High Wind — St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska
2020-10-16 · St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska
56 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Strong southerly winds gusted to 64 mph at Wales and Tin City along the Bering Strait coast, while sustained winds ranged from 45-55 mph.
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 926909. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.