Home / Alaska / Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area
High Wind in Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska
High Wind October 19, 2018 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Strong winds hammered the outer coast of Baranof Island on the morning of 10/19. Maximum measured gust was 84 mph by the Marine Exchange observation in Sitka Harbor. No damage was reported.
The wider storm
A storm force low developed to 980 MB over the central Gulf of Alaska late on the night of 10/18. This storm center deepened to 963 MB near Middleton Island midday on Fri 10/19 causing very strong winds along the outer coast and some light damage and power outages. The maximum gust recorded was 70 mph at Sitka Harbor at 0730 on 10/19.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 782425. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
Tornadoes near your address
See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.