Thunderstorm Wind in Ketchikan Channels, Alaska

Thunderstorm Wind June 27, 2019 · Ketchikan Channels, Alaska

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning detection 300 strikes in 15 minutes. No wind observation available. Wilderness area. No damage reported.

The wider storm

Some very strong thunderstorms developed over the southern end of Southeast Alaska on the evening of June 27th due to cold air aloft moving over unseasonably warm surface temperatures. 300 lightning strikes occurred in 15 minutes along with gusty outflow winds. No damage was reported in that the cells were over a wilderness area.

Began near Metlakatla (55.2386, -131.1662).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 828494. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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