High Wind in Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

High Wind September 5, 2017 – September 6, 2017 · Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

The wider storm

Strong pressure gradient developed in channeled areas of the Alaska range on the 5th of September. A 980 Low over the Bering Sea induced the pressure gradient and associated weather front moved across the range as well.

zone 223: Peak wind gust of 57 kt (66 mph) reported at OP5 mesonet site at Fort Greely.

Zone 225: Peak wind gust of 61 kts (70 mph) reported at the State of Alaska Department of Transportation Mesonet site named Antler Creek.

Zone 226: The U.S. Army Mesonet station Edge Creek reported a wind gust to 61 kts (70 mph).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 723041. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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