High Wind — Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska
2020-12-23 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Power outage due to strong winds reported in Sitka.
Wider weather episode
A strong front with damaging southerly winds and a long fetch of moisture moved over SE Alaska on Wednesday the 23rd. A wave formed along the front and caused moisture and winds to last the longest over the southern inner channels and Hyder.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 934557. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.