High Wind — Western Prince William Sound & Kenai Mountains, Alaska
2015-08-27 to 2015-08-28 · Western Prince William Sound & Kenai Mountains, Alaska
55 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Winds peaked at 63 mph in Whittier. Multiple power outages occurred in Seward and a dock broke loose in Whittier.
Wider weather episode
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_id 593753. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.