High Wind — Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

2021-01-08 · Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

Event narrative

Salmon Landing weather station in Ketchikan reported a peak gust of 74 knots at 9:14 am akst.

Wider weather episode

A hurricane force low tracked northward over Haida Gwaii where numerous high wind gusts were observed. low may have gone too far inland for the western part of prince of wales to get the higher winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 939427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.