High Wind — Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

2015-12-29 to 2015-12-30 · Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

67 MG

Magnitude

Wider weather episode

A strong 965 mb low pressure system moved into the southern Bering Sea on the 29th of December. The associated occluded front from this system moved north toward the Alaska Range, causing high winds during the evening hours of the 29th of December and continued into the 30th at several locations:

Zone 223: Peak wind gust of 67 kt (77 mph) reported at the U.S. Army mesonet site named Fort Greely.

Zone 226: Peak wind gust of 60 kt (69 mph) reported at the U.S. Army mesonet site named Texas Condo.

Zone 226: Peak wind gust of 51 kt (60 mph) reported at the U.S. Army mesonet site named Texas Range.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 611482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.