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High Wind in Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng, Alaska
High Wind September 11, 2016 – September 12, 2016 · Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak wind of 75 mph (65 kts) at Edge Creek mesonet.
The wider storm
A strong pressure gradient developed in channeled areas of the Alaska range on the 11th of September. A 1030 mb high over the Arctic and a 989 Low over the Bering Sea induced the pressure gradient. A surface trough moved across the range as well.
High winds were reported on the 11th at:
Zone 225: Peak wind gust of 61 kts (70 mph) reported at the State of Alaska Department of Transportation Mesonet site named Antler Creek.
Zone 226: The U.S. Army Mesonet station Edge Creek reported a wind gust to 65 kts (75 mph).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 657108. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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