Wildfire in Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

Wildfire August 27, 2015 – August 31, 2015 · Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds fueled a wildfire on Kodiak Island, near the town of Chiniak. Two structures were destroyed and the town was evacuated.

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 593757. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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