High Wind — Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

2019-09-20 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Although no wind observations in the Juneau area on 9/20 measured 60 MPH, there were several blowdowns of trees and power outages. One vehicle was damaged by a tree.

Wider weather episode

A 974 MB low in the central Gulf had a series of strong, associated fronts move onshore over the Panhandle on 9/20. This caused a burst of wind that caused some some tree blowdowns and some minor damage in Juneau.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 854790. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.