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High Wind in Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island, Alaska

High Wind January 26, 2017 – January 27, 2017 · Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island, Alaska

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

January 27, 2017 Kake Fuel Dock Storm Damage. SEOC Duty Officer was notified the City of Kake declared a local disaster for windstorm damage to the local fuel dock. A storm over the weekend had broken the dock and two steel pillars were lost to sea. SEOC continues to coordinate with City on related costs of damages.

The wider storm

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 669044. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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