High Wind — Northeastern Prince William Sound, Alaska
2015-08-28 · Northeastern Prince William Sound, Alaska
65 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
At Valdez airport, peak winds reached 75 mph between 1356 and 1535 on 28 Aug 2015. No power outages or damage was reported.
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 593756. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.