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

High Wind February 13, 2017 – February 14, 2017 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Pelican spotters estimated around 70 MPH. Big damage was part of the roff at the cold storage plant blew away.

The wider storm

A storm force low center was in the western Gulf just south of Kodiak on the afternoon of 2/13. A very strong front and wave moved into the eastern Gulf on the night of 2/13 and the morning of 2/14. Significant roof damage occurred both in Pelican and Craig and winds 60 to 70 MPH were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 678405. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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