High Wind — Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska

2016-11-29 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Hydaburg AWOS 72 mph. Damage to siding on a house there.

Wider weather episode

An arctic front had become established over the Panhandle on 11/27 & 11/28. At the same time a storm force low developed well southwest of the Panhandle and moved rapidly toward the out coast while developing. The result was a radical pattern shift with a 964 MB storm off the coast con 11/29 that brought warm moist air over the arctic front while also causing high wind. Trees came down and snow was hard to remove, but no significant damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 664784. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.