High Wind — Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

2017-01-28 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

All of our important weather sensors for Zone 22 were inoperative during this storm. The Cape Fairweather buoy had gusts to 71 MPH. No damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

The third in a series of storm force lows moved along 140W to make landfall near Yakutat on 1/28. The very strong winds caused minor damage and power outages all along the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 668171. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.