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

2017-01-26 to 2017-01-27 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

On the morning of 1/27, the Pelican observer called back and reported estimated gusts near 70 mph between 0400 and 0500 am this morning. Three squares of metal roofing were blown off of the fish processing plant. Two downed trees around town. One blocked the dump cutting off cell phone coverage.

Wider weather episode

A storm force low developed SSW of our forecast area deepening to 974 MB just off Cape Spencer early on the morning of 1/27. This low then dissipated over Western Gulf by afternoon causing minor damage for for a few areas in SE Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 668209. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.