High Wind — Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

2020-10-16 · Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

Strong southerly winds gusted to 64 mph at Point Hope with wind gusts to 60 mph reported at Kivalina.

Wider weather episode

A strong low moving north over the Chukotsk Peninsula in far east Russia brought very strong winds to the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea coast in northwest Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 926908. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.