Home / Alaska / Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island

High Wind in Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

High Wind January 9, 2020 – January 10, 2020 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

86 mph

Measured gust (75 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Taku Wind event did develop and numerous wind gusts above 60 mph were reported during the event. The top wind gust recorded was 86 MPH at the Juneau AML dock and and 78 mph at the Juneau AJ Dock.

The wider storm

Cold arctic air over northern Canada and a strong cross barrier flow at ridge top level and a capping reversal layer aloft, aided in the development of a mountain wave from the Taku Ice Field and into the downtown Juneau and Douglas area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 871603. 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.