High Wind — Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
2021-02-17 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska
74 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Hydaburg Seaplane Base reported a gust to 74 knots at 7:54 am.
Wider weather episode
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_id 945652. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.