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High Wind in Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns, Alaska

High Wind March 9, 2019 · Wrn P.w. Snd & Kenai Mtns, Alaska

85 mph

Measured gust (74 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Portage ASOS recorded wind gusts above 73 mph for two hours.

The wider storm

A 955 mb low pressure system moved into Bristol Bay, bringing an occluded front through the southern portion of the state. As the front approached, winds began to gust through channeled areas, including Turnagain Arm and the Anchorage Hillside. This was a classic winter wind event for Anchorage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 815949. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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