High Wind — Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
2020-01-28 to 2020-01-29 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
58 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Post with photo of two roofs being blown off in Hydaburg. Nearby weather stations were down, peak gust measured at Cape Decision of 58kt at 1022pm.
Wider weather episode
Rapidly deepening low pressure system with an occluding front caused high winds with damage over the southern inner channels and outer coast. As it moved northward overrunning heavy snow fell over the northern panhandle. This was the first of two strong storms back to back.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871953. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.