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High Wind in Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska
High Wind January 15, 2020 – January 16, 2020 · Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Tenakee Springs saw periodic gusts over 60 mph on the 15th and 16th with lulls of much lower winds in between. A peak of 72mph was measured at the end of the event Thursday evening.
The wider storm
A Taku Mountain Wave developed with good cross mountain flow and cold air moving over mountains from the Canadian interior. The worst of the winds occurred late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Other areas including Haines, Skagway, and Tenakee Springs also saw high winds.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 872360. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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