High Wind — Eastern Aleutians, Alaska

2020-02-08 · Eastern Aleutians, Alaska

Event narrative

Akutan Airport had a peak gust to 84 mph during this time.

Wider weather episode

A chain of storms developed in the North Pacific and moved northward along the Alaska Peninsula. The successive storms brought cold air behind them, which caused high winds through the Aleutians, blizzards along the west coast, and wind and blizzards in Southcentral.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879421. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.