High Wind — Pribilof Islands, Alaska

2019-02-11 · Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Event narrative

St Paul airport ASOS gusted to 75 mph during this event. The city cancelled events at school and church due to the wind.

Wider weather episode

A 968 mb low moved rapidly northward through the western Bering Sea, bringing cold air over the western Aleutians, which intensified the already strong winds. Storm force winds moved across the Bering, bringing high winds to the Pribilof Islands, and blizzard conditions to the Kuskokwim Delta region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 805361. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.