High Wind in Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

High Wind February 17, 2021 · Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet site SLXA2 reported 70 mph wind gust at 04:14 am on February 17, 2021.

The wider storm

A trough pushed in from the west with strong SE winds aloft and low level E-NE winds causing an over-running situation. Rates through the morning were very heavy with accumulation of 2 inches reported in just 1 hour. As surface winds shifted more SE in the afternoon, temperatures warmed and mixed with rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 945649. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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