High Wind — Central Aleutians, Alaska

2015-12-12 to 2015-12-13 · Central Aleutians, Alaska

Event narrative

High winds blew in Atka from 7:56 p.m. on 12/12 through just after midnight on 12/13. The peak of the event was a 74 mph wind gust. No damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

A storm moved from north of Japan and rapidly intensified over the Aleutians, reaching 924 mb near the central Aleutians. This storm brought significant winds to the central Aleutians and 53 foot seas to the Bering Sea. A triple point low forming along the front of this system moved across the mainland and brought blizzard conditions to the west coast and channeled areas in SouthCentral Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 607381. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.