High Wind in Matanuska Valley, Alaska

High Wind March 29, 2020 – March 30, 2020 · Matanuska Valley, Alaska

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Palmer ASOS measured a gust to 67 mph during this time. A report from social media showed a trailer that flipped over on the highway and someone also mentioned that they lost 20 ft of fence. Matanuska Electric Association reported over 10,000 people without power. NWS employees reported trees down and minor roof damage (shingles).

The wider storm

A high pressure system began building over the Alaska mainland, on the heels of a low pressure system moving toward the Panhandle. Several weak troughs moving through the pattern enhanced winds through the Matanuska Valley to warning levels.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 881691. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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