High Wind — Pribilof Islands, Alaska

2015-12-12 to 2015-12-14 · Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Event narrative

Winds began gusting over 100 mph at 3:34 p.m. local time. The St. George sensor failed after a 124 mph gust at 5:34 p.m. During this time, the breakwater at St. George harbor was significantly damaged by high surf and strong winds.

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 607417. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.