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High Wind in Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island, Alaska

High Wind October 9, 2015 · Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island, Alaska

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The maximum wind at Wrangell Airport was only 30 mph but more wind was suspected around both Petersburg and Wrangell due to power outages.

The wider storm

A deep 962 MB storm force low pressure system moved into the Eastern Gulf of Alaska on the morning of October 9th causing minor damage by wind for several coastal areas.

Power outages were common and there was significant damage to a dock. The storm abated on the evening of Oct 9th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 606563. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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