leaves still on the trees. Anchorage Forecast Office issued high wind warnings in spite of the fact that winds were not expected to reach criteria.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 593753. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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