High Wind — Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

2020-01-14 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Multiple locations around the downtown Juneau area reported the strong gusty winds, from late afternoon to early evening. The strongest reported gust was 90 mph at the JMLA2 (Juneau Marine Lines) site, at the nearby AJXA2 (AJ Docks ) gusted to 76 mph. South Douglas Island across the channel reached 61 mph.

Wider weather episode

Cold air advecting into the area accelerated as it flowed off the ice field and into the downtown area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871624. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.